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.
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.
Top Cast
James Bolam
Character: Harold Shipman
James Hazeldine
Character: DI Stan Egerton
Olive Pendleton
Character: Kathleen Grundy
Veda Warwick
Character: May Clarke
Jacqueline Pilton
Character: Primrose Shipman
Peter Gunn
Character: DS John Ashley
Clare Kerrigan
Character: Julie
Mary MacLeod
Character: Ivy Lomas
Siobhan Finneran
Character: Kathleen Adanski
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