The original lineup of The Pretenders is seen rehearsing: Chrissie Hynde (Sydney Chandler, lead vocals and rhythm guitar); James Honeyman-Scott (Joff Oddie, lead guitar); Martin Chambers (Theo Ellis, drums); and Pete Farndon (Leo Elso, bass). Like the Sex Pistols, the Pretenders later took a tragic turn: Honeyman-Scott died of a drug overdose in 1982, two days after the band had fired Farndon, who died under similar circumstances the following year. However, Hynde and Chambers reconstituted the band, and although Chambers left from 1986 until 1993, the pair were active band members when the series debuted in 2022.