Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
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]
| Harold Shipman: Doctor Death | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
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
- Monica Dolan as Police Officer (uncredited)
gollark: I'm going to continue existing and you can't stop me! Take that, regime of some sort!
gollark: You know, I considered that a *bad* thing when I was writing it.
gollark: Or be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
gollark: How to avoid problems in an authoritarian regime: just don't dissent. Or seem like you might be dissenting. Or be related to anyone who's dissenting. Or be related to anyone they think is dissenting. Or make mistakes. Or not immediately follow any instruction given. Or say anything which could be interpreted as dissenting.
gollark: But you would lose useful stuff like "almost all technology" if you just went to live in the woods somewhere.
References
- "Weekly top 30 programmes - BARB".
- "Harold Shipman - Doctor Death". Amazon. 15 July 2013.
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