I was there in the 80s. I lost every single close friend. This is the wrong vehicle for such a tragedy and I felt hurt and insulted, The last episode was pathetic saved only by the haunting music of Kraftwerk. What a mess. What an insult to the memory of those people who lost their lives....and all to make a quick buck. Shameful that this living memory is treated as a cheap spectacle. It failed in every way to teach about the real fear and horror that all gay people were experiencing.
However, the performances were pretty good. Russell Tovey has managed to redeem himself in my opinion because he was previously one of the worst actors I have ever seen. He seemed to get his stuff together for this disaster.