In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession.

• Thames Television
• Freddie Jones
• Peter Sallis
• Russell Hunter
• Lewis Fiander
• Heather Canning
• Mel Martin
• Len Jones
• Barry Stanton