‘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
Killer canine disease on the Queen’s estate: Three dogs are struck down with rare seasonal illness after owner stayed at Sandringham camp site Dog owner Maggie Hands, 58, say her three pooches are serious ill She says they fell ill after she visited a camp site on the Sandringham estate Maggie – who does not … Read more
CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews last night’s TV: James Herriot branded a horse killer? It shouldn’t happen to a vet! By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 01:58 BST, 16 September 2020 All Creatures Great and Small Rating: Flying for Britain with David Jason Rating: When the current series … Read more
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
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: 22:00 BST, 14 September 2020 Rating: Hannibal Lecter’s declaration in The Silence … Read more
Scientists are baffled as killer whales launch spate of ‘attacks’ on boats off Spain and Portugal, leaving at least one crewman hurt Multiple boats have been targeted by a group of killer whales in recent months In one ‘attack’ a boat was surrounded by nine animals before being spun round Sailors in the area also report … Read more
One-eyed Dale Cregan is currently serving a life sentence for brutally killing four people, including two policewomen, in 2012 with guns and grenades. Cregan’s killing spree started when he murdered amateur boxer Mark Short, 23, at a pub in Droylsden, Manchester, in April. Three other people, believed to be related to the victim, were also … Read more
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
One of Britain’s most notorious serial killers, who murdered four men, was inspired by the Friday The 13 horror movie series he watched while running a cinema, his lawyer says in a new book. Horror films fanatic Peter Moore, 73, was the owner of a chain of cinemas in North Wales before going on his … Read more
David Tennant is chilling as serial killer and necrophile Dennis Nilsen 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