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Burke and Hare

Dark comedy with Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis as the infamous 19th-century duo who find new ways to supply bodies for Edinburgh's medical establishment to keep up with demand.

Macabre dark comedy loosely based on the true story of the infamous 19th-century duo who provided cadavers to Edinburgh's medical establishment for anatomical dissection.

When the supply of bodies of executed criminals begins to dry up, William Burke and William Hare find new ways to keep up with demand.

1 hour, 25 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 May 201800:25
BBC Two Scotland

Credits

William BurkeSimon Pegg
William HareAndy Serkis
Doctor KnoxTom Wilkinson
Doctor MonroTim Curry
LuckyJessica Hynes
Mad MaggieGabrielle Downey
HangmanBill Bailey
PattersonMichael Smiley
Captain Tam McLintochRonnie Corbett
Danny McTavishDavid Hayman
Old JosephChristopher Lee
FergusDavid Schofield
DirectorJohn Landis

Broadcasts

  • Sat 11 Jan 201422:15
    BBC Two
  • Sun 15 Mar 201523:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland
  • Sat 20 Aug 201600:00
    BBC Two
  • Sun 2 Jul 201723:35
    BBC Two
  • Sun 20 May 201823:50
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Mon 21 May 201800:25
    BBC Two Scotland

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