17 September 2020 Factual 46 mins
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.
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David Tennant as Narrator (voice)
Dennis Nilsen as Himself (archive Audio/Footage)
David Wilson as Himself
United Kingdom 17 September 2020
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