Pistol

Episode Descriptions

Track 1: The Cloak of Invisibility

101 5/31/2022

Desperate to escape the bleak future that society has decreed for him, charismatic Steve Jones convinces Malcolm McLaren to manage his band, The Swankers. But Steve discovers that his "Cloak of Invisibility" cannot shield him from the audience's penetrating gaze. Written by Craig Pearce; directed by Danny Boyle.

Track 2: Rotten

102 5/31/2022

As Steve grasps his final chance and attempts to learn guitar in five days, a fury named Johnny Rotten arrives on the scene and the Sex Pistols are born. Written by Craig Pearce; directed by Danny Boyle.

Track 3: Bodies

103 5/31/2022

As Steve and Chrissie Hynde begin to make more than just music, the Pistols begin to wreak anarchy in the U.K. and Johnny Rotten takes deeper inspiration from a grieving young woman. Written by Craig Pearce; directed by Danny Boyle.

Track 4: Pretty Vaaaycunt

104 5/31/2022

The idyllic moment where success is not yet fame, is soon obliterated when the band shock the nation out of its tea-time torpor. The resulting media frenzy causes egos to explode. Steve is emotionally blackmailed by Malcom into replacing bassist Glen Matlock with glorious looking, but musically inept, Sid Vicious. Written by Craig Pearce; directed by Danny Boyle.

Track 5: Nancy & Sid

105 5/31/2022

As Nancy and Sid's love ignites, Sid becomes increasingly lost to heroin and violence. A plan is hatched to get rid of Nancy, but on a riverboat stunt during the Queen's Jubilee to promote "God Save the Queen," chaos takes hold. Written by Craig Pearce; directed by Danny Boyle.

Track 6: Who Killed Bambi?

106 5/31/2022

Malcolm decides that the Sex Pistols have become too much like a rock band; famous, inaccessible - and so he must blow them up. He tours the Pistols not in the big U.S. cities where they're loved, but in the South, where they're reviled. The pressure is unbearable. Johnny leaves the band, and a heroin-ridden Sid becomes lead singer. Steve desperately tries to hold the band together, but Nancy is found murdered in a New York City hotel room, and Sid is the main suspect. Written by Craig Pearce; directed by Danny Boyle.