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Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

07/09/2002

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1hr 38min

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Crime

,Drama

The true story of Britain's most prolific serial killer

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • James Bolam
  • James Hazeldine
  • Olive Pendleton
  • Veda Warwick
  • Jacqueline Pilton

    Directors

  • Roger Bamford
  • David Cherrill
  • Martin Curry
  • Jo Morris
  • Karen Everson

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Chameleon Television
  • ITV
  • Yorkshire Television

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

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

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