Dennis Nilsen: In Love with Death

Nov 22, 2009

0h 58m

★ 0.0

Overview

The story of serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who murdered 15 young men in the 1980s.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

SCTV

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Cast

Himself - Presenter / Narrator

John Morrison

Himself - DCI, Metropolitan Police, 1983

Peter Jay

Himself - Criminal Defence Lawyer

Iain MacDhùghaill

Himself - Consultant Psychologist

Archie MacLullich

Himself - Journalist

Pàdraig MacAmhlaigh

Himself - Forensic Psychologist

Julian Booth

Himself - Author, 'Killing for Company - The Case of Dennis Nilsen'

Brian Masters

Herself - Nilsen's Mother

Elizabeth Scott

Dennis Nilsen

Neil McKinven

Victim Jamie

Ryan Fletcher

DCS Chambers

John Paul Hurley

Young Nilsen

Lewis Brown

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