Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Jul 9, 2002

1h 38m

★ 6.7

The true story of Britain's most prolific serial killer

Overview

James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows the story of Shipman, a general practitioner who throughout his career is believed to have killed as many as 250 of his patients. When the high death rate of his practice was investigated, it was discovered that he had given lethal doses of diamorphine to a vast number of his patients. He was put on trial where he was convicted of 15 murders and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Chameleon Television

ITV

Yorkshire Television

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Cast

Harold Shipman

James Bolam

DI Stan Egerton

James Hazeldine

Kathleen Grundy

Olive Pendleton

May Clarke

Veda Warwick

Primrose Shipman

Jacqueline Pilton

DS John Ashley

Peter Gunn

Julie

Clare Kerrigan

Ivy Lomas

Mary MacLeod

Kathleen Adanski

Siobhan Finneran

Alan Massey

Alan Rothwell

Len Fellows

Tony Melody

Brian Burgess

Colin Meredith

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