Des
In 1983, Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen was arrested after the discovery of human remains which had blocked a drain near his London home.
Cast
David Tennant
Dennis Nilsen
Daniel Mays
DCI Peter Jay
Jason Watkins
Brian Masters
Ron Cook
DSU Geoff Chambers
Barry Ward
DI Steve McCusker
Faye McKeever
Linda Jay
Ben Bailey Smith
DC Brian Lodge
Bronagh Waugh
Charlotte Proctor
Jay Simpson
DS Chris Healey
Alex Bhat
DS1
Alex Bhat
DS Jones
Joel Morris
Tim Wells
Andy Jaye
News Correspondent
Chanel Cresswell
Lesley Mead
Jonathan Coy
Professor David Bowen
Oscar Salem
Juan
Cal MacAninch
Neil Sinclair
Neil Edmond
Clerk of the Court
Ross Anderson
Douglas Stewart
You Might Also Like
Manhunt
The Long Shadow
Code of a Killer
The Murders at White House Farm
A Confession
El Chapo
Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal
Black Bird
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos
Shadow
Painter Babu
The Promise of the Soul
Comments
10 Comments
♡
Not in the class of other police procedurals, such as Spiral or Prime Suspect. The chosen approach of cataloguing the aftermath of Nilsen's crimes robs the drama of any tension whatsoever. Tennant seems to just play himself. Certainly no masterclass, as others have said on here. Nothing remotely chilling about his portrayal of Nielsen. Nothing seems to happen in episode 2, so there is a loss of pace, with episode 3, finally attempting to answer the question of why he did his crimes. A triumph of hype over substance. Disappointing.
This was such a well written and well developed script! Absolutely amazing acting by David Tennant who deserves all the awards for this. Knocked it out of the park. Daniel Myers and Jason Watkins were wonderful as well. All in all, a very well acted, and sensitive real life drama.