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Beadle Bamford is the secondary antagonist of the 1979 musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and the 2007 live action film of the same name. He is the corrupt Beadle of London and the right hand of Judge Turpin.
In the musical, he was portrayed by the late Jack Eric Williams. In the film, he was portrayed by Timothy Spall.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- He arranges for Benjamin Barker to be sent to a prison where he would be forced to do hard labour for the rest of his life so Judge Turpin can r-pe his wife Lucy.
- He lures Lucy to Turpin's home so he can rape her and watches with a sadistic grin.
- He fully supports Turpin's plot to force Johanna, his own adoptive daughter who is decades younger than him, to marry him.
- In the original play, he snaps a bird's neck and tells Anthony that he will be next if he or Turpin will see him again. In the film, the scene is changed to him throwing Anthony out on the street and savagely beating him with a cane, threatening to kill him if he or Turpin will see him again. And whilst he gives him his stuff, he only does it so he can chuck it at him.
- In the film, he watches as Judge Turpin sentences a little boy to death by hanging for petty theft and even smiles at the boy for crying , and when asked by Turpin if the boy was actually guilty, responsible that everyone is guilty of something so it doesn't matter, showing that he has no qualms with Turpin sentencing a child to death for a petty crime they may not have even committed.
- He attacks Johanna and sends her to a bedlam house where he knows she'll be abused after she refuses Turpin's advances.
- While most of his actions in the play and the film are done under the orders of Turpin, he is clearly sadistic and takes joy in carrying them out, and his participation is necessary for Turpin to get as far as he does in his villainy.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- In the play, he briefly mentions having a daughter named Annie, whom he seems to love. However, she is only mentioned once in passing, making this a minor prevention.
- In both the play and the film, he appears to be genuinely loyal to Turpin.
External Links[]
- Beadle Bamford on the Villains Wiki
- Beadle Bamford on the Hate Sink Wiki
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