Full Monty actor joins film cast

ACTOR Tom Wilkinson has joined the cast of a new film about Burke and Hare.

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Jan 2010, 10:22 BST

Updated 23rd Jan 2010, 10:50 BST

Wilkinson, whose films include The Full Monty and Shakespeare in Love, is set to play Dr Robert Knox, an anatomy lecturer, in the production which is due to start shooting next month.

Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis are set to play the 19th century grave robbers.