Sweeney Todd who is Benjamin Barker returns to London after being sent away by Judge Turpin with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's Shop were she sells pies. With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd tries to get rid of all the people who have done something wrong to him and hopes to be reunited with his daughter, Joanna, who is Judge Turpin's ward. Based on the 19th century legend of Sweeney Todd and the hit Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.