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An Eye for a Killing
4. Anger on the Streets
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19 May 2023
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Welcome to hell. The true story of Scotland’s notorious serial killers, Burke and Hare.
As Burke’s murder trial continues at the High Court, a rumour spreads on the streets that there has been a series of killings – and the man buying the bodies is the anatomist, Dr Robert Knox. An angry mob surrounds Knox’s house threatening to lynch the doctor.
Powerful five-part drama-documentary series from BBC Radio 4 with bonus scenes on BBC Sounds.
Written and dramatised by Colin MacDonald.
Narrator ….. Jack Lowden
Burke ….. Gavin Mitchell
Hare ….. James Boal
Sir William Rae ….. Stuart McQuarrie
Galbraith ….. Andy Clark
Robert Knox ….. Simon Donaldson
Madgy Docherty ….. Maureen Carr
Margaret Hare ….. Lucianne McEvoy
John Fisher ….. Robert Jack
Michael Campbell ….. James Rottger
Lord Justice Clerk ….. Paul Young
Other parts played by the cast.
Producer/director: Bruce Young
