I enjoyed this mini series as it was well-directed and competently acted. The story line was also good, if a bit soapy. It was revealing about the timeline of the AIDS pandemic and included many of the necessary societal issues such as chief constables referring to cess-pits etc.
Neil Patrick Harris is excellent, as is Stephen Fry. Callum Scott Howells makes a very impressive debut, reminiscent of a young Derek Jacobi.
The end was a bit of a shock though (spoiler alert). Who knew that all of the deaths were not the fault of sexual transmission but instead were the fault of parents not giving enough love to their gay offspring. This lack of love and acceptance is what led them to contract and infect the 38 million that died!
Jill tells it straight to the main character's mother at the end. She should have recognised his gayness and that would have saved lives. Who knows if this is really true? Only time will tell. Or something.
Neil Patrick Harris is excellent, as is Stephen Fry. Callum Scott Howells makes a very impressive debut, reminiscent of a young Derek Jacobi.
The end was a bit of a shock though (spoiler alert). Who knew that all of the deaths were not the fault of sexual transmission but instead were the fault of parents not giving enough love to their gay offspring. This lack of love and acceptance is what led them to contract and infect the 38 million that died!
Jill tells it straight to the main character's mother at the end. She should have recognised his gayness and that would have saved lives. Who knows if this is really true? Only time will tell. Or something.