Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	The Harold Shipman Murders
Written by	Michael Eaton
Directed by	Roger Bamford
Starring	James Bolam James Hazeldine Olive Pendleton Deborah Norton Jacqueline Pilton Peter Gunn Peter Penry-Jones
Theme music composer	Debbie Wiseman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Producer(s)	Nick Finnis
Running time	120 minutes
Production company(s)	Yorkshire Television
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	16:9
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	9 July 2002

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death is a 2002 ITV television drama about the life and crimes of serial killer Harold Shipman. Starring James Bolam in the role of Shipman, the programme was directed by Roger Bamford and written by Michael Eaton. Broadcast on 9 July 2002, the programme attracted a viewing audience of 7.37 million.^[1] The programme was released on DVD on 15 July 2013 by Strawberry Media, in association with ITV.^[2]

Cast

• James Bolam as Harold Shipman
• James Hazeldine as Detective Inspector Stan Egerton
• Jacqueline Pilton as Primrose Shipman
• Olive Pendleton as Kathleen Grundy
• Deborah Norton as Debra King
• Peter Gunn as Detective Sergeant John Ashley
• Peter Penry-Jones as Dr. John Rutherford
• Gareth Thomas as Reverend Dennis Thomas
• Tony Melody as Len Fellows
• Alan Rothwell as Alan Massey
• John Flanagan as Jim King
• Clare Kerrigan as Julie Watkins
• Colin Meredith as Brian Burgess
• Demelza Randall as Debbie Bambroffe
• Michael Stainton as John Shaw
• Veda Warwick as May Clarke
• Mary MacLeod as Ivy Lomas
• Ken Kitson as Inspector Dave Smith
• Jonathan Coy as Detective Chief Superintendent Bernard Postles
• Marcus Romer as Detective Constable Ellis Crowther
• Paul Slack as Detective Sergeant John Walker
• Siobhan Finneran as Kathleen Adanski

References

External links

• Harold Shipman: Doctor Death on IMDb .