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It’s a sin C4

cozar

Really good drama about AIDS in London in the 80s. Neil Patrick Harris in it.

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gmisk

The White Wolf wrote: »

Callum Scott Howells as Colin, Lydia West and Keeley Hawes were brilliant.

This topic and time period has been done ad finitum by the likes of Angels in America, The Normal Heart and Pride! so it's not easy to produce something original at this point, but it was really well done.

Really impressed by Lydia West....I had only seen her in BBC's Dracula in that 3rd episode that went off the rails.

Oh I loved Pride! as well!
My mum loved also it tbh and she is fussy lol

Lydia west is great really charismatic, it just shows you what a good script will do...that third dracula episode I thought she and the whole episode were a disaster.

New2Dubs

Fantastic series. Like others, I binged over 2 nights.
As a child of the 80s, I was aware of AIDS but didn’t appreciate how it must have torn through friendship groups. It was harrowing to see the discrimination faced by the gay community too. Colin broke my heart & the final scene with Gill & Richie’s mum made me gasp out loud.
The show felt all the more poignant now we’re living through another uncertain virus. Superb acting.

The White Wolf

Be right back wrote: »

Thought Colin is the best and most likeable of the male characters.

What I liked about Colin above all else is how they subverted expectations in the right way;

from his shy smile and Ritchie's barbs at him over being a virgin which turned out just be an incorrect assumption, just because he was quiet and had a different way of operation.

Hellokitty1212

gmisk wrote: »

I have only watched episode 1.

I absolutely loved it, beautifully done, it looks terrific (nice to see the vauxhall tavern on the tv!) and the acting is excellent.

I grew up in a slightly later time but I can relate to that sense of excitement/terror of being gay and all that involves.

It's really brilliant to see something like this done from a British perspective, a few american programmes have tackled it like a normal heart or angels in america but this was totally different.

I am going to have to ration it.

Russell T Davies is a bit of a genius imo.
I have enjoyed pretty much everything he has done.
He was on the pilot tv podcast promoting this recently and he was so engaging and funny.

If anyone hasn't seen it there is an absolutely outstanding doc called how to survive a plague which focuses on the early years mostly of the aids epidemic in the US, it had me in floods of tears.

I’d recommend The Normal Heart and Angels in America too.

Basq

3 episodes in and it's a helluva watch - but a funny, uplifting, sad, devastating, emotional watch.

Fully formed characters which is refreshing after seeing a lot of representation of gay characters on television be quite two-dimensional and stereotypical.. but then again, RTD would never allow this.

The cast are sublime - from Olly Alexander (Richie) to Lydia Ward (Jill) to Callum Scott Howells (Colin) in his first TV role.

Less than a month into 2021 and I can't see another drama topping it this year!

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The White Wolf wrote: »

Callum Scott Howells as Colin, Lydia West and Keeley Hawes were brilliant.

This topic and time period has been done ad finitum by the likes of Angels in America, The Normal Heart and Pride! so it's not easy to produce something original at this point, but it was really well done.

Really impressed by Lydia West....I had only seen her in BBC's Dracula in that 3rd episode that went off the rails.

Thought Colin is the best and most likeable of the male characters.

The White Wolf

Callum Scott Howells as Colin, Lydia West and Keeley Hawes were brilliant.

This topic and time period has been done ad finitum by the likes of Angels in America, The Normal Heart and Pride! so it's not easy to produce something original at this point, but it was really well done.

Really impressed by Lydia West....I had only seen her in BBC's Dracula in that 3rd episode that went off the rails.

gmisk

I have only watched episode 1.

I absolutely loved it, beautifully done, it looks terrific (nice to see the vauxhall tavern on the tv!) and the acting is excellent.

I grew up in a slightly later time but I can relate to that sense of excitement/terror of being gay and all that involves.

It's really brilliant to see something like this done from a British perspective, a few american programmes have tackled it like a normal heart or angels in america but this was totally different.

I am going to have to ration it.

Russell T Davies is a bit of a genius imo.
I have enjoyed pretty much everything he has done.
He was on the pilot tv podcast promoting this recently and he was so engaging and funny.

If anyone hasn't seen it there is an absolutely outstanding doc called how to survive a plague which focuses on the early years mostly of the aids epidemic in the US, it had me in floods of tears.

iguana

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is that the lead singer from Years and Years in it?

Well now I'm embarrassed. I'd read that this starred Olly Alexander from Years and Years and assumed he was in Russell T Davies last series, Years and Years. I've been racking my brain for 3 episodes trying to work out which character he was in it.:o

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angel eyes 2012 wrote: »

Just finished binge watching It's a Sin, thought it was brilliant, final episode was emotional.

Thought Keeley Hawes was brilliant. Fab acting from everyone.

angel eyes 2012

Just finished binge watching It's a Sin, thought it was brilliant, final episode was emotional.

Hellokitty1212

cozar wrote: »

It’s written by the same guy who wrote Queer as Folk and Years and Years.

And ran Doctor Who for a wee while - hence one of Richie’s acting roles in it!!

cozar

Basq wrote: »

Yes, Olly Alexander. Very good he is too.

It’s written by the same guy who wrote Queer as Folk and Years and Years.

Basq

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Is that the lead singer from Years and Years in it?

Yes, Olly Alexander. Very good he is too.

JP Liz V1

Is that the lead singer from Years and Years in it?

banie01

Watched the 1st ep and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Have yet to decide if we will binge it or do it weekly but I am looking forward to finishing it.

Great visuals, really grabs the aesthetic of 80's London IMO, fantastic soundtrack and some interesting foreshadowing.

Basq

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Got through about half an episode on C4 last night and had to turn it off, was way too gay for me. I know, I'm a dinosaur.

"Too gay"? Jaysus!

Watched the first one and enjoyed it. Nothing too groundbreaking but interesting array of characters and a banging 80's soundtrack.

Hellokitty1212

Thank you! Watched all five today - brilliantly done!

Be right back

Binged watched it today. Very good series. All 4 app is good too.

Atlantic Dawn

Hellokitty1212 wrote: »

Can we get All 4 in Ireland ? Really impressed with the first part, would love to binge the rest.

Lisha wrote: »

Yes it’s a great app, I use it a lot. It’s free but with ads. You can pay for no ads but I haven’t yet.

Yes I find it a great job, they show 24 Hours In Police Custody full series/show after initial episode goes out too. There are ads but nothing like RTE Player, if you want to watch part 3 of a show you watch one set of ads, not 3 like RTE. The ads are regionalised for Irish viewers, great service for free, they have an app or you can watch from your web browser, need to create a free account.

Lisha

Hellokitty1212 wrote: »

Can we get All 4 in Ireland ? Really impressed with the first part, would love to binge the rest.

Yes it’s a great app, I use it a lot. It’s free but with ads. You can pay for no ads but I haven’t yet.

Hellokitty1212

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Entire series is now on All4 for anyone wanting to watch the lot in one go.

Can we get All 4 in Ireland ? Really impressed with the first part, would love to binge the rest.

Atlantic Dawn

Entire series is now on All4 for anyone wanting to watch the lot in one go, recent convert to All4, great compared to RTE Player.