Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (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 DeathCrime, Drama
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
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