FS: The Doctor And The Devils (1985)
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Spooky films served weekly. This week’s film: Grave robbing becomes big business in "The Doctor and the Devils" from 1985 with Timothy Dalton and Patrick Stewart.
Episode 11 Air Date: 01-23-2026
Set in 1828 Edinburgh, this 1985 historical horror film follows a respected medical lecturer whose pursuit of anatomical knowledge collides with strict laws governing the use of human remains. As legal cadavers become scarce, his school quietly turns to paid suppliers operating on the city’s fringes. When a pair of desperate men discover how valuable fresh bodies can be, the arrangement begins to spiral out of control. A young assistant grows uneasy as the source of the specimens becomes increasingly suspicious, especially when violence reaches someone close to him. Public outrage mounts as the true cost of progress is slowly revealed.
Cast:
Timothy Dalton as Dr. Thomas Rock
Patrick Stewart as Professor Macklin
Jonathan Pryce as Robert Fallon
Julian Sands as Dr. Murray
Stephen Rea as Timothy Broom
Twiggy as Jennie Bailey
Phyllis Logan as Elizabeth Rock
Beryl Reid as Mrs. Flynn
Lewis Fiander as Dr. Thornton
T. P. McKenna as O'Connor
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