THE INSPIRATION AWARD
Original SIN
It’s a Sin
HEARTBREAKING, PROVOCATIVE AND OFTEN HILARIOUS, IT’S A SIN, RUSSELL T DAVIES’ CHRONICLE OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC AND ITS IMPACT ON THE LONDON GAY COMMUNITY OF THE EARLY ’80S, HAS EARNED THE ATTITUDE INSPIRATION AWARD AND AWAKENED A NEW GENERATION TO THE RAW TRUTH OF THE HIV/ AIDS CRISIS AND ITS AFTERMATH
Words Alastair James
AWAKENING: A sensual moment for It’s a Sin’s Ritchie Tozer (Olly Alexander)
Photography Channel 4
There aren’t many TV shows whose success you can measure in terms of the real-life impact they’ve had. But It’s a Sin is definitely one of them. Russell T Davies’ drama, which tells the story of a group of friends through the joy and heartbreak of the ’80s and the Aids crisis, has potentially saved lives.