Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (2002)

The true story of Britain's most prolific serial killer

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.

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  • Release Date: 2002-07-09
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Director: Roger Bamford

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Cast

  • James Bolam

    Harold Shipman

  • James Hazeldine

    DI Stan Egerton

  • Olive Pendleton

    Kathleen Grundy

  • Veda Warwick

    May Clarke

  • Jacqueline Pilton

    Primrose Shipman

  • Peter Gunn

    DS John Ashley

  • Clare Kerrigan

    Julie

  • Mary MacLeod

    Ivy Lomas

  • Siobhan Finneran

    Kathleen Adanski

  • Alan Rothwell

    Alan Massey

  • Tony Melody

    Len Fellows

  • Colin Meredith

    Brian Burgess

  • Deborah Norton

    Debra King

  • Peter Penry-Jones

    Dr John Rutherford

  • Susan Cookson

    DC Marie Snitynski

  • John Flanagan

    Jim King

  • Jonathan Coy

    DCS Bernard Postles

  • Elizabeth Bennett

    Angela Woodruff

  • Ken Bradshaw

    DS Mark Wareing

  • Ken Kitson

    Inspector Dave Smith

  • David Blair

    DC Mark Denham

  • Malcolm Raeburn

    DCI Mike Williams

  • Rodney Litchfield

    Remand Quiz Master

  • Jeff Nuttall

    Mr Justice Forbes

  • Gareth Thomas

    Rev Denis Thomas

  • Lorraine Cheshire

    Canteen Lady

  • Bernard Wrigley

    Market Trader

  • Marcus Romer

    DC Ellis Crowther

  • Sarah Graham

    Secretary

  • Jane Wood

    Kath Shaw

  • Martin Reeve

    DS Bob Hampson

  • Norman Mills

    DC Dave O'Brien

  • Mark Luigi

    Sgt Elwyn Jones

  • Carrie Davies

    DC Sally Reid

  • Sarah Byng

    Secretary

  • Paul Oldham

    Paul Spencer

  • Michael Wardle

    John Green

  • Mark Pepper

    Ronald Pickford

  • Derek Hicks

    Sgt Fullalove

  • Derek Hicks

    DI Steve Fullalove

  • Alison Burrows

    Julie Evans

  • Daryl Fishwick

    WPC

  • Clive Bonelle

    Remand Prisoner

  • Sally Adams

    Dr Linda Reynolds

  • Aaron Neil

    Partner

  • Madelaine Evans

    Dr Susan Booth

  • Wilfred Harrison

    Mr King

  • Demelza Randall

    Debbie Bambroffe

  • Irene Skillington

    Bereaved Woman

  • Michael Stainton

    John Shaw

  • Rebecca Clay

    Anne Ball

  • Jeff Nuttall

    Mr. Justice Forbes

  • Garry Crystal

    Journalist

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