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16/09/2011

BBC Two - Burke and Hare

Dark comedy about the duo (Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis) who provided bodies for research.

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.

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