Review: Discover the top five in our review of the year's best telly It’s the top five of Remote Control’s hit parade of the best TV of 2020. We’ve already seen documentaries, comedies and reboots of old favourites from numbers 10 to six, but what will hit the top spot? Thursday, 31st December 2020, 5:00 pm No.5 – Des (ITV, Sept): With a bone-chilling performance by David Tennant, this drama about the serial killer Dennis Nilsen didn’t rely on sensationalism, but built an oppressive atmosphere through a series of set-piece interviews. No.4 – Normal People (BBC1, May): That rare thing, a terrific adaptation of a great book, this featured career-making turns from Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones in a bittersweet tale of young love.