Synopsis
Des (2020), Season 1 is a three-part British crime drama you can watch online on iFILM — set in the winter of 1983, when a London detective finds human remains in a drain and the suspect confesses on the spot.
The strange part isn't catching the killer. Dennis Nilsen calmly mentions fifteen, maybe sixteen victims, yet barely any names survive — and even less proof. The three episodes run on that gap: DCI Peter Jay and an under-resourced team try to give the dead their identities back, writer Brian Masters keeps digging at what drives the man across the table, and Nilsen talks, then goes silent. When the defence shifts its plea, everything narrows to one question — was he of sound mind.
David Tennant plays Nilsen quietly, with no theatrics, and that restraint is what unsettles. Made by ITV from Masters' book, it suits viewers who prefer procedurals about evidence and the courtroom over chases. Stream Des Season 1 online on iFILM.
3 episodes
S1·E1Episode 1
On 9 February 1983, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay discovers a drain clogged with rotting flesh and bones. The culprit, Dennis Nilsen, freely admits to the police that it's not just one or two bodies, but "15 or 16, I think".
S1·E2Episode 2
With limited resources, Jay and the police continue to dig into Nilsen's memories in an effort to convict him for the murder of every one of his victims. But when Des withdraws his cooperation and stops talking, Jay fears justice will be lost.
S1·E3Episode 3
Reeling from Des' change in plea, Jay and the police throw themselves into proving premeditation. If they can show the court that Des was undoubtedly of sound mind when he committed his crimes, he will go down and never be released.
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