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It鈥檚 1881, and Old College, Oxford plays host to three very different academics. But can Bellingham鈥檚 experiments bring the breath of life to the horrifying bag of bones, Lot No 249?

It鈥檚 1881, and Old College, Oxford plays host to three very different academics. Abercrombie Smith is a model of Victorian manhood, clean of limb and sound of mind. Monkhouse Lee is a delicate and unworldly student from Thailand. And occupying the rooms between them is the strange and exotic Edward Bellingham, whose unnatural researches into the secrets of ancient Egypt are the talk of the college. Can Bellingham鈥檚 experiments truly bring the breath of life to the horrifying bag of bones that is the mysterious Lot No 249?

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Abercrombie Smith Kit Harington
Edward Bellingham Freddie Fox
Monkhouse Lee Colin Ryan
The Friend John Heffernan
Long Norton Andrew Horton
Styles Jonathan Rigby
The Mummy James Swanton
Producer Isibeal Ballance
Director Mark Gatiss
Production Company Adorable Media

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