''Harold Shipman: Doctor Death'' is a 2002 ITV television drama about the life and crimes of serial killer

Harold Shipman Harold Frederick Shipman (14 January 1946 – 13 January 2004), known by the public as Doctor Death and to acquaintances as Fred Shipman, was an English general practitioner and serial killer. He is considered to be one of the most prolif ...

. 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 Fi ...

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 feature film ''Fellow Trave ...

. 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.

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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 a British television, stage an ...

as Detective Inspector Stan Egerton * Jacqueline Pilton as Primrose Shipman * Olive Pendleton as Kathleen Grundy * Deborah Norton as Debra King *

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, Edie Hart. The series aired on NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and on ABC in 1960–1961. The seri ...

as Detective Sergeant John Ashley *

Peter Penry-Jones Peter David Penry Jones (20 May 1938 – 11 March 2009) was a Welsh actor, born in Cardiff. Career Jones's television credits include: ''Colditz'', '' The Professionals'', '' To the Manor Born “Connections in High Places”,'' '' Bergerac'', ' ...

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

Tony Melody Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leag ...

as Len Fellows *

Alan Rothwell Alan Rothwell (born 9 February 1937) is an English actor and television presenter. He played David Barlow in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as a regular from 1960 to 1961, and again from 1963 to 1968. His other acting credits include p ...

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 C ...

as Ivy Lomas *

Ken Kitson Kenneth Kitson (born 1946, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) is a British actor who has been active on British television since the early 1970s. After leaving his job as a printer, he trained at East 15 Acting School, and made his scr ...

as Inspector Dave Smith *

Jonathan Coy Jonathan Coy (born 24 April 1953, in Hammersmith, London) 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 ser ...

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 Siobhán Margaret Finneran (born 27 April 1966) is a British actress. She made her screen debut in the 1987 independent film ''Rita, Sue and Bob Too'', and subsequently worked consistently in television drama including roles in ''Coronation Stre ...

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). Career Dolan was born in Middlesbrough and trained at the Gu ...

as Police Officer (uncredited)

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