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

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