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Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (2002)

The true story of Britain's most prolific serial killer

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: 2002-07-09
Runtime: 98 min
Rating: 6.7 / 10
Cast
James Bolam
James Bolam
Harold Shipman
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James Hazeldine
DI Stan Egerton
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Olive Pendleton
Kathleen Grundy
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Veda Warwick
May Clarke
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Jacqueline Pilton
Primrose Shipman
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
DS John Ashley
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Clare Kerrigan
Julie
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Mary MacLeod
Ivy Lomas
Siobhan Finneran
Siobhan Finneran
Kathleen Adanski
Alan Rothwell
Alan Rothwell
Alan Massey
Tony Melody
Tony Melody
Len Fellows
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Colin Meredith
Brian Burgess
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Deborah Norton
Debra King
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Peter Penry-Jones
Dr John Rutherford
Susan Cookson
Susan Cookson
DC Marie Snitynski
John Flanagan
John Flanagan
Jim King
Jonathan Coy
Jonathan Coy
DCS Bernard Postles
Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth Bennett
Angela Woodruff