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Des viewers call for Dennis Nilsen ITV drama to 'win all the awards' after chilling ending

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Viewers of ITV's Des have called for the drama to "win all the awards" over its spine-tingling acting and incredibly dark scenes.

The dark three-part ITV drama followed the 1983 arrest of Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen, played by David Tennant, who murdered at least 12 young men and boys in London.

This evening's episode concluded the drama by airing the outcome of Nilsen's trial, which saw him found guilty of all of the young men's murders.

Viewers heaped the praise onto the drama, which also starred actor Daniel Mays as Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay and Jason Watkins as biographer Brian Masters, and took to Twitter to comment.

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