what was the judge name in sweeney todd
Benjamin Barker a.k.a Sweeney Todd is the protagonist villain of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. He is portrayed by Johnny Depp. Sweeney Todd's story begins in Victorian London, his given name is Benjamin Barker and he lives with his wife Lucy and year-old daughter Joannah. A local judge by the name of Turpin grows jealous and lusts for Todd's wife, leading him to frame Todd for a crime and send him away to Australia, then a British penal colony.