Listen back: Maria McCann says "It's a Sin" is a harrowing but brilliant watch.

It's a Sin is the much acclaimed Channel 4 drama by Russell T Davies

The five-part drama follows the lives of a group of young gay men who move to London in the 1980s, just when the AIDS crisis is beginning to take hold. The drama was created by Russell T Davies, who brought us Dr Who, Years and Years and the groundbreaking Queer as Folk. 

Maria says she loved the series, and thought it was a heartbreaking depiction of how lives were shattered by AIDs, against a back drop of homophobia and stigmatisation. She also points out some stand-out performances.

Have a listen back to her thoughts on The Big Breakfast Blaa with Ollie and me..