The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story

46m
Documentary
6.8

Known as a “kindly killer”, this documentary details Nilsen’s moves between 1978 and 1983, after which he admitted to killing as many as 15 young men.

Cast

David Tennant
Narrator (voice)
Dennis Nilsen
Himself (archive Audio/Footage)
David Wilson
Himself

Crew

Iwan Roberts
Director, Producer
Rahim Mastafa
Editor
Aled Jenkins
Director of Photography

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