Sharon and Ozzy | Blizzard of Oz | 1
British Scandal
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4.4 • 7.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
When Ozzy Osbourne is kicked out of Black Sabbath, his career and his life are in freefall. Enter Sharon Arden: a sharp, ambitious and straight-talking manager, determined to turn a self-destructive has-been into a solo star. Their partnership is volatile, risky and electric, but it just might save him… Or finish them both before it’s even begun.
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| 0:00.0 | A note before we start, this episode contains a pretty upsetting depiction of domestic violence. |
| 0:05.2 | If you or someone you know is experiencing harm in a relationship or need support, |
| 0:09.4 | we've put links to free support services in the episode description. |
| 0:18.1 | September 3, 1989, Amersham. |
| 0:23.1 | Ozzy Osbourne wakes with a pounding head, |
| 0:27.1 | sunlight burning through his scrunched up eyelids. |
| 0:30.6 | Sharon! |
| 0:32.7 | He reaches out an arm for his wife, |
| 0:35.6 | but his body jolts in shock when it hits a brick wall instead. |
| 0:39.3 | Sharon! |
| 0:45.3 | He forces his eyes open. He scrambles up from the concrete floor. |
| 0:49.3 | The smell makes him think he must have passed out in a public toilet. |
| 0:59.3 | But then he clocks the bars over the windows, and his stomach lurches. |
| 1:01.7 | Ozzy scrambles to his feet. |
| 1:02.8 | Hello? |
| 1:06.7 | His voice echoes around the tiled walls. |
| 1:09.4 | His pulse begins to quicken. |
| 1:10.5 | Hello? Is anybody there? |
| 1:13.6 | He hears a chair scrape back, footsteps along the hallway. |
| 1:17.6 | Then a tall, stone-faced police officer appears at his cell door. |
| 1:22.6 | Ozzy feels the look hit him like a boot. |
| 1:26.6 | What's going on? |
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