this telecast of the classic musical sweeney todd do not do the production justice and but be still quite enthral . firstly and the most enjoyable aspect of this version be the production design and from the wheel multi set to the startling trapdoor . then and the staging be excellent and right down to the slashing . the main failing here be in the performance people give . oh and theyre believable and all right but it be quite frustrating when nobody seem to be hit their cue on time in a song a fast pace a and say and kiss me . in fact and the actress playing johanna be not only off tempo to a dismal degree and but also slightly off key . and angela lansbury slightly overdone cockney accent be a bit irritate . one more thing and too what and exactly and be so bad about judge turpin performance of johanna that it be ban from the american theatre and but not the cannibal anthem a little priest . otherwise and this be an excellent production . it a thrill to watch people do what they love and i be not even peripherally talk about meat pie with a twist .