Man, 66, escaped serial killer Dennis Nilsen who bought him dinner and invited him back to his flat 

A man has told how he had a lucky escape after serial killer Dennis Nilsen befriended him when he missed the last train home. The killer bought him dinner and invited him back to the flat where he murdered 12 men.   Nick Barrit, now 66, was 24 in March 1979 when he bumped into Nilsen … Read more

Viewers slam Dennis Nilsen serial killer drama over smoking

‘Was it sponsored by Benson & Hedges?’: Viewers slam Dennis Nilsen serial killer drama… over smoking – after ITV’s three-part drama Des featured cigarettes in 46 scenes Viewers complained about the number of cigarettes smoked by characters Cigarettes being smoked featured in 46 scenes of the three-part ITV drama Des They made up 13 minutes … Read more

Forensic psychologist who worked with Dennis Nilsen says he killed due to necrophilia

A forensic psychologist who worked with serial killer Dennis Nilsen has claimed that he was a necrophiliac because of ‘abnormal sexual development’ in childhood.  Nilson, known as the Muswell Hill Murderer, died at the age of 74 at HMP Full Sutton in 2018, 34 years into his life sentence for carrying out a murderous spree in … Read more

Escaping Dennis Nilsen: how teenage drag artist Carl Stottor escaped serial killer

A dozen young men met their death at the hands of serial killer and necrophile Dennis Nilsen in the late Seventies and early Eighties – but two managed to dramatically escape his clutches.   One of them, Carl David Stottor, a drag artist, now in his early sixties and thought to be living in Brighton, was just … Read more

CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews Des, ITV’s drama portraying confessions of serial killer Dennis Nilsen

David Tennant is terrifying (and terrific) as a real-life Hannibal Lecter: CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews Des, ITV’s chilling new drama portraying the twisted confessions of serial killer Dennis Nilsen By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 23:42 BST, 14 September 2020 Rating: Hannibal Lecter’s declaration in The Silence … Read more

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: How studying serial killer Dennis Nilsen for new TV drama left Daniel Mays shaken 

Even before filming started on Des, the three-part ITV mini-series in which Mays plays Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay, the nightmares began The spectre of serial killer Dennis Nilsen haunted Daniel Mays as he tackled the role of a lifetime: the ‘old school copper’ who helped bring the mass murderer to justice. ‘I watched all these … Read more

David Tennant heads out in north London as he prepares to play serial killer Dennis Nilsen

David Tennant dons a face mask as he heads out in north London… ahead of playing serial killer Dennis Nilsen in ITV’s Des By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 19:25 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 19:25 BST, 9 September 2020 He’s set to play Dennis Nilsen in the three-part ITV drama Des. And David … Read more

David Tennant reveals he’s been told he looks like Muswell Hill killer Dennis Nilsen

David Tennant has revealed that he has often been told he looks like Muswell Hill killer Dennis Nilsen, who he is set to portray in ITV’s new drama Des. The Broadchurch actor, 49, added that his resemblance to Nilsen could be why he was keen to play him on screen in a new interview with The … Read more

Des EXCLUSIVE: David Tennant is chilling as serial killer Dennis Nilsen in tense clip

David Tennant is chilling as serial killer and necrophile Dennis Neilsen in an exclusive clip from ITV drama Des. The actor, 49, was sure to terrify with his emotionless expression and indifference to being seen by the press after he was charged with the murder of Steven Sinclair. Opening with Dennis in holding at a … Read more

David Tennant transforms into serial killer Dennis Nilsen in new photos from ITV drama Des

David Tennant is back on TV screens this month, playing serial killer Dennis Nilsen in ITV’s new drama Des. Ahead of the anticipated drama, new photos have been released of the Doctor Who star transformed into the Muswell Hill Murderer who killed 12 men between 1978 and 1983. Speaking to press David admitted he was … Read more