
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Crime · Drama
Overview
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.
Top Cast


James Bolam
James Bolam
Harold Shipman
James Bolam
Harold Shipman


James Hazeldine
James Hazeldine
DI Stan Egerton
James Hazeldine
DI Stan Egerton
Olive Pendleton
Olive Pendleton
Kathleen Grundy
Olive Pendleton
Kathleen Grundy
Veda Warwick
Veda Warwick
May Clarke
Veda Warwick
May Clarke
Jacqueline Pilton
Jacqueline Pilton
Primrose Shipman
Jacqueline Pilton
Primrose Shipman


Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
DS John Ashley
Peter Gunn
DS John Ashley
Clare Kerrigan
Clare Kerrigan
Julie
Clare Kerrigan
Julie
Mary MacLeod
Mary MacLeod
Ivy Lomas
Mary MacLeod
Ivy Lomas


Siobhan Finneran
Siobhan Finneran
Kathleen Adanski
Siobhan Finneran
Kathleen Adanski


Alan Rothwell
Alan Rothwell
Alan Massey
Alan Rothwell
Alan Massey
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