Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin are young lads, strangers at first, leaving home at 18 and heading off to London in 1981 with hope, ambition and joy… and walking straight into a virus that most of the world ignores.
The landmark award winning TV series by Russell T Davies screened on Channel 4 five years ago, shining a light on the lives of young people fighting the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 80s and early 90s. Millions of viewers took the show to their heart. HIV testing increased overnight.
For SCENE: Manchester LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival and ahead of it being adapted into a dance production by Rambert (premiering in February 2027 at Aviva Studios) all 5 episodes of It’s A Sin are being screened together on the big screen for the first time.
Before the screening join Russell T Davies (Writer), Nicola Shindler (Executive Producer), Phil Collinson (Producer) and cast and crew to be announced for a panel discussing the programme, the real stories behind the characters, the show’s legacy and how the series will be retold for the stage.
TIMINGS
4.00pm: Doors
4.30pm: Full screening starts
Event duration: 6 hours 30 mins
10.30pm: Event ends
TICKETS
General Admission: £15 (+ £2.50 booking fee)
Concessions & Aviva £10 tickets available (+ £2.50 booking fee)
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Director: Peter Hoar
Producer: Phil Collinson
Screenwriter: Russell T. Davies
Talent:
Olly Alexander as Ritchie Toze
Lydia West as Jill Baxter
Omari Douglas as Roscoe Babatunde
Callum Scott Howells as Colin Morris-Jones
Nathaniel Curtis as Ash Mukherjee
Keeley Hawes as Valerie Tozer
Shaun Dooley as Clive Tozer
Neil Patrick Harris as Henry Coltrane
Stephen Fry as Arthur Garrison
Tracy-Ann Oberman as Carol Carter
Country of Origin: UK
Language: English
Subtitles: Yes
Release Year: 2021
Content Guidance: Strong sex, nudity, sex references, language, discrimination, drug misuse and upsetting scenes.
Age Rating: 15
Runtime: 233 minutes (5 episodes)
Accessibility: For access and facilities information, visit Aviva Studios
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