Miniseries · Channel 4
It's a Sin
When the world turned its back, they had each other.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Olly Alexander
Ritchie Tozer
5 eps
Omari Douglas
Roscoe Babatunde
5 eps
Callum Scott Howells
Colin Morris-Jones
5 eps
Lydia West
Jill Baxter
5 eps
Nathaniel Curtis
Ash Mukherjee
5 eps
Tobias Charles
Davey
1 eps
Neil Patrick Harris
Henry Coltrane
1 eps
Andria Doherty
Eileen Morris-Jones
3 eps
Shaniqua Okwok
Solly Babatunde
3 eps
Debra Baker
Mrs. McKenzie
2 eps
Marc Cowpland
Clinic Patient
1 eps
Susan Brown
Mrs. Bowen
2 eps
Stephen Fry
Arthur Garrison
2 eps
Ruth Sheen
Sandra
1 eps
Gary Lewis
Duncan Finch
1 eps
Nathaniel Hall
Donald Bassett
1 eps
Matthew Earley
Director
1 eps
Olisa Odele
Cassius Chukwu
1 eps
Jonny Green
Martin Pascoe
1 eps
Ashley McGuire
Lorraine Fletcher
2 eps
Sarah Ball
Ruth
1 eps
Jake Neads
Biff
1 eps
Patrice Naiambana
Uncle Basil
1 eps
Dan Linney
Ross McKenzie
1 eps
Tatsu Carvalho
Juan Pablo Barros
1 eps
Felipe Bejarano
Big Bob
1 eps
Ben Addington
Ralph
1 eps
Fraser Fraser
Simon
1 eps
Joan Hodges
Neighbour
1 eps
Lynette Clarke
Nurse
1 eps
David Carlyle
Gregory Finch
3 eps
Moya Brady
Millie
1 eps
Billy Cullum
Hector
1 eps
Nicholas Blane
Mr. Hart
2 eps
Michael Mather
Maxwell
2 eps
Marva Alexander
Mrs. Ngomo
1 eps
Gerrard McArthur
Dr. Clarke
1 eps
Sarah McCardie
Irene Finch
1 eps
Natasha Williams
Aunty Bee
2 eps
April Kelley
Audition PA
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How It's a Sin actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
It's a Sin reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
A chronicle of five friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 5 episodes.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
Episode 5
1991. 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.
S01E02
Episode 2
December 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.
S01E04
Episode 4
March 1988. Ritchie embarks on a lonely journey home. But when the protests about the AIDS crisis begin, Jill’s placed in danger, and Roscoe’s set to collide with Margaret Thatcher.
S01E01
Episode 1
September 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.
S01E03
Episode 3
1986, and life seems fine. The Pink Palace mates are working, falling in love, and finding their way through the world. But then terror strikes in the most unexpected way, and the friends have to fight like never before.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E05
After Hours (5)
S01E05
Episode 5
S01E04
Episode 4
S00E04
After Hours (4)
S00E03
After Hours (3)
S01E03
Episode 3
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Russell T DaviesExecutive Producer
- Nicola ShindlerExecutive Producer
- Peter HoarExecutive Producer
Writing
- Russell T DaviesWriter
Direction
- Peter HoarDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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