Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
09/07/2002
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.
Movie Information
James Bolam
as Harold Shipman
James Hazeldine
as DI Stan Egerton
Olive Pendleton
as Kathleen Grundy
Veda Warwick
as May Clarke
Jacqueline Pilton
as Primrose Shipman
Peter Gunn
as DS John Ashley
Clare Kerrigan
as Julie
Mary MacLeod
as Ivy Lomas
Siobhan Finneran
as Kathleen Adanski
Alan Rothwell
as Alan Massey
Tony Melody
as Len Fellows
Colin Meredith
as Brian Burgess
Deborah Norton
as Debra King
Peter Penry-Jones
as Dr John Rutherford
Susan Cookson
as DC Marie Snitynski
John Flanagan
as Jim King
Jonathan Coy
as DCS Bernard Postles
Elizabeth Bennett
as Angela Woodruff
Ken Bradshaw
as DS Mark Wareing
Ken Kitson
as Inspector Dave Smith
David Blair
as DC Mark Denham
Malcolm Raeburn
as DCI Mike Williams
Rodney Litchfield
as Remand Quiz Master
Jeff Nuttall
as Mr Justice Forbes
Gareth Thomas
as Rev Denis Thomas
Lorraine Cheshire
as Canteen Lady
Bernard Wrigley
as Market Trader
Marcus Romer
as DC Ellis Crowther
Sarah Graham
as Secretary
Jane Wood
as Kath Shaw
Martin Reeve
as DS Bob Hampson
Norman Mills
as DC Dave O'Brien
Mark Luigi
as Sgt Elwyn Jones
Carrie Davies
as DC Sally Reid
Sarah Byng
as Secretary
Paul Oldham
as Paul Spencer
Michael Wardle
as John Green
Mark Pepper
as Ronald Pickford
Derek Hicks
as Sgt Fullalove
Derek Hicks
as DI Steve Fullalove
Alison Burrows
as Julie Evans
Daryl Fishwick
as WPC
Clive Bonelle
as Remand Prisoner
Sally Adams
as Dr Linda Reynolds
Aaron Neil
as Partner
Madelaine Evans
as Dr Susan Booth
Wilfred Harrison
as Mr King
Demelza Randall
as Debbie Bambroffe
Irene Skillington
as Bereaved Woman
Michael Stainton
as John Shaw
Rebecca Clay
as Anne Ball
Jeff Nuttall
as Mr. Justice Forbes
Garry Crystal
as Journalist
