Release Date

09 Jul, 2002

Runtime

01:38: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

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Actors

James Bolam

James Hazeldine

Olive Pendleton

Veda Warwick

Jacqueline Pilton

Peter Gunn

Clare Kerrigan

Mary MacLeod

Siobhan Finneran

Alan Rothwell

Tony Melody

Colin Meredith

Deborah Norton

Peter Penry-Jones

Susan Cookson

John Flanagan

Jonathan Coy

Elizabeth Bennett

Ken Bradshaw

Ken Kitson

David Blair

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