In Britain rhyming slang had a resurgence of popular interest beginning in the 1970s resulting from its use in a number of London-based television programmes such as Steptoe and Son, Mind Your Language, The Sweeney ( the title of which is itself rhyming slang —" Sweeney Todd " for " Flying Squad ", a rapid response unit of London ’ s Metropolitan Police ), Minder, Citizen Smith, Only Fools and Horses, and EastEnders.

Elfman immediately developed a rapport with Burton and has gone on to score all but two of Burton's major studio releases: Ed Wood which was under production while Elfman and Burton were having a fight, and Sweeney Todd.

For this reason, the term is often applied to films and plays of a stylised nature with heightened acting, melodrama and theatrical effects such as Sweeney Todd, Sleepy Hollow, Quills, and the Hammer Horror films that went before them.

He continues to appear in live stage shows, including Barbra Streisand's memorable birthday party for Stephen Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl, in which he appeared with Angela Lansbury, performing selections from Sweeney Todd.

The Genetic Opera, Dreamgirls, Sweeney Todd, and Mamma Mia!

Show Boat, West Side Story, Brigadoon, Sweeney Todd, Evita, The Light in the Piazza, The Phantom of the Opera and others tell dramatic stories through complex music and are now sometimes seen in opera houses.

Passengers and crew who made calls include Sandra Bradshaw, Todd Beamer, Tom Burnett, Mark Bingham, Peter Hanson, Jeremy Glick, Barbara K. Olson, Renee May, Madeline Amy Sweeney, Betty Ong, Robert Fangman, Brian David Sweeney, and Ed Felt.

Described by Frank Rich of the New York Times as " now the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theater ", his most famous works include ( as composer / lyricist ) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods.

Sweeney Todd ( 1979 ), Sondheim's most operatic score and libretto ( which, along with A Little Night Music, has been seen in opera houses ), once again explores an unlikely topic, this time murderous revenge and cannibalism.

* Sweeney Todd ( 1979 ) ( book by Hugh Wheeler ; directed by Hal Prince )

* Sweeney Todd, ( 2007 ) a movie adaptation of the stage work, made with Sondheim's participation and approval, was directed by Tim Burton, featuring a largely nonmusical cast led by Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

* Sweeney Todd ( 1979, Best Cast Show Album )

* Sweeney Todd ( 1979, Best Score )

* Sweeney Todd ( 1980, Best New Musical )

Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the murderer of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls ( 1846 – 1847 ).

He was later introduced as an antihero of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and its film adaptation of the same name.

Claims that Sweeney Todd was a historical person are strongly disputed by scholars, although possible legendary prototypes exist.

Sweeney Todd has also been featured in several films, the most recent being 2007's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, based on the 1979 musical.

Sweeney Todd first appeared in a story titled The String of Pearls: A Romance.

Other small screen roles include performances in The Sweeney ( Thames Television for ITV, 1978 ), Lovejoy ( BBC ), Waking the Dead ( BBC ), Kavanagh QC ( Carlton Television for ITV, he played a concentration camp survivor in the episode Ancient History ), The Merchant of Venice ( BBC, 1980 ) and Gormenghast.

* Sweeney 2 ( 1978 ) … Dilke

The Alton Estate has featured as a film and television location, Fahrenheit 451 ( 1966 ) used some of the estate as its backdrop for a bleak dystopian society of the future, and Thames Television's film division Euston Films used the Danebury Avenue area of the estate to film the opening scene's of Sweeney 2 ( 1978 )-the sequel to the film Sweeney!

* Sweeney 2 ( 1978 )

He then played Arthur in the sitcom My Old Man In 1978, Hardwicke appeared as Bellcourt in the last filmed episode of The Sweeney called " Hearts and Minds ".

From 1978 to 1981 the name was changed to the Central Robbery Squad, but still known as the Flying Squad, they are often referred to by the nicknames the " Heavy Mob " or " the Sweeney ", which is a shortened version of the rhyming slang, Sweeney Todd.

*' The Sweeney ' 1978 Annual PDF.

Ellis's first television appearance in 1978 was a small role in the BBC's children's programme Jackanory Playhouse, followed by a bit part in The Sweeney.

* The Sweeney, ( 1975 – 1978 )-a drama series focusing on the Flying Squad of the Metropolitan Police and their twenty-four hour a day seven day a week job of catching some of the most dangerous and violent criminals in London.

( 1976 ) and Sweeney 2 ( 1978 ) were released to theatres during the show's original broadcast run.

In 1978, she played Miss Hannigan in the original London cast of the musical Annie and two years later, she played Mrs Lovett in the original London production of the musical Sweeney Todd.

The following year he wrote Kelly's Heroes, and he scripted two more films during the 1970s-The Jerusalem File ( 1971 ) and Sweeney 2 ( 1978 ).

* Sweeney II ( 1978 )

He is best known for his creation of the popular 1970s police drama series The Sweeney, produced by Euston Films for Thames Television, which ran on the ITV network from 1975 to 1978.

Since the end of The Sweeney in 1978, Kennedy Martin has continued to write for various police / detective dramas.

* Sweeney 2 ( 1978 )

The most famous Euston Films productions include Van der Valk ( 1972 – 1973, 1977, 1991-1992 ), The Sweeney ( 1975-1976, 1978 ), Minder ( 1979 – 1980, 1982-1985, 1988-1989, 1991, 1993-1994 ), Quatermass ( 1979 ), and Reilly: Ace of Spies ( 1983 ).

In May 1977, Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television best known for The Sweeney ( 1975 – 1978 ), announced that they had picked up Kneale's unmade Quatermass scripts.

( 1977 ) and Sweeney 2 ( 1978 ).

* The Sweeney ( 1978 ) ( TV ) as Alan Ember

* 1978 BBC Z-Cars, Film Sweeney 2

* The Sweeney ( Action Drama, Series 4 Episode 7 ' Bait ' 19 October 1978 )