It's a Sin - UK mini series.

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I went looking for the thread on this show to write a comment, assuming one would have already been started but if there is one, I can't find it anywhere. So apologies in advance if someone has already started a thread and I'm just too much of a clutz to find it.

So, assuming there isn't one, this mini series will start tonight on British TV. It's written by Russell T. Davies who gave us the previously ground-breaking "Queer as Folk" . This new show centres around the outbreak of AIDS in the UK in the early 1980's. According to one journalist who watched it in advance: "This is powerful, political, and highly emotional television from one of Britain’s most talented television writers in Russell T Davies. You will laugh, you will cry, you will want to spend just one more night on the dance floor."

It will be shown on Channel 4 at 9.00pm in the UK starting tonight. In the U.S. its rights have been acquired by HBO Max. It has also been sold to a number of other countries including Australia.


Original first-look teaser:



Channel 4 trailer:

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That was a bit of a jaw dropping first episode, but all I want to say at the moment is that Neil Patrick Harris was superb playing a posh gay man... oh and yes, there was a lot of sex.

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This was good

SPOILER: Click to show

but obviously sad, as it always is with AIDS-themed films and series

The nod to Doctor Who was very nice of RTD

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Interview with Russell T. Davies (contains spoilers):

www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/its-a-sin-creator-russell-t-davies-reveals-his-biggest-doubt-with-colins-storyline/

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Feb 8, 2021 15:42:03 GMT -5 kevvoi said:

Interview with Russell T. Davies (contains spoilers):

www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/its-a-sin-creator-russell-t-davies-reveals-his-biggest-doubt-with-colins-storyline/

SPOILER: Click to show

I kept doubting that it was AIDS! I thought he just had something else and he couldn't be HIV-positive cause he was a virgin (lol)
It was saddest one, though, cause the landlady's son was very shitty to him.

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Interview with Olly Alexander:

www.newnownext.com/olly-alexander-its-a-sin/02/2021/

And a review of the show:

decider.com/2021/02/18/its-a-sin-hbo-max-is-a-historical-horror-show/

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Interview with Russell T. Davies:

www.newnownext.com/russell-t-davies-its-a-sin-spinoff/02/2021/

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Biosketch of Russell T Davies:

www.queerty.com/russell-t-davies-left-undeniable-mark-queer-television-hes-not-finished-yet-20210616

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It was the British National TV Awards tonight and It's a Sin won the award for Best New Drama.

Russell T Davies dedicates win to those lost to AIDS

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Interview with Olly Alexander:

www.towleroad.com/2021/12/its-going-to-be-so-hard-to-beat-its-a-sin-olly-alexander-keen-to-do-more-acting/

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The Guardian has declared It's A Sin the best TV show of 2021.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/22/the-50-best-tv-shows-of-2021-no-1-its-a-sin