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The Macabre Tale of John Horwood Episodes

    5. Human Leather

    The doctor takes Horwood's body in the dead of night. His destiny? A book bound in skin.

    4. Class, Power and the Criminal's Corpse

    Horwood is sentenced to hang. It's the "opportunity of a lifetime" for the doctor.

    3. Kill or Cure?

    After an operation to 'cure' her, Eliza dies. John Horwood is charged with her murder.

    2. The Doctors Who Stole Dead Bodies

    Jealousy turns John Horwood violent and Eliza ends up in hospital with a bad head wound.

    1. 'I'll murder you'

    As teenagers growing up in a lawless wasteland, John Horwood falls for Eliza.