Based on the true story about the famous grave-robbers, Burke and Hare follows the hapless exploits of two men (Pegg as Burke, Tennant as Hare) as they fall into the highly profitable business of providing cadavers for the medical fraternity in 19th Century Edinburgh, then the centre of medical learning which was always short of bodies.
In real life the case became known as the West Port murders. Hare's wife ran a lodging house where Burke stayed and whenever a patron looked to be on their death bed they would accelerate the process.
Legendary "An American Werewolf in London helmer John Landis calls action.
St. Trinian's scribes Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft penned the script, Tennant himself just wrapped his first post-'Who' role as the villain in the "St. Trinian's" sequel--St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold which the pair also penned.
Pegg appeared on "Doctor Who" in the first year of its relaunch in 2005...
This really sounds like a hoot Landis can do Funny Macabre like no one else...And then Pegg's got experience too with Shaun of the Dead on his resume.
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