i saw this play on showtime some year back in the comfort of my home and when the final note be strike and i want to jump off the sofa and give the production a stand ovation . a it be and i shed a tear that it be such a bunch of fantastic performance and song . for my birthday and my kid buy me the vhs version as well a the cd of the play with len cariou in the sweeny todd role . i have share the play with many . some find the subject a bit sick and but none have anything but praise for the song . i have always love the interplay in song with angela lansbury and george hearn as well a hearn and edmund lyndeck a judge turpin . i must own the dvd .