- Welcome to hell.
- Introduction
- s17e01 - 2023-04-28 - The Trial on Christmas Eve
- On Christmas Eve in 1828, William Burke is on trial for murder at the High Court in Edinburgh. He's accused of killing an old woman, Madgy Docherty. In the witness box is his accuser - William Hare - who is Burke's accomplice in 16 murders.
- s17e02 - 2023-05-05 - The Lost Girl
- Mary Paterson is 18 when she meets William Burke in a drinking dive in Edinburgh's Old Town in 1828. By the end of the day she will be dead and her body sold for £10 to one of the city's leading anatomy teachers, Dr Robert Knox.
- s17e03 - 2023-05-12 - The Innocent and the Guilty
- In his prison cell, William Burke confesses to a journalist that he took part in 16 murders in the space of ten months.
- s17e04 - 2023-05-19 - Anger on the Streets
- 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.
- s17e05 - 2023-05-26 - The Reckoning
- On Christmas Day in 1828 the jury at the High Court decide that serial killer, William Burke, is guilty of the murder of Madgy Docherty. Burke is sentenced to be hanged and his body publicly dissected. A crowd of 25,000 people turn out to watch him die - while his accomplice, William Hare, walks free from the court.