Home > The Virtues > Series 1 « TV Series Page The Virtues: Series 1 (2019) Want to see Episode List Series 1 The Virtues Critics Consensus Stephen Graham gives a masterful performance in Shane Meadows' deeply personal depiction of trauma, gifting viewers with a raw account of self-destruction and a hopeful promise of renewal. 100% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 29 No Score Yet Audience Score User Ratings: 0 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: May 15, 2019 Atroubled man travels to Ireland to confront demons from a childhood spent in the care system. More 2 Episode 2 Atroubled man travels to Ireland to confront demons from a childhood spent in the care system. More 3 Suffering the hangover from hell, he walks away from his present life and boards a boat bound for Ireland to confront hazy, fear-inducing memories from a childhood spent in the care system that he's had to forget. As he tries to come to terms with his past, Joseph revisits a place he has confused and fractured memories of, with tough consequences. More 4 (Episode 4) The final part of Shane Meadows' powerful new four-part drama, co-written by Jack Thorne, that tackles themes of repressed memory, revenge and the hope of redemption. More Tv Season Info A troubled man travels to Ireland to confront demons from a childhood spent in the care system. Genre: Drama Network: Channel 4 Premiere Date: May 15, 2019 Cast Deirdre Donnelly as Susan James Nelson -Joyce as Ryan Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: May 15, 2019 Atroubled man travels to Ireland to confront demons from a childhood spent in the care system. More 2 Episode 2 Atroubled man travels to Ireland to confront demons from a childhood spent in the care system. More 3 Suffering the hangover from hell, he walks away from his present life and boards a boat bound for Ireland to confront hazy, fear-inducing memories from a childhood spent in the care system that he's had to forget. As he tries to come to terms with his past, Joseph revisits a place he has confused and fractured memories of, with tough consequences. More 4 (Episode 4) The final part of Shane Meadows' powerful new four-part drama, co-written by Jack Thorne, that tackles themes of repressed memory, revenge and the hope of redemption. More Critic Reviews for The Virtues Series 1 All Critics (29) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (0) The series is a reminder that facing up to one's problems doesn't guarantee release, but does allow for the possibility of moving forward. Mar 31, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Jake Cole Slant Magazine Top Critic Filmed with such a raw, visceral style and nothing less than totally compelling, The Virtues is some of Meadows' best work. Apr 16, 2020 | Full Review… Daryl MacDonald Film Inquiry "The Virtues," a four-chapter limited series, is both the harshest and most tender enterprise director Shane Meadows has undertaken to date. Apr 12, 2020 | Rating: A | Full Review… Andy Crump The Playlist It's tough viewing at times and somehow deeply rewarding. Apr 10, 2020 | Full Review… Anne Brodie What She Said Anchored by breathtakingly raw performances from Graham and Algar, The Virtues is a grounded drama that takes viewers through the arduous manifestation of repressed trauma. Apr 2, 2020 | Rating: 10/10 | Full Review… Andrew Stover Film Threat Meadows is one of our foremost writers who is documenting contemporary working-class British life and should be as highly regarded as Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. Mar 31, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Fiona Underhill JumpCut Online Gripping TV with a harrowing story and a vivid sense of place. Mar 18, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Roger Moore Tribune News Service With economical dialogue and fly-on-the-wall camera work, much responsibility lies on the actors' shoulders; thankfully they are all very much up to the task. Nov 18, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Brian Donaldson The List It is a supremely controlled display of a man in chaos, grasping for redemption. May 17, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Tom Baily The Arts Desk At once both compelling and painful. Aug 20, 2019 | Full Review… Steve Kilgallon Stuff.co.nz The conclusion [is] one of the most tense endings I've seen in a series. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 8, 2019 | Full Review… Jaime Fa de Lucas Culturamas Bleakness and despair were also in abundance in the feature-length finale of The Virtues. As TV dramas go, they don't come much darker. They also don't come more brilliantly acted. Jun 12, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Claudia Connell Daily Mail (UK) View All Critic Reviews (29) Audience Reviews for The Virtues: Series 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about The Virtues: Series 1! 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