Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the Victorian penny dreadful serial "The String of Pearls" (1846–47). The tale became a staple of Victorian melodrama and London urban legend, and has been retold many times since, most notably in the Tony award–winning by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. Claims that Sweeney Todd was a historical person are strongly disputed by scholars, although possible legendary prototypes exist. In the original version of the tale, Todd is a barber who dispatches his victims by pulling a lever as they sit in his barber chair.
Sweeney 2 Sweeney 2 Sweeney 2 is a British action film by Euston Films, released cinematically in the UK in 1978. A crime drama about the Flying Squad, a division of London's Metropolitan Police, it was made as a sequel to the successful 1977 film "Sweeney!", which was a spin-off from the popular British television series "The Sweeney" (1974-78). Some of the action in the film is transferred from the usual London setting to Malta. The series was based upon a fictionalised version of the Flying Squad. The term "The Sweeney" is derived from Cockney rhyming slang, originating in the expression "Sweeney