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David Tennant takes a love walk with his wife Georgia … after wowing the nation with his chilling portrayal of serial killer Dennis Nilsen
David Tennant takes a loving walk with his wife, after wowing the nation with his chilling portrayal of serial killer Dennis Nilsen.
The 49-year-old former Doctor Who star starred in the television drama Des, which featured how employment center worker Nilsen murdered at least 12 men and boys in London.
A total of 5.1 million tuned in for the opening episode on ITV on Monday, with 4.5 million on Tuesday. The drama ended on Wednesday night.
Chilling Role: David Tennant takes a love walk with his wife, after wowing the nation with his chilling portrayal of serial killer Dennis Nilsen.
Bearded Tennant, who has five children with actress Georgia, 35, the daughter of another Doctor Who, Peter Davison, shared hugs with her as they walked near their West London home.
Nilsen died in jail at age 72 in 2018. Tennant has said he was “very relieved” that his Scottish partner was dead, so he could not feel “glorified” by the drama.
Chilling new drama Des has given ITV its biggest drama release of the year after an average of 5.4 million viewers tuned in.
The three-part series, documenting Nilsen’s arrest and subsequent trial for the brutal murders of 15 youths, was launched to critical acclaim on Monday, September 14.
Haunting: The 49-year-old former Doctor Who star starred in the TV drama Des, which featured how job center worker Nilsen murdered at least 12 men and boys in London.
It marks the channel’s highest ratings since the six-part series Cleaning Up launched in January 2019.
The sizable figure also makes it the biggest drama release across all channels since the turn of the year.
Viewers were in shock when David Tennant’s Nilsen calmly admitted to murdering ’15 or 16 ‘men during Monday’s opening episode.
Close: Bearded Tennant, who has five children with actress Georgia, 35, the daughter of another Doctor Who, Peter Davison, shared hugs with her as they walked near their home in West London.
Nilsen, who died at the age of 74 in 2018 at HMP Full Sutton, 34 years into his life sentence, is believed to have killed up to 15 gay men, most of them homeless, in their homes in the north London suburbs, Cricklewood and Muswell. Hill in the late 70s and early 80s.
During his slaughter, Nilsen befriended his subjects in London pubs and bars before luring them to his apartment, where he murdered them and sat with their corpses before dismembering them.
His crimes were discovered when a drain outside his home in Cranley Gardens, Muswell Hill, became blocked by human remains that he had attempted to dump.
Heartwarming: A total of 5.1 million tuned in for the opening episode on ITV on Monday, with 4.5 million on Tuesday. The drama ended last night
Arrest Officer: Des also introduces Daniel Mays as Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jays
Nilsen was jailed for life on a recommendation that he serve a minimum of 25 years in 1983, on six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
The sentence was later raised to a lifetime fee.
Des also stars Daniel Mays as Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jays and Jason Watkins as Nilsen’s biographer Brian Masters.
ITV has three of the top five most-watched drama releases this year. In addition to Des, the first few episodes of Quiz garnered 5.3 million viewers, while Van Der Valk was seen by 5.2 million.
Off air from Monday, September 14 to Wednesday, September 16 at 9:00 p.m., ITV.
Serial Killer: Nilsen, who died at the age of 74 in 2018 at HMP Full Sutton, 34 years after his life sentence, is believed to have killed up to 15 gay men.
