CRAIG BROWN: Dennis Nilsen – murderous, evil and deadly dull 

The autobiography of the serial killer Dennis Nilsen will be published this week. There has long been a market in such things: TV programmes about serial killers far outnumber programmes about history, books or gardening. The only serious rivals to shows about serial killers are shows featuring chefs. In the event that corpses were discovered … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: Dennis Nilsen – murderous, evil and deadly dull 

The autobiography of the serial killer Dennis Nilsen will be published this week. There has long been a market in such things: TV programmes about serial killers far outnumber programmes about history, books or gardening. The only serious rivals to shows about serial killers are shows featuring chefs. In the event that corpses were discovered … Read more

Man, 66, escaped serial killer Dennis Nilsen who bought him dinner and invited him back to his flat 

A man has told how he had a lucky escape after serial killer Dennis Nilsen befriended him when he missed the last train home. The killer bought him dinner and invited him back to the flat where he murdered 12 men.   Nick Barrit, now 66, was 24 in March 1979 when he bumped into Nilsen … Read more

Viewers slam Dennis Nilsen serial killer drama over smoking

‘Was it sponsored by Benson & Hedges?’: Viewers slam Dennis Nilsen serial killer drama… over smoking – after ITV’s three-part drama Des featured cigarettes in 46 scenes Viewers complained about the number of cigarettes smoked by characters Cigarettes being smoked featured in 46 scenes of the three-part ITV drama Des They made up 13 minutes … Read more

Viewers slam Dennis Nilsen serial killer drama over smoking

‘Was it sponsored by Benson & Hedges?’: Viewers slam Dennis Nilsen serial killer drama… over smoking – after ITV’s three-part drama Des featured cigarettes in 46 scenes Viewers complained about the number of cigarettes smoked by characters Cigarettes being smoked featured in 46 scenes of the three-part ITV drama Des They made up 13 minutes … Read more

CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews Des, ITV’s drama portraying confessions of serial killer Dennis Nilsen

David Tennant is terrifying (and terrific) as a real-life Hannibal Lecter: CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews Des, ITV’s chilling new drama portraying the twisted confessions of serial killer Dennis Nilsen By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 14 September 2020 Rating: Hannibal Lecter’s declaration in The Silence … Read more

Des EXCLUSIVE: David Tennant is chilling as serial killer Dennis Nilsen in tense clip

David Tennant is chilling as serial killer and necrophile Dennis Neilsen in an exclusive clip from ITV drama Des. The actor, 49, was sure to terrify with his emotionless expression and indifference to being seen by the press after he was charged with the murder of Steven Sinclair. Opening with Dennis in holding at a … Read more

David Tennant is eerily uncanny as the notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen in new snaps

He is starring in the eagerly-anticipated thriller Des next month about the notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen. And David Tennant looks uncannily like the monster in newly released snaps from the ITV drama. The true-crime show stars the Doctor Who actor, 49, as the murderer who preyed upon at least 12 boys and young men … Read more