The story of a band of spotty, noisy, working-class kids with “no future,” who shook the boring, corrupt Establishment to its core, threatened to bring down the government and changed music and culture forever.
Cast: Toby Wallace, Anson Boon, Christian Lees
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Miniseries
6 episodes
1. Track 1: The Cloak of InvisibilityDesperate to escape the bleak future that society has decreed for him, charismatic Steve Jones convinces Malcolm McLaren to manage his band, The Swankers. But Steve discovers that his “Cloak of Invisibility” cannot shield him from the audience’s gaze.TV-MACC45minMay 31, 2022
2. Track 2: RottenAs Steve grasps his final chance and attempts to learn guitar in five days, a fury named Johnny Rotten arrives on the scene and the Sex Pistols are born.TV-MACC50minMay 31, 2022
3. Track 3: BodiesAs Steve and Chrissie Hynde begin to make more than just music, the Pistols begin to wreak anarchy in the U.K. and Johnny Rotten takes deeper inspiration from a grieving young woman.TV-MACC54minMay 31, 2022
4. Track 4: Pretty Vaaayc**tThe idyllic moment where success is not yet fame is obliterated when the band shock the nation out of its torpor. The media frenzy causes egos to explode. Steve is emotionally blackmailed by Malcom into replacing bassist Glen Matlock with Sid Vicious.TV-MACC56minMay 31, 2022
5. Track 5: Nancy and SidAs Nancy and Sid's love ignites, Sid becomes increasingly lost to heroin and violence. A plan is hatched to get rid of Nancy, but on a riverboat stunt during the Queen's Jubilee to promote "God Save the Queen," chaos takes hold.TV-MACC55minMay 31, 2022
6. Track 6: Who Killed Bambi?Malcolm decides that the Sex Pistols have become too much like a rock band, so he must blow them up. Johnny leaves the band, and a Sid becomes lead singer. Nancy is found murdered in New York City, and Sid is the main suspect.TV-MACC52minMay 31, 2022
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The story of a band of spotty, noisy, working-class kids with “no future,” who shook the boring, corrupt Establishment to its core, threatened to bring down the government and changed music and culture forever.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Craig Pearce
- Studio
- wiip, FX Productions, Decibel Films
