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Bill Bailey Hangman as Hangman. Michael Smiley Patterson as Patterson. Paul Davis Patient as Patient. Christian Brassington Charles as Charles. Stuart McQuarrie Magistrate as Magistrate. Jessica Hynes Lucky as Lucky. David Schofield Fergus as Fergus. John Landis. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Based on the true story of the famous murderers, this movie follows the hapless exploits of William Burke Simon Pegg and William Hare Andy Serkis as they fall into the highly-profitable business of providing cadavers for the medical fraternity in 19th-century Edinburgh, Scotland, then the center of medical learning.

The one thing they were short of was bodies. No Job Too Small. No Body Too Big. No Questions Asked. Comedy Crime History Thriller. Rated R for some sexual content, disturbing images and language. Did you know Edit. Trivia Amongst many cultural and historical jokes interwoven in the plot, one occurs when Dr.

Alexander Monro Tim Curry says to Dr. Lister George Potts , "your breath is appalling. This effectively revolutionized surgery and saved the lives of countless patients who would otherwise have died of infection or had to have limbs amputated due to gangrene. He is also after whom the famous antiseptic mouthwash product Listerine was named, hence the ironic joke about his breath being appalling.

Goofs Two hangings are shown in the film, in the style of a "long drop" designed to break the neck and cause instant death. This style was first introduced in the s by William Marwood as a more humane approach. Ernle Bradford screenplay. Top credits Director Vernon Sewell.

See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Photos Top cast Edit. Paul Luty Cruncher as Cruncher. Roy Macready Merrilees as Merrilees. Derren Nesbitt Burke as Burke. Susan Coates Polly as Polly. Christine Pilgrim Rosie as Rosie. Yutte Stensgaard Janet as Janet. Caroline Yates Annie as Annie. Glynn Edwards Hare as Hare.

Yootha Joyce Mrs. Hare as Mrs. Dee Shenderey Mrs. Burke as Mrs. Frederick Piper Lodger as Lodger. Paul Greaves Ferguson as Ferguson.

Thomas Heathcote Paterson as Paterson. Vernon Sewell. More like this. Close Ad. Live TV. New This Month. More TV Picks.