Des (TV series)

*Des*
Des
Genre	Crime drama; Thriller
Based on	Dennis Nilsen: Serial Killer
Written by	Luke Neal
Directed by	Lewis Arnold
Starring	David Tennant; Daniel Mays; Jason Watkins;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producer	David Meanti
Production company	ITV Studios
Original release
Network	ITV

Des is a forthcoming British three-part television drama miniseries, based on the 1983 arrest of Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen, after the discovery of decaying human remains causing the blockage of a near-by drain.^[1]

Production

In November 2019, production began on Des,^[1] starring David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen. Daniel Mays, Jason Watkins.

The drama is the eighth in a series of ITV mini-series featuring notorious British murder cases of the past two centuries, following on from This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000), Shipman (2002), A Is for Acid (2002), The Brides in the Bath (2003), See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006), Appropriate Adult (2011), and Dark Angel (2016).

Cast

David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen, serial killer
Daniel Mays as Detective Chief Inspector, Peter Jay
Jason Watkins as biographer Brian Masters

References

^ ^a ^b "ITV commissions three part drama, Des - with David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen". ITV Press Center. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

External links

Des at IMDb

[:0-1] "ITV commissions three part drama, Des - with David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen". ITV Press Center. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

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