The new television series Pistol is easily one of the most anticipated biopics of the year that sees the rise of punk in 1970s London. Lauded Scottish director Danny Boyle of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire fame is directing a young cast that follows the beginnings of the anarchic Sex Pistols.
The series marks Boyle’s first release since Yesterday, a romantic comedy that follows a man who finds himself in a world without the Beatles. It looks at the early days of the band and their relationships with some of London’s most notable faces at the time, such as Vivianne Westwood, who helped to pioneer the punk movement.
