The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
2020•46m•6.8/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.8/10(5)
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.
Production
ITV
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
David Tennant
Narrator (voice)
Dennis Nilsen
Himself (archive Audio/Footage)
David Wilson
Himself
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