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Burke and Hare

Burke and Hare

(3 stars)22 Oct 2010

100min A darkly comic retelling of the tale of Edinburgh’s most notorious murderous residents, Williams Burke (Simon Pegg) and Hare (Andy Serkis), and their quest to supply doctors with fresh bodies for their experiments, from director John Landis…

Simon Pegg stars in film adaptation of Burke and Hare story

Simon Pegg stars in film adaptation of Burke and Hare story

Edinburgh-set horror-comedy released this Hallowe’en - Simon Pegg interview

10 Sep 2010

William Burke and William Hare were two 19th-century serial killers – not grave robbers, as widely believed – who made a living selling off their victims’ bodies to the Edinburgh Medical College. This might not scream ‘comedy’ to the average passer-by…

Burke & Hare by Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering

Burke & Hare - Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering

(3 stars)9 Dec 2009

(Vigil/Insomnia) A delve into Edinburgh’s sinister past seems to fit the tradition of period ghost stories for Christmas, though of course the tale of Burke and Hare is all too real. Perhaps the most important aspect of their history which writer…

Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

1 Jun 2009

You wouldn’t want to bump into Burke and Hare on a dark night, but we still want to know all the gory details about their crimes. Kirsty Gibbins meets the man behind a brand new tour

Spooky Edinburgh

Burke and Hare-themed events

4 Jan 2008

‘Up the close and down the stair/But and ben wi’ Burke and Hare/Burke’s the butcher, Hare’s the thief/Knox the boy who buys the beef...’ Everyone gets a bit rueful round about this time of year, don’t they? A lot of poring over old mistakes, a lot…

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