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Beadle Bamford is the secondary antagonist of the 1979 musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He is the corrupt Beadle of London and the right hand of Judge Turpin.
In the original Broadway production, he was portrayed by the late Jack Eric Williams.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- He arranged 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 could rape his wife Lucy.
- He lured Lucy to Turpin's home so he can rape her and watched with a sadistic grin.
- He fully supported Turpin's plot to force Johanna, his own adoptive daughter who is decades younger than him, to marry him.
- He snapped a bird's neck and told Anthony that he will be next if he or Turpin will see him again, and while he gives him his stuff, he only did it so he can chuck it at him.
- He watched as Judge Turpin sentenced a little boy to death by hanging for petty theft and even smiled at the boy for crying, and when asked by Turpin if the boy was actually guilty, he said 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 attacked 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 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.
- Although he may appear to be loyal to Turpin and deeply admires him, his feelings for him don’t go beyond simply working for him and respecting his evil ways.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- He loves his daughter Annie, calling her his "sweet Annie" and expressing that he's glad to be able to be there for her birthday.
Trivia[]
- His film counterpart counts as Pure Evil due the omission of his daughter Annie's mention, and being more sadistic and cruel in general.
External Links[]
- Beadle Bamford on the Villains Wiki
- Beadle Bamford on the Hate Sink Wiki
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