The Heron Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Any one watching it David Tennant is brilliant as Nelson the mass murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Yep. Bit slow for me but he's a damn good actor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 I found it to be slow as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 9 hours ago, The Heron said: Any one watching it David Tennant is brilliant as Nelson the mass murder. The typecasting was spot on. The similarity to Dennis Nilsen was uncanny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 The book Killing for company is a great read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Hello, I think it is a very interesting TV drama and many can remember this as well as the Fred west killings, it must be difficult for those families who lost loved ones in such a cruel way and many still not knowing where their missing family members are, cannot remember the quote of the actor writing the book when he met the detective in the pub but some humans can do such crimes that we can never comprehend the answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redial Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 David Tennant certainly looks like him but as said on the slow side. Perhaps to make it three part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taileron Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Watched episode 1 last night, We thought it was excellent. Managed to find the central TV interview with Neilson and watched that last night, Tenant has him absolutely spot on. An unnerving character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 It puzzles me why people find the death and destruction of other peoples lives a good topic for entertainment. His crimes were horrific and here you are saying how good it is to watch such stuff on telly, each to their own but definitely not for me. The made up stuff in soap operas is bad enough never mind real life misery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, 39TDS said: It puzzles me why people find the death and destruction of other peoples lives a good topic for entertainment. His crimes were horrific and here you are saying how good it is to watch such stuff on telly, each to their own but definitely not for me. The made up stuff in soap operas is bad enough never mind real life misery. I wasnt alive to witness the donald nielson / blackpanther murders. But i lived close to a bus station the victims family owned. Horrific. Utter horror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 My dad's first daughter was murdered before I was born. I only found out a Yr before he died. He never spoke about it. It would have made headline news back in the 60s. I often wonder how my dad felt when I liked watching crime drama on TV, did it play on his mind? So I see what folks say about it shouldn't be shown as entertainment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted September 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, washerboy said: My dad's first daughter was murdered before I was born. I only found out a Yr before he died. He never spoke about it. It would have made headline news back in the 60s. I often wonder how my dad felt when I liked watching crime drama on TV, did it play on his mind? So I see what folks say about it shouldn't be shown as entertainment You know I only intended this thread to be of interest as to a public of my age who rembered this time and a TV programme I apologise for any hurt that I have may have caused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, The Heron said: You know I only intended this thread to be of interest as to a public of my age who rembered this time and a TV programme I apologise for any hurt that I have may have caused. No offence on my part, I will watch it. Keep posting 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedward Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 All credit to you both, close family or even close friend loss is massive. Well done for being respectful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 I’ve followed it and thought it superb for the ‘graft’ that went into it - the sheer work put in by the actors, the work put in by the researchers and through to costumes and set designers. It’s factual and accurate, it’s insightful, it’s entirely harrowing without being gory and does not sensationalise etc. If you were a loon watching this looking to hero worship or get some tips, well you’d come up short. I felt enormous sympathy for the investigating officers and the horrors they witnessed at that time and in an era where they would have been expected to suck it up, draw a line and just move on to the next job at the end of the investigation. What they saw and dealt with - there are some things you can just never unsee. And... everyone was smoking Players No6 - it was accurate for the period and I wanted to know where they got the ciggies from and if someone stick was holding a stock 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 17/09/2020 at 07:34, Mungler said: I’ve followed it and thought it superb for the ‘graft’ that went into it - the sheer work put in by the actors, the work put in by the researchers and through to costumes and set designers. It’s factual and accurate, it’s insightful, it’s entirely harrowing without being gory and does not sensationalise etc. If you were a loon watching this looking to hero worship or get some tips, well you’d come up short. I felt enormous sympathy for the investigating officers and the horrors they witnessed at that time and in an era where they would have been expected to suck it up, draw a line and just move on to the next job at the end of the investigation. What they saw and dealt with - there are some things you can just never unsee. And... everyone was smoking Players No6 - it was accurate for the period and I wanted to know where they got the ciggies from and if someone stick was holding a stock 😆 I used to use No 6's and when the shops were shut on a Sunday you could still get them out of the "cigarette machine" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Apparently there has been a lot of complaints made about the program to the relevant authorities - about the amount of smoking that was depicted!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Jesus Christ is that all people have to moan about someone having a fake cigarette on a tv drama, I pity their lives if it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted September 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 He turned out to be a butcher, cannibal and a necrophiliac I wouldn't be worried about someone having a fag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, The Heron said: He turned out to be a butcher, cannibal and a necrophiliac I wouldn't be worried about someone having a fag but he's setting a bad example and children might watch the programme and copy him 😮 Edited September 21, 2020 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, amateur said: but he's setting a bad example and children might watch the programme and copy him 😮 Don't worry - they are all vaping nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, discobob said: Don't worry - they are all vaping nowadays Yeah, but what about the butchery, cannibalism and necrophilia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Just now, amateur said: Yeah, but what about the butchery, cannibalism and necrophilia it was the smoking they are complaining about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Not him having a fag 🤔🤔😁😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Chilling in depth drama, If David Tennant had been around at the time im sure he would have been found guilty too, they made him into his twin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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