Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

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

James Bolam

James Bolam

as Harold Shipman

James Hazeldine

James Hazeldine

as DI Stan Egerton

Olive Pendleton

Olive Pendleton

as Kathleen Grundy

Veda Warwick

Veda Warwick

as May Clarke

Jacqueline Pilton

Jacqueline Pilton

as Primrose Shipman

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

as DS John Ashley

Clare Kerrigan

Clare Kerrigan

as Julie

Mary MacLeod

Mary MacLeod

as Ivy Lomas

Siobhan Finneran

Siobhan Finneran

as Kathleen Adanski

Alan Rothwell

Alan Rothwell

as Alan Massey

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