During the year 1827 in Edinburgh, Scotland, John McGregor must take care od his alcoholic wife Aggie. He works for Dr. Knox and must lug large boxes of tanbark to his medical academy. When John learns that the boxes actually contain the murdered victims of two bodysnatchers Burke and Hare, he decides to get rid of his wife by getting her drunk and leaving her on the body snatcher's doorstep. The plan is successful, but John is overtaken by remorse. Unfortunately, he ends up to be Burke and Hare's next victim.
Name | Type | Role | |
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David Friedkin | Writer | ||
Sidney Rowland | Writer | ||
Morton S. Fine | Writer | ||
William Smith | Guest Star | ||
Brendan Dillon | Guest Star | ||
Betty Harford | Guest Star | ||
Arthur Malet | Guest Star | ||
Andrew Duggan | Guest Star | ||
Michael Macready | Guest Star | ||
Harriet Harper | Guest Star | ||
Elsa Lanchester | Guest Star | ||
Barry Macollum | Guest Star | ||
Michael Pate | Guest Star | ||
John Hoyt | Guest Star | ||
Iris Bristol | Guest Star | ||
Janine Gray | Guest Star | ||
William Beckley | Guest Star | ||
David Friedkin | Director |