Shipman

Name: Shipman
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002-07-09
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.60
Cast: Veda Warwick, Olive Pendleton, Michael Stainton, Tony Melody

– James Bolam portrays serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman in this made-for-TV drama. The film follows th..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 38 Minutes

Release Year:

2002

Original Name:

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

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.

Producing Country:

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

09 Jul 2002

Language:

English

Directed by:

Roger Bamford

Story Written By:

Michael Eaton

Main Actors:

Veda Warwick, Olive Pendleton, Michael Stainton, Tony Melody

Plot:

Dramatisation of the true story of Harold Shipman, a GP (general practitioner, ie family doctor) from Hyde, Manchester, who was convicted in 2000 of murdering fifteen of his elderly patients and is suspected of murdering many more of them.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.7/10

#Drugging

#Trust

#Arrogance

#Last Will And Testament

#Drug Overdose

#Old Woman

#Morphine

#Forgery

#Doctor Patient Relationship