Movie

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

★ 6.7/10 · 3 votes 2002 1h 38m Released

CrimeDrama

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 Harold Shipman James Hazeldine DI Stan Egerton O Olive Pendleton Kathleen Grundy V Veda Warwick May Clarke J Jacqueline Pilton Primrose Shipman Peter Gunn DS John Ashley