Burke and Hare (2010)
Set in the 1820's. William Burke and William Hare luck into some easy money when they discover they can sell a fresh cadaver to Dr. Knox at Edinburgh Medical College for dissection. However, the next cadaver is not quite so easy to obtain, and when word gets out of how profitable the trade is, the duo find themselves blackmailed and in dire need of more bodies. Based on a true story.
Primary Title
- Burke and Hare
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 3 January 2015
Release Year
- 2010
Start Time
- 20 : 35
Finish Time
- 22 : 35
Duration
- 120:00
Channel
- Prime
Programme Description
- Set in the 1820's. William Burke and William Hare luck into some easy money when they discover they can sell a fresh cadaver to Dr. Knox at Edinburgh Medical College for dissection. However, the next cadaver is not quite so easy to obtain, and when word gets out of how profitable the trade is, the duo find themselves blackmailed and in dire need of more bodies. Based on a true story.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Serial murderes--Scotland--Drama
- Body snatching--Scotland--Drama
Genres
- Comedy
- Thriller
Contributors
- John Landis (Director)
- Piers Ashworth (Writer)
- Nick Moorcroft (Actor)
- Bill Bailey (Actor)
- Tom Wilkinson (Actor)
- Michael Smiley (Actor)
- Tim Curry (Actor)
- Simon Pegg (Actor)
- Andy Serkis (Actor)
- Barnaby Thompson (Producer)
- Ealing Studios (Production Unit)
- Fragile Films (Production Unit)
- Aegis Film Fund (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Feature films--Great Britain
- Serial murderes--Scotland--Drama
- Body snatching--Scotland--Drama