Sgeulachd Deacon Brodie

BBC Alba HD

10:30 PM to 11:30 PM

Thursday 15 May

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John Morrison explores the life of Edinburgh-born William Brodie, whose criminal dealings and double identity is believed to have inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's character Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The presenter investigates why the ambiguous man who was hanged for his affairs in 1889 is still regarded with affection in the Scottish capital, with the help of expert opinion and drama reconstruction