Harold Shipman: Doctor Death ( Shipman ) ( A Prescription for Murder (Ship man) )

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (DVD) (*)

$26.99

Original Title: Shipman
Alternate Title: A Prescription for Murder (Ship man)
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Roger Bamford

Written By:
Michael Eaton

Actors:
James Bolam ..... Dr. Harold Shipman
James Hazeldine ..... DI Stan Egerton
Michael Stainton ..... John Shaw
Olive Pendleton ..... Kathleen Grundy
Veda Warwick ..... May Clarke
Tony Melody ..... Len Fallows
Jacqueline Pilton ..... Primrose Shipman
Mary MacLeod ..... Ivy Lomas
Helen Donohue ..... Surgery Receptionist
Clare Kerrigan ..... Julie
Demelza Randall ..... Debbie Bambroffe
Irene Skillington ..... Bereaved Woman
Alan Rothwell ..... Alan Massey
John Flanagan ..... Jim King
Deborah Norton ..... Debra King

Synopsis:

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.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.