Scottish onye na-eme ihe nkiri telant, a ma ama maka ọrụ ndị bụ isi "Dọkịta na-eme ihe nkiri a na-akpọ a na-akpọ, mmepụta nke na-etinye aka na ọwa telivishọn. Ihe nkiri ahụ kewara n'ime akụkụ atọ ga-akọ akụkọ banyere onye gburu ya aha ya bụ Dennis Nielsen.
Na mgbakwunye na Tennant, ọtụtụ ndị na-ese ihe ama ama ga-egwu na fim ahụ. Daniel na-arụ ọrụ nke Onye na-enyocha ya Peter Jide, ebe Jason Waskins ga-agbachitere ihuenyo Brian, bụ ndị ghọrọ onye edemede Nielsen. Killy Hill, na-anọchite anya akwụkwọ ntuziaka ITV, mmalite nke as:
Ihe nkiri ahụ ga-amalite na njide Nielsen. Anyị ga-ahụ ya n'anya ndị uwe ojii ga-anwale iji mee mpụ ma nweta ikpe ziri ezi. David telant ga-ele anya dị ukwuu na onyinyo Nielsen. Ya na Daniel na Jason, ha na-etolite nke ọma.
Ihe nlere dere site na akwukwo ndi nna na-egbu maka ulo oru (nke ahu bu "igbu ya na mkparita uka nilsen. Ọ dịghị onye agha na onye uwe ojii, Nielsen, onye a makwaara dị ka ihe dị, duru nnukwu ndụ ma nwekwaa nkụda mmụọ. N'ime oge 1978 ruo 1983, n'ụlọ ya na Northern London, o gburu ma ọ dịkarịa ala ụmụ nwoke na ụmụ okorobịa. Ebe ọ bụ ịbụ ndị uwe ojii dọtara, a mara ya ikpe na mkpọrọ ndụ.
Ọkpụpụ nke fim ahụ kwesịrị ịmalite n'oge dị nso, ma a ga-enwekwa ụdị a ga-eme n'afọ ọzọ.