TV series
It's a Sin
Overview
A chronicle of five friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS.
Details
- First air date
- 2021-01-22
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 5 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Network
- Channel 4
- Production
- Red Production Company
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Olly Alexander as Ritchie Tozer
- Omari Douglas as Roscoe Babatunde
- Callum Scott Howells as Colin Morris-Jones
- Lydia West as Jill Baxter
- Nathaniel Curtis as Ash Mukherjee
- Shaun Dooley as Clive Tozer
- Keeley Hawes as Valerie Tozer
- Neil Ashton as Grizzle
- Toto Bruin as Lucy Tozer
- Andria Doherty as Eileen Morris-Jones
- Shaniqua Okwok as Solly Babatunde
- David Carlyle as Gregory Finch
Creators and crew
- Russell T Davies - Creator
- Russell T Davies - Executive Producer
- Peter Hoar - Executive Producer
- Nicola Shindler - Executive Producer
- Peter Hoar - Director
- Russell T Davies - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1
September 1981. The lives of Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin converge, three friends finding a flat together in London. But a distant threat means life in the 80s might be all too precious.
Episode 2
December 1983. Ritchie and Jill struggle to become professional actors, and Colin takes a trip to New York. But when Gloria asks Jill for a strange favour, she’s trapped in a world of lies as the shadow of AIDS gets closer.
Episode 3
1986, and life seems fine. The Pink Palace mates are working, falling in love, and finding their way through the world. But then terror strikes in the most unexpected way, and the friends have to fight like never before.
Episode 4
March 1988. Ritchie embarks on a lonely journey home. But when the protests about the AIDS crisis begin, Jill’s placed in danger, and Roscoe’s set to collide with Margaret Thatcher.
Episode 5
1991. The flatmates rally round as they enter the darkest days of their life. But when Valerie goes on the warpath, it’s up to Jill to help Ritchie before it’s too late.
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