Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

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2002
1h 38m
6.7(3 votes)
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.

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Yorkshire Television

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53 members
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James Bolam

Harold Shipman

James Bolam
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James Hazeldine

DI Stan Egerton

James Hazeldine
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Olive Pendleton

Kathleen Grundy

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Veda Warwick

May Clarke

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Jacqueline Pilton

Primrose Shipman

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Peter Gunn

DS John Ashley

Peter Gunn
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Clare Kerrigan

Julie

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Mary MacLeod

Ivy Lomas

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Siobhan Finneran

Kathleen Adanski

Siobhan Finneran
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Alan Rothwell

Alan Massey

Alan Rothwell
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Tony Melody

Len Fellows

Tony Melody
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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

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Susan Cookson

DC Marie Snitynski

Susan Cookson
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John Flanagan

Jim King

John Flanagan
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Jonathan Coy

DCS Bernard Postles

Jonathan Coy
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Elizabeth Bennett

Angela Woodruff

Elizabeth Bennett
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Ken Bradshaw

DS Mark Wareing

Ken Bradshaw
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Ken Kitson

Inspector Dave Smith

Ken Kitson
Directing

David Blair

DC Mark Denham

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Malcolm Raeburn

DCI Mike Williams

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Rodney Litchfield

Remand Quiz Master

Rodney Litchfield
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Jeff Nuttall

Mr Justice Forbes

Jeff Nuttall
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Gareth Thomas

Rev Denis Thomas

Gareth Thomas
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Lorraine Cheshire

Canteen Lady

Lorraine Cheshire
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Bernard Wrigley

Market Trader

Bernard Wrigley
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Marcus Romer

DC Ellis Crowther

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Sarah Graham

Secretary

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Jane Wood

Kath Shaw

Jane Wood
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Martin Reeve

DS Bob Hampson

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Norman Mills

DC Dave O'Brien

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Mark Luigi

Sgt Elwyn Jones

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Carrie Davies

DC Sally Reid

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Sarah Byng

Secretary

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Paul Oldham

Paul Spencer

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Michael Wardle

John Green

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Mark Pepper

Ronald Pickford

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Derek Hicks

Sgt Fullalove

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Derek Hicks

DI Steve Fullalove

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Alison Burrows

Julie Evans

Alison Burrows
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Daryl Fishwick

WPC

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Clive Bonelle

Remand Prisoner

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Sally Adams

Dr Linda Reynolds

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Aaron Neil

Partner

Aaron Neil
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Madelaine Evans

Dr Susan Booth

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Wilfred Harrison

Mr King

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Demelza Randall

Debbie Bambroffe

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Irene Skillington

Bereaved Woman

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Michael Stainton

John Shaw

Michael Stainton
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Rebecca Clay

Anne Ball

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Jeff Nuttall

Mr. Justice Forbes

Jeff Nuttall
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Garry Crystal

Journalist

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