The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · SEASON 3
The McGregor Affair
Episode 7 · 1964-11-23

- Crime
- Mystery
- Drama
Episode overview
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.
51 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. The Return of Verge Likens1964-10-05
2. Change of Address1964-10-12
3. Water's Edge1964-10-19
4. The Life Work of Juan Diaz1964-10-26
5. See the Monkey Dance1964-11-09
6. Lonely Place1964-11-16
7. The McGregor Affair1964-11-23
8. Misadventure1964-12-07
9. Triumph1964-12-14
10. Memo from Purgatory1964-12-21
11. Consider Her Ways1964-12-28
12. The Crimson Witness1965-01-04
13. Where the Woodbine Twineth1965-01-11
14. The Final Performance1965-01-18
15. Thanatos Palace Hotel1965-02-01
16. One of the Family1965-02-08
17. An Unlocked Window1965-02-15
18. The Trap1965-02-22
19. Wally the Beard1965-03-01
20. Death Scene1965-03-08
21. The Photographer and the Undertaker1965-03-15
22. Thou Still Unravished Bride1965-03-22
23. Completely Foolproof1965-03-29
24. Power of Attorney1965-04-05
25. The World's Oldest Motive1965-04-12
26. The Monkey's Paw - A Retelling1965-04-19
27. The Second Wife1965-04-26
28. Night Fever1965-05-03
29. Off Season1965-05-10