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It's a Sin's Jill is based on an incredible real woman - and she appears in TV show

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It's A Sin is the powerful and moving show that has broken all of our hearts since it dropped on Channel 4. Russell T Davies's incredible series follows a group of gay friends living in London during the AIDs crisis in the 80s.

Three of the group die from the devastating illness while the rest have to come to terms with what's happening - including aspiring actress Jill Baxter.

While most people were terrified of the mysterious illness, she volunteers for hotlines to offer advice to people across the capital, joins protests and visits men dying in hospital who have been abandoned by their families.

The character, played by Lydia West, is based off an inspiring real women, Davies's friend Jill Nalder. The real Jill even appears in the

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