It's 1983 Britain. Young homeless people had been flooding into London. DCI Peter Jay (Daniel Mays) investigates a blocked drain which leads to serial killer Dennis "Des" Nilsen (David Tennant). When asked about the human remains, he coolly claims to have killed 15 or 16 men. As the investigation goes on, writer Brian Masters (Jason Watkins) contacts Nilsen to be his biographer.
This is a true story and a 3-part miniseries. It's about murders but it's not a whodunnit. Des admits to the killings right from the beginning. It's still a compelling story. It helps to have a great Tennant performance. He's shockingly cold. The court case is not quite as compelling as it wants to be. The outcome is not that in doubt despite the movie trying very hard. The court case still has a couple of interesting witnesses and that's plenty compelling enough.
This is a true story and a 3-part miniseries. It's about murders but it's not a whodunnit. Des admits to the killings right from the beginning. It's still a compelling story. It helps to have a great Tennant performance. He's shockingly cold. The court case is not quite as compelling as it wants to be. The outcome is not that in doubt despite the movie trying very hard. The court case still has a couple of interesting witnesses and that's plenty compelling enough.