The cut-ins of strikes and the mid-1970's grey gloom is accurate and frames this series quite well. The actors aren't really that believable - a bit wooden and I can see why John Lydon didn't approve. Lydon/Rotten is portrayed as being manic / borderline psycho and yet the actor misses his snarl and menace on stage and the pronunciation while singing isn't accurate. The character is a pastiche and could have easily been another character in The Young Ones. If you drop the fantasy and ignore the wooden OTT acting, it's actually quite enjoyable. It captures the 1970s quite well and has a great sound track. As an old punk, I thought that as a series, it was OK and a lot of thought went into it. It's not trying to be a Sex Pistols documentary, it's more like a fantasy punk series framed around the band.
Review of Pistol
