The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like Nilsen.
CrimeDramalondon, englandbased on novel or bookdetective inspectormurderserial killerjudgmenttrue crimeunited kingdom1980sITV1
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Character
Earnest, grave, bleak and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- David TennantDennis Nilsen
- Daniel MaysDCI Peter Jay
- Jason WatkinsBrian Masters
- Ron CookDSI Chambers
- Faye McKeeverLinda Jay
- Barry WardDI Steve McCusker
- Ben Bailey SmithDC Brian Lodge
- Alex BhatDS Jones
- Jay SimpsonDS Chris Healey
- Bronagh WaughCharlotte Proctor
Crew
- Lewis ArnoldCreator
- Luke NealCreator
- Sarah WarneOriginal Music Composer
- David MeantiProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries3 eps · 2020
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