Release Date: 2002-07-09
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.
Rating: 6.7 / 10
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
Micheal Eaton - Writer
Roger Bamford - Director
Nick Finnis - Producer
David Cherrill - First Assistant Director
Martin Curry - Second Assistant Director
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