Movie: Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Top 10 Billed Cast

James Bolam
James Bolam

Harold Shipman

James Hazeldine
James Hazeldine

DI Stan Egerton

Olive Pendleton
Olive Pendleton

Kathleen Grundy

Veda Warwick
Veda Warwick

May Clarke

Jacqueline Pilton
Jacqueline Pilton

Primrose Shipman

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn

DS John Ashley

Clare Kerrigan
Clare Kerrigan

Julie

Mary MacLeod
Mary MacLeod

Ivy Lomas

Siobhan Finneran
Siobhan Finneran

Kathleen Adanski

Alan Rothwell
Alan Rothwell

Alan Massey

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2002-07-09

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    The true story of Britain's most prolific serial killer

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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