10 Most Emotional Moments In It's A Sin

Come on, you knew this was going to take the top spot, and the way it's done makes for sensational television. If you haven't seen the show, but still read this far, then look away now. You don't want this to be spoiled.

At the end of episode five, Jill and Roscoe head to the Isle of Wight to say goodbye to Ritchie, who is just about at death's door. After being turned away by Ritchie's mother Valerie multiple times, who is smothering her son at this point due to her own self-guilt, Jill is then asked to meet her on a local pier.

Just when Jill thinks she will get to see her friend, Valerie informs her that Ritchie died the day before, and admits that she may have acted wrongly by not allowing her son to see his friends, but it's too late to do anything.

It is the silence which follows this moment which makes this the number one spot. Both Jill and the audience feel utter despair with this twist, and when the scene cuts to show Ritchie's final seconds, alone in his room in the dark, it really hits home at just how cruelly members of the LGBT community were treated in these awful situations, shamefully locked away by their families who wrongly believed they were acting in their best interests, a shadow of who they once were, and denied any farewells from the people who truly love them.

It's a real eye-opener as to the mental manipulation so many gay people went through in that time, and there's a lot to be said for the way some families dealt with the illness. This scene will stay with many people for a long time after watching.