The Sins is a television series from 2000. It was directed by David Yates

David Yates

David Yates is an English filmmaker who rose to mainstream prominence directing the final four films in the Harry Potter film series. He helmed the series' fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth installments, all of which became an instant blockbuster success and made him the most commercially...

, Sallie Aprahamian and Simon Curtis and written by William Ivory. It centres on Len Green (Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE, was an English stage, film and television actor.After minor television appearances including in The Professionals, Postlethwaite's first success came with the film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. He played a mysterious lawyer, Mr...

), a former bank robber and getaway driver, who has retired from the criminal life and joined the undertaker's run by his uncle (Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Francis Finlay, CBE is an English stage, film and television actor.-Personal life:Finlay was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the son of Margaret and Josiah Finlay, a butcher. A devout Catholic, he belongs to the British Catholic Stage Guild. He was educated at St...

). However, his resolve to stay out of that world is tested by temptations based on the seven deadly sins

Seven deadly sins

The 7 Deadly Sins, also known as the Capital Vices or Cardinal Sins, is a classification of objectionable vices that have been used since early Christian times to educate and instruct followers concerning fallen humanity's tendency to sin...

. Other cast included Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Geraldine James, OBE is an English actress.-Early life and family:James was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to a cardiologist father...

 as Len's wife, Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook is an English film and television actress best known for her lead and support roles in various episodic television series.-Background:...

, Kaye Wragg, Laura Rogers

Laura Rogers

Laura Rogers is a British actress.-Biography:As a youngster Rogers was a member of the West Glamorgan Youth Theatre Company and Upland Arts, the Swansea Gilbert and Sullivan society...

, Caroline Hayes

Caroline Hayes

Caroline Hayes is an English actress currently working and living in London. She has appeared on stage and television in the UK and Canada, most notably in the BBC series The Sins, alongside Pete Postlethwaite and Geraldine James, and Servants, another BBC series featuring Joe Absolom...

 and Billie Cook as their daughters, Amanda Abbington

Amanda Abbington

Amanda Abbington is an English actress and comedienne who has appeared on both television and stage. She is best known for her roles in the 2005 comedy sketch show Man Stroke Woman and the 2007–2008 comedy After You've Gone with Nicholas Lyndhurst...

, Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson (actor)

Philip Jackson is an English actor, known for his many television and film roles, most notably as Chief Inspector Japp in the television series Poirot and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the cult 1980s series Robin of Sherwood. Jackson was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire...

, Neil Stuke

Neil Stuke

Neil Stuke , is an English actor notable for playing Matthew in the second and third series of Game On after taking over the role from Ben Chaplin,and for his role as Billy Lamb, Head Clerk in the 2011 BBC television series "Silk"...

, Nick Raggett

Nick Raggett

Nick Raggett , is an English television and theatre actor.-Early life:He was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Raggett moved to London, England, in 1982...

 and the late Kenneth Macdonald.

Awards

Producer Liza Marshall won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Newcomer in 2001, and Ivory a Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Miniseries in 2002. In the 2001 BAFTAs

British Academy Television Awards 2001

The 2001 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday May 13, 2001. The ceremony took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London.-Winners:*Best Actor**Winner: Michael Gambon — Longitude...

it was nominated for Best Actor (Postlethwaite), Best Actress (James) and Best Drama Series (Marshall and Ivory), but won none of these categories.