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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The McGregor Affair

E7    Nov 23, 1964    60m    TV-PG
During the year 1827 in Edinburgh, Scotland, John McGregor must take care od his alcoholic wife Aggie. He works for Dr. Knox and must lug large boxes of tanbark to his medical academy. When John learns that the boxes actually contain the murdered victims of two bodysnatchers Burke and Hare, he decides to get rid of his wife by getting her drunk and leaving her on the body snatcher's doorstep. The plan is successful, but John is overtaken by remorse. Unfortunately, he ends up to be Burke and Hare's next victim.
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Cast of The McGregor Affair
  • Alfred HitchcockSelf - Host
  • Andrew DugganJohn McGregor
  • Elsa LanchesterAggie McGregor
  • William SmithTommy Lad
  • John HoytDr. Knox
  • Arthur MaletBurke
  • Barry MacollumThe Vendor
  • Harriet HarperGlynis
  • Iris BristolRosie
  • Janine GrayThe Wench
  • Michael MacreadyJarmley
  • Michael PateHare
  • William BeckleyBecker
  • Brendan DillonThe Bartender
  • Betty HarfordElsie Muldoon

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