Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

98 mins | Drama, Crime | July 9, 2002

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.

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

98 mins | Drama, Crime | July 9, 2002

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers ITV, Yorkshire Television, Chameleon Television
Original title Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Directors Roger Bamford
Writers Micheal Eaton

Cast

James Bolam

as Harold Shipman

James Hazeldine

as DI Stan Egerton

Olive Pendleton

as Kathleen Grundy

Veda Warwick

as May Clarke

Jacqueline Pilton

as Primrose Shipman

Peter Gunn

as DS John Ashley

Clare Kerrigan

as Julie

Mary MacLeod

as Ivy Lomas

Siobhan Finneran

as Kathleen Adanski

Alan Rothwell

as Alan Massey

Tony Melody

as Len Fellows

Colin Meredith

as Brian Burgess

Deborah Norton

as Debra King

Peter Penry-Jones

as Dr John Rutherford

Susan Cookson

as DC Marie Snitynski

John Flanagan

as Jim King

Jonathan Coy

as DCS Bernard Postles

Elizabeth Bennett

as Angela Woodruff

Ken Bradshaw

as DS Mark Wareing

Ken Kitson

as Inspector Dave Smith

David Blair

as DC Mark Denham

Malcolm Raeburn

as DCI Mike Williams

Rodney Litchfield

as Remand Quiz Master

Jeff Nuttall

as Mr Justice Forbes

Gareth Thomas

as Rev Denis Thomas

Lorraine Cheshire

as Canteen Lady

Bernard Wrigley

as Market Trader

Marcus Romer

as DC Ellis Crowther

Sarah Graham

as Secretary

Jane Wood

as Kath Shaw

Martin Reeve

as DS Bob Hampson

Norman Mills

as DC Dave O'Brien

Mark Luigi

as Sgt Elwyn Jones

Carrie Davies

as DC Sally Reid

Sarah Byng

as Secretary

Paul Oldham

as Paul Spencer

Michael Wardle

as John Green

Mark Pepper

as Ronald Pickford

Derek Hicks

as Sgt Fullalove / DI Steve Fullalove

Alison Burrows

as Julie Evans

Clive Bonelle

as Remand Prisoner

Sally Adams

as Dr Linda Reynolds

Aaron Neil

as Partner

Madelaine Evans

as Dr Susan Booth

Wilfred Harrison

as Mr King

Demelza Randall

as Debbie Bambroffe

Irene Skillington

as Bereaved Woman

Michael Stainton

as John Shaw

Rebecca Clay

as Anne Ball