In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to look for a more simple way to get the job done.
Timothy Dalton
as Doctor Thomas Rock
Jonathan Pryce
as Robert Fallon
Twiggy
as Jennie Bailey
Julian Sands
as Dr. Murray
Stephen Rea
as Timothy Broom
Phyllis Logan
as Elizabeth Rock
Patrick Stewart
as Prof. Macklin
Phil Davis
as Billy Bedlam
Philip Jackson
as Andrew Merry-Lees
Beryl Reid
as Mrs. Flynn
Siân Phillips
as Annabella Rock
Nichola McAuliffe
as Alice