Series

Pistol

2022★ 7.6S1 E1

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.

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Episodes

Season 1 · Miniseries

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1 Track 1: The Cloak of Invisibility ▶ Track 1: The Cloak of Invisibility Desperate 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. Not watched yet 45m 2 Track 2: Rotten ▶ Track 2: Rotten As 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. Not watched yet 50m 3 Track 3: Bodies ▶ Track 3: Bodies As 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. Not watched yet 54m 4 Track 4: Pretty Vaaayc**t ▶ Track 4: Pretty Vaaayc**t The 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. Not watched yet 56m 5 Track 5: Nancy and Sid ▶ Track 5: Nancy and Sid As 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. Not watched yet 55m 6 Track 6: Who Killed Bambi? ▶ 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. Not watched yet 52m

Cast

Toby WallaceSteve Jones
Anson BoonJohn Lydon
Christian LeesGlen Matlock
Sydney ChandlerChrissie Hynde
Talulah RileyVivienne Westwood
Maisie WilliamsJordan
Emma AppletonNancy Spungen
Thomas Brodie-SangsterMalcolm McLaren
Jacob SlaterPaul Cook

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