Des is a British three-part television drama miniseries,[2] based on the 1983 arrest of Scottish serial killerDennis Nilsen,[3] after the discovery of human remains causing the blockage of a drain near his home.[1] The series premiered on 14 September 2020.[4]
The premiere episode was watched live by 5.4 million viewers on ITV, a benchmark previously hit in 2019 with Cleaning Up. The peak was 5.9 and nearly a third of all viewers were watching it at the time of its airing.[6]
Critical reception
The series was well received by critics and described as a "sensitive, finely worked drama showing the unrelentingly bleak reality of the monstrous narcissist".[7] Tennant's performance was considered "one of his best in an impeccable career".[8]
Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 89%. The website's critics consensus reads, "Des is a smartly scripted, sufficiently eerie true crime drama anchored by a chilling performance from David Tennant."[9]
^ abcdef"ITV commissions three part drama, Des - with David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen". ITV Press Center. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
^"David Tennant says TV drama Des 'does not celebrate' killer Dennis Nilsen". BBC News. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^"David Tennant stars as Dennis Nilson in gripping first-look trailer for ITV drama Des". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ abCremona, Patrick (11 September 2020). "When is Des on ITV? When David Tennant's true crime drama starts". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^Wilson, Benji (28 August 2020). "How David Tennant transformed himself into serial killer Dennis Nilsen". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^Warner, Sam (15 September 2020). "David Tennant's Des has broken a ratings record for ITV". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^Mangan, Lucy (14 September 2020). "Des review – David Tennant excels as a perfectly ordinary serial killer". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^Ling, Thomas (14 September 2020). "Des review: David Tennant is superb in ITV series with killer flaw". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^"Des". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
series, british, three, part, television, drama, miniseries, based, 1983, arrest, scottish, serial, killer, dennis, nilsen, after, discovery, human, remains, causing, blockage, drain, near, home, series, premiered, september, 2020, desgenrecrime, dramathriller. Des is a British three part television drama miniseries 2 based on the 1983 arrest of Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen 3 after the discovery of human remains causing the blockage of a drain near his home 1 The series premiered on 14 September 2020 4 DesGenreCrime dramaThrillerBased onKilling for Company by Brian Masters 1 Written byLuke Neal episodes 1 2 Kelly Jones episode 3 1 Directed byLewis ArnoldStarringDavid TennantDaniel MaysJason WatkinsTheme music composerSarah WarneCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series1No of episodes3ProductionProducerDavid MeantiEditorSacha SzwarcProduction companyNew PicturesDistributorAll3MediaReleaseOriginal networkITVPicture format2 1 1080iAudio formatSurround sound 5 1Original release14 September 2020 09 14 16 September 2020 2020 09 16 Contents 1 Cast 2 Episodes 3 Production 4 Reception 4 1 Ratings 4 2 Critical reception 4 3 Awards 5 References 6 External linksCast EditDavid Tennant as Dennis Nilsen serial killer Daniel Mays as Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay Jason Watkins as biographer Brian Masters Ron Cook as DSI Geoff Chambers Barry Ward as DI Steve McCusker Doc Brown as DC Brian Lodge Credited as Ben Bailey Ross Anderson as Douglas Stewart one of the attempted murder victims Laurie Kynaston as Carl Stottor one of the attempted murder victims Jamie Parker as Allan Green QC trial prosecution counsel Pip Torrens as Ivan Lawrence QC trial defence counsel Ken Bones as Justice David Croom Johnson trial judge Bronagh Waugh as Charlotte Proctor Ibinabo Jack as Lesley MeadEpisodes EditNo EpisodeDirected by 1 Written by 1 Original air date 4 UK viewers millions 1Episode 1Lewis ArnoldLuke Neal14 September 2020 2020 09 14 11 952Episode 2Lewis ArnoldLuke Neal15 September 2020 2020 09 15 10 703Episode 3Lewis ArnoldKelly Jones16 September 2020 2020 09 16 10 93Production EditIn November 2019 production began on Des 1 starring David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen 5 The drama is the ninth in a sequence of ITV miniseries 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 Dark Angel 2016 In Plain Sight 2016 The next in the sequence is The Pembrokeshire Murders 2021 Reception EditRatings Edit The premiere episode was watched live by 5 4 million viewers on ITV a benchmark previously hit in 2019 with Cleaning Up The peak was 5 9 and nearly a third of all viewers were watching it at the time of its airing 6 Critical reception Edit The series was well received by critics and described as a sensitive finely worked drama showing the unrelentingly bleak reality of the monstrous narcissist 7 Tennant s performance was considered one of his best in an impeccable career 8 Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 89 The website s critics consensus reads Des is a smartly scripted sufficiently eerie true crime drama anchored by a chilling performance from David Tennant 9 Awards Edit In 2021 David Tennant won the International Emmy Award for Best Actor at the 49th International Emmy Awards for his role in the show References Edit a b c d e f ITV commissions three part drama Des with David Tennant as Dennis Nilsen ITV Press Center 22 November 2019 Retrieved 23 January 2020 David Tennant says TV drama Des does not celebrate killer Dennis Nilsen BBC News 13 September 2020 Retrieved 14 September 2020 David Tennant stars as Dennis Nilson in gripping first look trailer for ITV drama Des Radio Times Retrieved 30 August 2020 a b Cremona Patrick 11 September 2020 When is Des on ITV When David Tennant s true crime drama starts Radio Times Retrieved 14 September 2020 Wilson Benji 28 August 2020 How David Tennant transformed himself into serial killer Dennis Nilsen The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 30 August 2020 Warner Sam 15 September 2020 David Tennant s Des has broken a ratings record for ITV Digital Spy Retrieved 4 February 2021 Mangan Lucy 14 September 2020 Des review David Tennant excels as a perfectly ordinary serial killer The Guardian Retrieved 28 January 2021 Ling Thomas 14 September 2020 Des review David Tennant is superb in ITV series with killer flaw Radio Times Retrieved 28 January 2021 Des Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 29 January 2021 External links EditDes at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Des TV series amp oldid 1123298170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,