''Harold Shipman: Doctor Death'' is a 2002

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television drama about the life and crimes of serial killer

Harold Shipman Harold Frederick Shipman (14 January 1946 – 13 January 2004), known to acquaintances as Fred Shipman, was an English doctor in general practice and serial killer. He is considered to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern ...

. Starring

James Bolam James Christopher Bolam (born 16 June 1935) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Collier in '' The Likely Lads'' and its sequel ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'', Jack Ford in ''When the Boat Comes In'', Roy Fig ...

in the role of Shipman, the programme was directed by Roger Bamford and written by

Michael Eaton Michael Eaton MBE (born 1954) is an English playwright and scriptwriter. He is best known for his television docudrama scripts, including '' Shipman'', ''Why Lockerbie'', and '' Shoot to Kill'', and for writing the 1989 feature film ''Fellow ...

. It was broadcast on 9 July 2002, and attracted a viewing audience of 7.37 million. The programme was released on DVD on 15 July 2013 by Strawberry Media, in association with ITV.

Cast

James Hazeldine James Anthony HazeldineBillington, Michael. "Obituary – James Hazeldine. Gifted actor whose TV fame never dulled his love of theatre". In ''The Guardian'', 20 Dec 2002. (4 April 1947 – 17 December 2002) was an English television, stage an ...

as Detective Inspector Stan Egerton * Jacqueline Pilton as Primrose Shipman * Olive Pendleton as Kathleen Grundy *

Deborah Norton Deborah Norton (born 1944) is an English actress. Personal life Deborah Norton was born in Croydon, Surrey, in 1944. She attended a Quaker boarding school and later studied at the Drama Centre London. She worked in Britain until she toured A ...

as Debra King *

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American detective fiction, private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens (actor), Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, lounge singer Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from Sept ...

as Detective Sergeant John Ashley *

Peter Penry-Jones Peter David Penry-Jones (20 May 1938 – 11 March 2009) was a British actor. He was born in Cardiff and died in Anglesey. Career Jones's television credits include: ''Colditz (1972 TV series), Colditz'', ''The Professionals (TV series), The Prof ...

as Dr. John Rutherford * Gareth Thomas as Reverend Dennis Thomas *

Tony Melody Anthony John Melody (18 December 1922 – 26 June 2008) was an English television character actor who appeared in a number of long running comedies and soap operas, with more than 100 television roles. Early life Melody was born in London, wher ...

as Len Fellows *

Alan Rothwell Alan Rothwell (born 9 February 1937) is an England, English actor and television presenter. He played David Barlow (Coronation Street), David Barlow in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as a regular from 1960 to 1961, and again from 1963 t ...

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 Mary Macleod (born 4 January 1969) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Isleworth from the 2010 general election until the 2015 general election, when she was defeated by Ruth ...

as Ivy Lomas * Ken Kitson as Inspector Dave Smith *

Jonathan Coy Jonathan Coy (born 24 April 1953) is a British actor. He has worked since 1975 largely in television, notably as Henry in the long-running legal series ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' and as Bracegirdle in the television series '' Hornblower'', adap ...

as Detective Chief Superintendent Bernard Postles *

Marcus Romer Marcus Romer is a British actor, director and screenwriter. Romer wrote and directed the 2014 feature film The Knife That Killed Me. He was the Artistic Director of Pilot Theatre in York, England fro1993 - 2016 Directing Theatre As a stage ...

as Detective Constable Ellis Crowther * Paul Slack as Detective Sergeant John Walker *

Siobhan Finneran Siobhan Margaret Finneran (born 27 April 1966) is an English actress. She made her screen debut in the independant film '' Rita, Sue and Bob Too'' (1986) and subsequently worked consistently in television drama including roles in ''Coronation St ...

as Kathleen Adanski *

Monica Dolan Monica Margaret Dolan (born 15 March 1969) is an English actress. She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Rosemary West in ''Appropriate Adult'' (2011) and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting R ...

as Police Officer (uncredited)

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