It's a Sin
Episode 1
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2021-01-22
Synopsis
September 1981 finds 18-year-old Ritchie leaving the Isle of Wight to go to university. In London, Roscoe walks out of parents' home, while Colin arrives from Wales to start a new career on Savile Row. The three boys meet, and along with fellow student Ash and best friend Jill form a gang and move into a flat, christened the Pink Palace. However, a distant threat on the horizon means that life in the '80s might be all too precious.
In the series
This episode is part of It's a Sin (2021) on Channel 4/Max.
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Key cast
- Olly Alexander as Ritchie Tozer
- Nathaniel Curtis as Ash Mukherjee
- Omari Douglas as Roscoe Babatunde
- Lydia West as Jill Baxter