Dark thriller with Derren Nesbitt and Glynn Edwards starring as the 19th century body snatchers. Supplying corpses for cash to the pioneering surgeon Dr Knox (Harry Andrews), Burke (Nesbitt) and Hare (Edwards) hit a problem when the supply of cadavers dries up. Not keen to let a business opportunity pass them by, however, the pair soon resort to murder to keep the cash rolling in.