The Tale of Sweeney Todd The Tale of Sweeney Todd The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1998 American crime-drama/horror television film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw. It was broadcast in the United States by Showtime on April 19, 1998 and released on videotape in France the following month. It later was released as a feature film in select foreign markets. Set in 19th Century London, the story focuses on Sweeney Todd (Ben Kingsley), a murderous barber whose business provides him with two profitable sidelines, the
Shelley Sweeney (archivist) Shelley Sweeney (archivist) Shelley Sweeney (born 1959) is the Head of the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. She helped found three archival organizations and is a charter member of the Academy of Certified Archivists. She wrote, with colleagues, the code of ethics for the Canadian archival profession. Sweeney graduated from Alberni District Secondary School in 1977 and subsequently received a Bachelor of Arts in Latin from the University of British Columbia in 1981. She was among the original ten students to enter the first Masters of archival studies program in North America at the University of British Columbia,