Over a 30 year reign, Harold Shipman murdered over 250 people the majority of whom were his patients in the local GPs he worked at as a doctor. What led this seemingly respectable man to become a cold blooded killer? Told through the eyes of those at the heart of the crimes, Crimes That Shook Britain analyses the events that led to such atrocities before examining the devastating effects that they have left in their wake. Using drama reconstructions, witness accounts, police interviews, archive news pieces and intimate access to victims and families; every episode of this compelling series explores the dark depths of some of Britain’s most infamous and disturbing cases.