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A chronicle of five friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS.
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1Episode 1Episode 1
46 min
September 1981. The lives of Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin converge, three friends finding a flat together in London. But a distant threat means life in the 80s might be all too precious.
2Episode 2Episode 2
46 min
December 1983. Ritchie and Jill struggle to become professional actors, and Colin takes a trip to New York. But when Gloria asks Jill for a strange favour, she’s trapped in a world of lies as the shadow of AIDS gets closer.
3Episode 3Episode 3
47 min
1986, and life seems fine. The Pink Palace mates are working, falling in love, and finding their way through the world. But then terror strikes in the most unexpected way, and the friends have to fight like never before.
4Episode 4Episode 4
46 min
March 1988. Ritchie embarks on a lonely journey home. But when the protests about the AIDS crisis begin, Jill’s placed in danger, and Roscoe’s set to collide with Margaret Thatcher.
5Episode 5Episode 5
48 min
1991. The flatmates rally round as they enter the darkest days of their life. But when Valerie goes on the warpath, it’s up to Jill to help Ritchie before it’s too late.

Olly Alexander
Ritchie Tozer

Omari Douglas
Roscoe Babatunde

Callum Scott Howells
Colin Morris-Jones

Lydia West
Jill Baxter

Nathaniel Curtis
Ash Mukherjee
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