It’s A Sin - Russel T Davis CH4

I hope it is as good as series one of QAF...

Also, can I just say that when he says “we were all AIDS deniers”.. no Russell we weren’t ALL AIDS deniers. It all kicked off just as people my age should have been exploring their sexuality and I along with most gay men I knew were absolutely petrified. It totally changed our behaviour which is probably why we’re still here to tell the tale.
I find RTD to be a one-trick pony. Sorry Dr Who fans! Cucumber was ok but clichéd AF. Years and Years started ok but turned into a preposterous mess. He’s overrated.

I'm looking forward to it!

I was at school in 1981, but started FoH (part time) in '83 while I was in 6th Form,  by '86 I was working in the West End permanently, it's my era!

I've read several articles about the show and it really has brought back memories about the confusion and lack of information.

I've had friends die from HIV/AIDS and even in the late 1990's know people whose families denied the true cause of death.

There is less stigma now, but I'm sure it still exists

I follow quite a few TV types who've seen the series and many are saying it's going to go down as one of the best shows for years. Who knows whether to believe these people though and of course everyone has their own views and tastes.

I'm hoping it will be a good drama, but safe in the knowledge there will be a great soundtrack to go with it.

If you read the full interview it's a lot more nuanced then everyone being a denier. He even talks about specific people who weren't and of course this all happened over a period of time, the denial faded quickly once people became aware of the reality of it but that didn't happen immediately.

I'll be watching, even his weaker stuff is a hell of a lot more distinctive & creative than the average British drama.

Particularly looking forward to the scenes on the set of 80's Doctor Who! Itself inspired by the memory of a Doctor Who guest star who he knew, who died very young of AIDS.

I’m not expecting too much of this, like @burlybear I find much of his work has been a bit cliched and obvious , but I’ll watch , especially since they made part of the series in the house next door but one to where I was living in late 2019. They filmed outside my house too , and paid us to leave our cars out of shot . I turned down a good sum to use my house as a green room , I had the house for sale at the time so didn’t want prospective purchasers having to pick their way through discarded paper coffee cups and pizza boxes .
Of course, we were definitely not ALL aids deniers , like many others these were my formative years and I was well aware of what was happening, it was frightening and very restricting for a lot of us.

“Attack”? I don’t think so 🙂

I was giving my opinion which is that he is overrated. I haven’t tried to shut anyone down who disagrees. It’s opinion and mine is as valid as anyone else’s. 

Its going to be quite hard hitting.
Great cast and loved the music. Hooked on Classics!
I am temped to binge watch but hope to resist. Something to look forward to each Friday.

Yeah! We can weekly chat!

Loving the characters, one episode and they're set well, looking forward to the rest.

Agree with all the above. It flicked from comedy to tragedy so quickly. Great music (My era) and although only the 80's seemed like so much longer ago. The characters were all interesting and you certainly are interested to see what happens next, although as has already occurred in Episode 1 there is unlikely to be a happy ending. As above not an easy watch, but it is something to look forward to. I always watch things normally!!No binging here!!I think every gay man can see something of himself in one or more of these characters.

Interesting. He was very good at the Menier

Edit. Actually he looked inexperienced but was one of those people where I think - "He's someone to watch out for"