The Virtues

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The Virtues (2019)

TV-MA 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.

Shane Meadows

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Jack Thorne

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Series Cast

Stephen Graham

Joseph

4 Episodes
Niamh Algar

Dinah

4 Episodes
Helen Behan

Anna

4 Episodes
Frank Laverty

Michael

4 Episodes
Mark O'Halloran

Craigy

4 Episodes
Deirdre Donnelly

Susan

4 Episodes
James Nelson-Joyce

Ryan

4 Episodes
Liam Carney

Damon (Nomad)

4 Episodes
Niamh Cusack

Janine

4 Episodes
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Last Season

Miniseries

78%

2019 • 4 Episodes

Season 1 of The Virtues premiered on May 15, 2019.

Episode 4

(1x4, June 5, 2019) Season Finale

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A review by Stephen Campbell

80%

Written by Stephen Campbell on September 22, 2019

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.