Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

6.7
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Run time: 98 min
  • Premiere: 2002. July 9.

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.

Discover

James Bolam

Harold Shipman

James Hazeldine

DI Stan Egerton

Olive Pendleton

Kathleen Grundy

Veda Warwick

May Clarke

Jacqueline Pilton

Primrose Shipman

Peter Gunn

DS John Ashley

Mary MacLeod

Ivy Lomas

Siobhan Finneran

Kathleen Adanski

Alan Rothwell

Alan Massey

Tony Melody

Len Fellows

Colin Meredith

Brian Burgess

Deborah Norton

Debra King

Peter Penry-Jones

Dr John Rutherford

Susan Cookson

DC Marie Snitynski

John Flanagan

Jim King

Jonathan Coy

DCS Bernard Postles

Elizabeth Bennett

Angela Woodruff

Ken Bradshaw

DS Mark Wareing

Ken Kitson

Inspector Dave Smith

David Blair

DC Mark Denham

Malcolm Raeburn

DCI Mike Williams

Rodney Litchfield

Remand Quiz Master

Jeff Nuttall

Mr Justice Forbes

Gareth Thomas

Rev Denis Thomas

Lorraine Cheshire

Canteen Lady

Bernard Wrigley

Market Trader

Marcus Romer

DC Ellis Crowther

Sarah Graham

Secretary

Jane Wood

Kath Shaw

Martin Reeve

DS Bob Hampson

Norman Mills

DC Dave O'Brien

Mark Luigi

Sgt Elwyn Jones

Carrie Davies

DC Sally Reid

Sarah Byng

Secretary

Paul Oldham

Paul Spencer

Michael Wardle

John Green

Mark Pepper

Ronald Pickford

Derek Hicks

Sgt Fullalove

Derek Hicks

DI Steve Fullalove

Alison Burrows

Julie Evans

Clive Bonelle

Remand Prisoner

Sally Adams

Dr Linda Reynolds

Aaron Neil

Partner

Madelaine Evans

Dr Susan Booth

Demelza Randall

Debbie Bambroffe

Irene Skillington

Bereaved Woman

Rebecca Clay

Anne Ball

Jeff Nuttall

Mr. Justice Forbes

Garry Crystal

Journalist

Art

Dave Procter

Property Master

Paul Laugier

Production Design

David Jennings

Art Direction

Camera

Nick Beeks-Sanders

Camera Operator

Carl Summerscales

Focus Puller

Jon Beacham

Clapper Loader

Craig Atkinson

Assistant Grip

Peter Jackson

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sue Hallas

Costume Designer

Judy Jarvis

Makeup Designer

Lisa Chape

Makeup Artist

Directing

Roger Bamford

Director

David Cherrill

First Assistant Director

Martin Curry

Second Assistant Director

Jo Morris

Third Assistant Director

Karen Everson

Script Supervisor

Editing

Glenn Kyte

Colorist

Nigel Parkin

Online Editor

Lighting

Richard Brindle

Electrician

Tony Horner

Electrician

Production

Nick Finnis

Producer

Howard Ella

Location Manager

Luc Webster

Assistant Location Manager

Vicky Locke

Production Coordinator

Leigh Lorriman

Production Accountant

Doreen Jones

Casting Director

David Noble

Associate Producer

Keith Richardson

Executive Producer

Allen Jewhurst

Executive Producer

Sound

John Fountaine

Sound Recordist

Dean Wright

Boom Operator

Richard Lee

Sound Mixer

Sarah McCowan

Sound Editor

Rick Williams

Sound Editor

Debbie Wiseman

Original Music Composer

Debbie Wiseman

Conductor

Writing

Art

Dave Procter

Property Master

Paul Laugier

Production Design

David Jennings

Art Direction

Camera

Nick Beeks-Sanders

Camera Operator

Carl Summerscales

Focus Puller

Jon Beacham

Clapper Loader

Craig Atkinson

Assistant Grip

Peter Jackson

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sue Hallas

Costume Designer

Judy Jarvis

Makeup Designer

Lisa Chape

Makeup Artist

Directing

Roger Bamford

Director

David Cherrill

First Assistant Director

Martin Curry

Second Assistant Director

Jo Morris

Third Assistant Director

Karen Everson

Script Supervisor

Editing

Glenn Kyte

Colorist

Nigel Parkin

Online Editor

Lighting

Richard Brindle

Electrician

Tony Horner

Electrician

Production

Nick Finnis

Producer

Howard Ella

Location Manager

Luc Webster

Assistant Location Manager

Vicky Locke

Production Coordinator

Leigh Lorriman

Production Accountant

Doreen Jones

Casting Director

David Noble

Associate Producer

Keith Richardson

Executive Producer

Allen Jewhurst

Executive Producer

Sound

John Fountaine

Sound Recordist

Dean Wright

Boom Operator

Richard Lee

Sound Mixer

Sarah McCowan

Sound Editor

Rick Williams

Sound Editor

Debbie Wiseman

Original Music Composer

Debbie Wiseman

Conductor

Writing