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is a Russell T Davies show. This is the man who gave us Queer As Folk, Cucumber and an enjoyably queered Doctor Who. As we follow a ragtag bunch of young friends in London in the early 80s, spearheaded by the effervescent Ritchie (played by Years & Years singer Olly Alexander), there are shags, gags and parties galore, plus the undeniable camp of Tracy-Ann Oberman as Ritchieâs agent and a glorious Keeley Hawes as his mum. Ritchieâs clan includes sweet Welsh lad Colin (Callum Scott Howells), the fiercely defiant Roscoe (Omari Douglas), the more sensitive Ash (Nathaniel Curtis) and Lydia Westâs Jill, unofficial mum to the group. We see them negotiate the usual stuff young adults have to face â sex, studies, jobs and litres of booze â against the slowly darkening backdrop of the HIV/Aids crisis. Some live, some die, but all resolve to have a hoot. If Itâs a Sin is about the horror of so many lights being snuffed out, it is still utterly