It's a Sin
It’s A Sin follows the story of the 1980s, the story of AIDS, and charts the joy and heartbreak of a group of friends across a decade in which everything changed.
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- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- HBO Max
- Drama
- TV-MA
It’s A Sin follows the story of the 1980s, the story of AIDS, and charts the joy and heartbreak of a group of friends across a decade in which everything changed.
Season 1 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Thu, Feb 18, 2021 46 mins
September 1981. The lives of five friends converge in a flat together in London. But a distant threat means that life in the '80s might be all too precious.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Thu, Feb 18, 2021 47 mins
1983, it becomes clear some condition is killing ever more gay men, but nobody knows why and even GPs basically ignore the problem. Panicking Jill's solution is obsessive cleaning and pleading abstinence. Colin promises her to look for information on a business trip to New York, where he rejects his boss's clumsy advances. Upon returning, Colin has his contract ended after three years 'probation'. Ritchie is delighted he and Jill get their actors license so their measly theater career can start. Gregory gets sick, no proper diagnosis, and his father takes him back home to Glasgow.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Thu, Feb 18, 2021 48 mins
In 1986, all Pink Palace flatmates are happily working, falling in love and seemingly finding their way in the world. Richie gets a dream fling with a foxy actor who actually has a decent TV part, but scares spotting a dark skin leisure on him. Jill works at an underground crisis hotline for HIV/AIDS infection. Roscoe tries to have a profitable affair with closeted Tory politician Arthur Garrison, having discovered his gay affair, which backfires. The group decide to get tested, but only two are negative. Colin's health falters and he is diagnosed with AIDS, forcing the group and his parents to confront the fatally grim reality down from strict isolation to cremation.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Thu, Feb 18, 2021 48 mins
March 1988. Ritchie embarks on a lonely journey home. Meanwhile, Jill is in danger, and Roscoe's set to collide with Margaret Thatcher, as protests about the AIDS crisis begin.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Thu, Feb 18, 2021 49 mins
1991. The flatmates rally round as they enter the darkest days of their lives. When Valerie goes on the warpath, it's up to Jill to help Ritchie before it's too late.
