Episode 1
What is Fleet Street barber Sweeney Todd鈥檚 secret? Why do his customers keep disappearing? What鈥檚 the link with Mrs Lovett鈥檚 pie-shop? And a string of valuable pearls?
Rosalind Ayres directs a stellar cast in this masterly, rediscovered, horror-thriller. Joanne Whalley stars as Mrs Lovett and Martin Jarvis as barber Sweeney Todd with Rufus Sewell, Jonathan Cake, Julian Sands, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Darren Richardson and Ian Ogilvy. Based on the novel by Thomas Prest.
It's 1785 in Fleet Street, during the reign of George III, with so many secrets and lies. What is the peculiar arrangement between Sweeney Todd and pie-shop owner, Mrs Lovett? What happened to the pearls? They were meant for lovely young Joanna. Is her sweetheart Mark lost at sea? What became of the messenger after entering Todd鈥檚 shop? Who is the new cook in Mrs Lovett鈥檚 bakehouse?
Can loyal Lieutenant Jeffrey (Rufus Sewell) and investigator Sir Richard Blunt (Jonathan Cake) unravel the dark mystery? A grim humour here - if there are killings, where are the bodies?
Cast:
Mrs Lovett鈥oanne Whalley
Sweeney Todd鈥artin Jarvis
Colonel Jeffrey鈥ufus Sewell
Sir Richard Blunt鈥onathan Cake
Mark鈥ack Cutmore-Scott
Tobias鈥arren Richardson
Joanna鈥oira Quirk
Arabella鈥lizabeth Knowelden
Mr Oakley鈥ulian Sands
Major Bounce鈥an Ogilvy
Mr Grant鈥lan Shearman
Morgan/Captain鈥eil Dickson
Thornhill/Mundel/Crotchet鈥atthew Wolf
Original music: A-Mnemonic
Dramatised by Archie Scottney, based on the novel by Thomas Prest
Director: Rosalind Ayres
A Jarvis and Ayres production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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- Sun 14 Mar 2021 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sat 9 Dec 2023 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4