Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
The true story of Britain's most prolific serial killer
6.7(3) 2002-07-09 98 minCrimeDrama
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.
Full credits on TMDBCast & characters
James Bolam
as Harold Shipman
James Hazeldine
as DI Stan Egerton
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Olive Pendleton
as Kathleen Grundy
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Veda Warwick
as May Clarke
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Jacqueline Pilton
as Primrose Shipman
Peter Gunn
as DS John Ashley
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Clare Kerrigan
as Julie
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Mary MacLeod
as Ivy Lomas
Siobhan Finneran
as Kathleen Adanski
Alan Rothwell
as Alan Massey
Tony Melody
as Len Fellows
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Colin Meredith
as Brian Burgess
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Deborah Norton
as Debra King
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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
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David Blair
as DC Mark Denham
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Malcolm Raeburn
as DCI Mike Williams
Rodney Litchfield
as Remand Quiz Master
Jeff Nuttall
as Mr Justice Forbes
