It's A Sin
Director(s)Peter Hoar
Production year2020
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes45m
It's A Sin
strong sex, nudity, sex references, language, discrimination
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IT'S A SIN is a British drama series; in this episode, three men from different parts of the country meet in London in the early 1980s.
language
There is strong language ('f**k').
sex
There are several scenes featuring sexual activity including a brief sequence of group sex.
discrimination
There are references to homophobia and discrimination against homosexual people.
nudity
Male genital nudity, including brief sight of a partially erect penis, is visible in a magazine. Buttock nudity is also present during sex scenes.
additional issues
There is brief drug misuse when a man lights and smokes a joint. There are also references to the first AIDS-related deaths of people around the world.
strong sex, sex references, drug misuse
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IT'S A SIN is a drama series about a group of gay friends living in London in the early 1980s; in this episode, Jill gets some shocking news from Gloria.
sex
Scenes of strong sex feature thrusting detail and implied masturbation. The episode also contains strong verbal and visual references to sexual activity, including brief sight of semen.
drugs
There is a sequence in which several men use poppers.
additional issues
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and terms such as 'queer'. Some characters voice discriminatory attitudes relating to gay people, but such attitudes are not endorsed. There is a discussion of the HIV/AIDS crisis throughout. There is a scene of brief sexual harassment in which a man behaves uncomfortably around another man.
strong sex, language, discriminatory behaviour
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IT'S A SIN is a British drama series; in this episode, while Richard falls for a fellow actor, Colin has a seizure and is diagnosed with AIDS.
language
There are several uses of strong language ('f**k'). Other bad language includes 'bloody', 'bastard' and 'sod'.
sex
A man's head is held near another man's groin for implied oral sex. A man thrusts into another man's bare buttocks from behind. Two men masturbate below the edge of the frame.
discrimination
A man is treated poorly by hospital staff and police when he is diagnosed with AIDS. A woman receives human faeces in a box when it is revealed her son is gay. There are references to 'dirty queers'.
additional issues
In a musical about the French Revolution a dummy is decapitated by the guillotine in comic fashion.
strong sex references, language, discrimination
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IT'S A SIN is a British drama series; in this episode, Richie goes home but can't bring himself to tell his family about his HIV diagnosis while Gill is busy arranging AIDs protests.
language
There are several uses of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').
sex
Strong sex references include comments about 'hard ons', 'cum' and being 'sucked off'. A couple embraces in bed before one man attempts to initiate sex.
discrimination
There are frequent scenes in which people are discriminated against for being gay, as well as a scene in which a man perpetuates gay stereotypes. Racial discrimination is also present and includes use of the term 'coloured' and a scene in which a Nigerian man is forced to represent Jamaica at an event.
additional issues
A man drinks some battery acid believing it might be a cure for HIV/AIDs. There are violent scenes when peaceful protestors are roughly arrested by the police.
strong sex references, upsetting scenes, language
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
IT'S A SIN is a British drama series; in this episode, Richie's parents finally discover how ill he really is and insist on taking him back home, away from the support of his London friends.
language
There are several uses of strong language ('f**k'). Other bad language includes 'bitch', 'piss', 'shit' and 'bloody'.
sex
Strong sex references include comments about "wanking", what a man's face looks like as he "comes" and having sex with hundreds of partners.
theme
There are upsetting scenes as family and friends deal with a young man's illness and eventual death.
additional issues
There are some references to discriminatory behaviour as a man relates how men, women and children in Africa are being locked up without medicine because they have AIDs. A nurse tells a visitor in hospital that some men have been left to die alone because their families are too ashamed to claim them.
Classified date21/12/2020
LanguageEnglish
language
There are several uses of strong language ('f**k'). Other bad language includes 'bitch', 'piss', 'shit' and 'bloody'.
sex
Strong sex references include comments about "wanking", what a man's face looks like as he "comes" and having sex with hundreds of partners.
theme
There are upsetting scenes as family and friends deal with a young man's illness and eventual death.
additional issues
There are some references to discriminatory behaviour as a man relates how men, women and children in Africa are being locked up without medicine because they have AIDs. A nurse tells a visitor in hospital that some men have been left to die alone because their families are too ashamed to claim them.
strong sex references, upsetting scenes, language
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There are several uses of strong language ('f**k'). Other bad language includes 'bitch', 'piss', 'shit' and 'bloody'.
sex
Strong sex references include comments about "wanking", what a man's face looks like as he "comes" and having sex with hundreds of partners.
theme
There are upsetting scenes as family and friends deal with a young man's illness and eventual death.
additional issues
There are some references to discriminatory behaviour as a man relates how men, women and children in Africa are being locked up without medicine because they have AIDs. A nurse tells a visitor in hospital that some men have been left to die alone because their families are too ashamed to claim them.
strong sex, nudity, sex references, language, discrimination
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is strong language ('f**k').
sex
There are several scenes featuring sexual activity including a brief sequence of group sex.
discrimination
There are references to homophobia and discrimination against homosexual people.
nudity
Male genital nudity, including brief sight of a partially erect penis, is visible in a magazine. Buttock nudity is also present during sex scenes.
additional issues
There is brief drug misuse when a man lights and smokes a joint. There are also references to the first AIDS-related deaths of people around the world.
strong sex references, language, discrimination
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There are several uses of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').
sex
Strong sex references include comments about 'hard ons', 'cum' and being 'sucked off'. A couple embraces in bed before one man attempts to initiate sex.
discrimination
There are frequent scenes in which people are discriminated against for being gay, as well as a scene in which a man perpetuates gay stereotypes. Racial discrimination is also present and includes use of the term 'coloured' and a scene in which a Nigerian man is forced to represent Jamaica at an event.
additional issues
A man drinks some battery acid believing it might be a cure for HIV/AIDs. There are violent scenes when peaceful protestors are roughly arrested by the police.
strong sex, sex references, drug misuse
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Scenes of strong sex feature thrusting detail and implied masturbation. The episode also contains strong verbal and visual references to sexual activity, including brief sight of semen.
drugs
There is a sequence in which several men use poppers.
additional issues
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and terms such as 'queer'. Some characters voice discriminatory attitudes relating to gay people, but such attitudes are not endorsed. There is a discussion of the HIV/AIDS crisis throughout. There is a scene of brief sexual harassment in which a man behaves uncomfortably around another man.
strong sex, language, discriminatory behaviour
Classified Date:
21/12/2020
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There are several uses of strong language ('f**k'). Other bad language includes 'bloody', 'bastard' and 'sod'.
sex
A man's head is held near another man's groin for implied oral sex. A man thrusts into another man's bare buttocks from behind. Two men masturbate below the edge of the frame.
discrimination
A man is treated poorly by hospital staff and police when he is diagnosed with AIDS. A woman receives human faeces in a box when it is revealed her son is gay. There are references to 'dirty queers'.
additional issues
In a musical about the French Revolution a dummy is decapitated by the guillotine in comic fashion.
Director(s)Peter Hoar
Production year2020
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes45m
Classified date21/12/2020
LanguageEnglish
