A photographer who took a picture of the moment Harold Shipman handed himself in to police is to appear in a TV documentary.

Manchester Evening News snapper Chris Gleave was outside Ashton Police Station when the serial killer arrived with his lawyer to meet police over multiple murder charges.

Chris will recreate the historic moment for the series about Britain's worst crimes.

He was outside the station after being tipped off by then MEN reporter Mikaela Sitford.

Chris, (51), said: "You could say I was the last person to see him as a free man.

"Mikaela had called and asked me to get there as quickly as I could. I was there when he pulled up in the car.

"Before they went inside, Shipman and a woman lawyer walked for 10 to 15 minutes along the streets behind the station.

"I imagine they were talking about what he was going to say to the police. I was in the car with a long lens and I followed them for a while.

"Eventually he saw me, came towards me and threw his arms out, saying 'Is that what you want?'.

"I said 'Would you mind walking back a bit, I'm on a long lens'. He just glared at me and then went in to give himself up.

"At the time it was just another job but with hindsight it was quite a momentous thing."

The documentary, which is produced by Manchester-based Title Role Productions, will be screened in the autumn on the Crime and Investigation Network on Sky and Virgin.

It also features interviews with relatives of two of Shipman's victims as well as colleagues of Dr Linda Reynolds, the GP who risked her career to expose the serial killer.

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