The Sins

2000 - 2000

Pride

24th October 2000

Episode 1

Len, a getaway driver recently released from prison decides to retire and ends up insulting all of his mates while delivering an impassioned speech about his newfound realisation that he's better than them. Meanwhile, Mickey decides he wants him back in his gang and sends out his whipping boy Carl to seduce Len back to the life of crime.

Covetousness

31st October 2000

Episode 2

Len starts working for his uncle's funeral home only to find his former partners in crime are the pallbearers. On the first day on the job, however, the hearse breaks down and he finds their know-who useful in acquiring a new one in time. He also must deal with a family crisis when his pregnant daughter Faith breaks up with her footballer boyfriend.

Lust

7th November 2000

Episode 3

While suffering a bout of erectile dysfunction, Len travels to Oxford with Carl to check on his increasingly promiscuous daughter Chastity. Meanwhile, Oy breaks up with his "girlfriend" who turns out to be the wife of a local hard-man.

Envy

14th November 2000

Episode 4

After Carl's estranged father is injured in a fall, Len puts in all his time and effort into reconciling the two. Charity, envious of the attention Carl is receiving, starts to act out.

Greed

21st November 2000

Episode 5

After Gloria shoplifts a bracelet, the boys have to break into the jeweller's and put it back. Meanwhile, Len tries to modernise uncle Irwin's traditional funeral parlour much to everyone's chagrin and disastrous consequences.

Anger

28th November 2000

Episode 6

After Gloria tells Len she had had an affair with Mickey, Len goes on a vengeful rampage. Meanwhile, Faith deals with her own husband's serial infidelities and alcoholism in her own, saintly manner.

Sloth

5th December 2000

Episode 7

After his friend, Gilbert, recently released from prison, commits suicide, Len goes off on a soul searching mission. Meanwhile, Carl decides to go straight but a lack of cash tempts him into doing one last job.

Top Cast

Pete Postlethwaite•Geraldine James•Frank Finlay

Writer

William Ivory

Len Green is a former bank robber and getaway driver who has retired from the criminal life and joined the undertakers run by his uncle. However, his resolve to stay out of the criminal world is tested by temptations based on the seven deadly sins.

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Pete Postlethwaite Image

Pete Postlethwaite

Len Green

Geraldine James Image

Geraldine James

Gloria Green

Frank Finlay Image

Frank Finlay

Uncle Irwin Green

Philip Jackson Image

Philip Jackson

Mickey Thomas

Neil Stuke Image

Neil Stuke

Carl Rogers

Kenneth MacDonald Image

Kenneth MacDonald

Oy

Nick Raggett Image

Nick Raggett

Rabbit

Claire Rushbrook Image

Claire Rushbrook

Faith Blackwell (née Green)

Kaye Wragg Image

Kaye Wragg

Hope Green

Caroline Hayes Image

Caroline Hayes

Charity Green

Laura Rogers

Chastity Green

Billie Cook

Dolores Green

Denise Black Image

Denise Black

Matisse Clegg

Trevor Peacock Image

Trevor Peacock

Maurie Rosenthal

Charlie Creed-Miles Image

Charlie Creed-Miles

Alan Long

John Junkin Image

John Junkin

Archie Rogers

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Liza Marshall Image

Liza Marshall

Producer

Lee Morris

Producer

William Ivory Image

William Ivory

Writer

Rob Lane

Music

Jane Tranter Image

Jane Tranter

Executive Producer

Mic Graves Image

Mic Graves

Title Designer

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Makeup Artist

Lora Lee

Makeup Artist

Beckie Harvey

Production Design

Chris Seager Image

Chris Seager

Director of Photography

Dinah Collin

Costume Design

Marilyn Johnson

Casting

David Roger

Production Design

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Mark Day

Editor

Mary Finlay

Editor

Philip Kloss

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