It's a Sin (2021–2021)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Comedy1 season, 5 episodes
It's a Sin posterReview score: 76%

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Plot

Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin are young lads, strangers at first, leaving home at 18 and heading off to London in 1981 with hope and ambition and joy… and walking straight into a plague that most of the world ignores. Year by year, episode by episode, their lives change, as the mystery of a new virus starts as a rumour, then a threat, then a terror, and then something that binds them together in the fight.It's the story of their friends, lovers and families too, especially Jill, the girl who loves them and helps them, and galvanises them in the battles to come. Together they will endure the horror of the epidemic, the pain of rejection and the prejudices that gay men faced throughout the decade.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01It's a Sin S01E05Episode 5S01E05 · 7.91991. 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.
  2. 02It's a Sin S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 7.8December 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.
  3. 03It's a Sin S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 7.5September 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.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2021Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01It's a Sin S01E01Episode 1January 22, 2021 7.5September 1981. The lives of Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin converge, three friends finding a flat together in London. But a distant threat means
  2. S01E02It's a Sin S01E02Episode 2January 29, 2021 7.8December 1983. Ritchie and Jill struggle to become professional actors, and Colin takes a trip to New York. But when Gloria asks Jill for a
  3. S01E03It's a Sin S01E03Episode 3February 5, 2021 6.91986, and life seems fine. The Pink Palace mates are working, falling in love, and finding their way through the world. But then terror stri
  4. S01E04It's a Sin S01E04Episode 4February 12, 2021 7.5March 1988. Ritchie embarks on a lonely journey home. But when the protests about the AIDS crisis begin, Jill’s placed in danger, and Roscoe
  5. S01E05It's a Sin S01E05Season's bestEpisode 5February 19, 2021 7.91991. 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

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Cast

Olly AlexanderOlly AlexanderRitchie TozerOmari DouglasOmari DouglasRoscoe BabatundeCallum Scott HowellsCallum Scott HowellsColin Morris-JonesLydia WestLydia WestJill BaxterNathaniel CurtisNathaniel CurtisAsh Mukherjee

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TrailerOfficial TrailerClipIt's A Sin: First look at Russell T Davies' new dramaFeaturetteOmari Douglas found a family on It's a Sin | Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards 2022FeaturetteOlly Alexander will never forget It's a Sin | Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards 2022FeaturetteIt's a Sin's David Carlyle needs a Doctor on the red carpet | Virgin Media BAFTA TV Awards 2022FeaturetteThe cast and crew look back on the making of the BAFTA nominated It's a Sin | BAFTA TV Sessions 2022FeaturetteIt's a win for It's A Sin, Peter Hoar collects Director - Fiction | BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2022FeaturetteIt's A Sin wins Best Editing: Fiction for editor Sarah Brewerton | BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2022

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