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The Virtues (2019)

First aired May 15, 201945m/ep1 season · 4 epsEnded
7.8

62 votes

Drama
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Overview

Joseph falls into despair when his nine-year-old son Shea leaves for Australia with his ex Debbie. Suffering the hangover from hell, he walks away from his present life and boards a boat bound for Ireland to confront memories from his childhood.

Created By

Shane Meadows

Top Billed Cast

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Joseph

Niamh Algar

Niamh Algar

Dinah

Helen Behan

Helen Behan

Anna

Frank Laverty

Frank Laverty

Michael

Mark O'Halloran

Mark O'Halloran

Craigy

Deirdre Donnelly

Deirdre Donnelly

Susan

James Nelson-Joyce

James Nelson-Joyce

Ryan

Liam Carney

Liam Carney

Damon (Nomad)

Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Janine

Juliet Ellis

Juliet Ellis

Debbie

Jermaine Liburd

Jermaine Liburd

David

Shea Michael Shaw

Shea Michael Shaw

Shea

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

June 5, 2019

Networks

Channel 4

Production

Channel 4 TelevisionWarp Films

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User Reviews

Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

8.0

**_Starts slow, but really picks up, with the last 20 minutes a masterclass in how to build tension with simple parallel editing; be warned though, it's not pleasant viewing_** > _A man who drinks too much on occasion is still the same man as he was sober. An alcoholic, a real alcoholic, is not the same man at all. You can't predict anything about him for sure except that he will be someone you never met before._ - Raymond Chandler; _The Long Goodbye_ (1953) > _Violators cannot live with the truth: survivors cannot live without it._ - Chrystine Oksana; _Safe Passage to Healing: A G…

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