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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.

  • Crime
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of James BolamJames BolamHarold Shipman
  • Photo of James HazeldineJames HazeldineDI Stan Egerton
  • Photo of Olive PendletonOlive PendletonKathleen Grundy
  • Photo of Veda WarwickVeda WarwickMay Clarke
  • Photo of Jacqueline PiltonJacqueline PiltonPrimrose Shipman
  • Photo of Peter GunnPeter GunnDS John Ashley
  • Photo of Clare KerriganClare KerriganJulie
  • Photo of Mary MacLeodMary MacLeodIvy Lomas
  • Photo of Siobhan FinneranSiobhan FinneranKathleen Adanski
  • Photo of Alan RothwellAlan RothwellAlan Massey

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