5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer 5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer - Harold Shipman (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary

5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer

5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer - Harold Shipman (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary

Dr Harold Shipman was Britain's most prolific serial killer, putting 250 of his patients to death with lethal overdoses of morphine. This film reveals the errors that led to his eventual arrest.

Directors

Alasdair Glennie | Roger Corke

Producer

Alasdair Glennie

Composer

Joshua Szweda

Cinematographer

Stephen Foote

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 12, 2020

Release date

Mar 12, 2020 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Tracy-Ann Oberman Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Friday Night Dinner (2011)
John Ashley Self - Retired Detective Sergeant, Greater Manchester Police Self - Retired Detective Sergeant, Greater Manchester Police See fewer	5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer (2019)
Jeremy Dirckze Self - Retired GP, The Brooke Surgery, Hyde (as Dr Jeremy Dirckze) Self - Retired GP, The Brooke Surgery, Hyde (as Dr Jeremy Dirckze) See fewer	5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer (2019)
Gloria Ellis Self - Neighbour of Winifred Mellor Self - Neighbour of Winifred Mellor See fewer	5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer (2019)
Richard Henriques Self - Prosecution QC in the Shipman Trial (as Sir Richard Henriques) Self - Prosecution QC in the Shipman Trial (as Sir Richard Henriques) See fewer	Lost Boy: The Killing of James Bulger (2021)
Sarah Kelly Self - Former Head of Press Office, Greater Manchester Police Self - Former Head of Press Office, Greater Manchester Police See fewer	5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer (2019)
Dennis Maher Self - Retired Priest, St Paul's Church, Hyde (as Father Dennis Maher) Self - Retired Priest, St Paul's Church, Hyde (as Father Dennis Maher) See fewer	Murderous Minds: Harold Shipman (2023)
Bernard Postles Self - Retired Detective Chief Superintendent, Harold Shipman Murder Inquiry Self - Retired Detective Chief Superintendent, Harold Shipman Murder Inquiry See fewer	The Shipman Files (2020)
John Rutherford Self - Former Home Office Pathologist (as Dr John Rutherford) Self - Former Home Office Pathologist (as Dr John Rutherford) See fewer	5 Mistakes that Caught a Killer (2019)
Harold Shipman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Mikaela Sitford Self - Former Manchester Evening News Journalist Self - Former Manchester Evening News Journalist See fewer	The Shipman Files (2020)
Phil Woodruff Self - Kathleen Grundy's Son-in-Law Self - Kathleen Grundy's Son-in-Law See fewer	The Shipman Files (2020)