Miniseries
The Virtues
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.
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Joseph falls into despair when his nine-year-old son leaves for Australia with his ex. Haunted by memories from his past, Joseph decides to travel to Ireland to confront his demons.
After a long journey Joseph arrives in Ireland where he has an emotional reunion with an important person from his childhood, and is introduced to a new family.
As he tries to come to terms with his past, Joseph revisits a place he has confused and fractured memories of, with tough consequences.
The final episode sees Joseph and Dinah finally get the answers they have been searching for. They each have to decide whether to seek their own justice, or to forgive.
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Genre:Drama
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Network:Channel 4
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Premiere Date:May 15, 2019
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Episodes
Joseph falls into despair when his nine-year-old son leaves for Australia with his ex. Haunted by memories from his past, Joseph decides to travel to Ireland to confront his demons.
After a long journey Joseph arrives in Ireland where he has an emotional reunion with an important person from his childhood, and is introduced to a new family.
As he tries to come to terms with his past, Joseph revisits a place he has confused and fractured memories of, with tough consequences.
The final episode sees Joseph and Dinah finally get the answers they have been searching for. They each have to decide whether to seek their own justice, or to forgive.
Critic Reviews for The Virtues Miniseries
All Critics (34) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (0)
It's almost impossible to imagine this riveting, emotionally devastating mini-series without Stephen Graham at its centre.
It is some of the best TV you'll see this year.
This is Stephen Graham's greatest thing he's ever been in. This is his finest work.
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.
Patience, after all, is one of the virtues, and this show will reward it.
Shane Meadows' haunting, compelling four-part series is very much a showcase for underrated English actor Stephen Graham.
Filmed with such a raw, visceral style and nothing less than totally compelling, The Virtues is some of Meadows' best work.
"The Virtues," a four-chapter limited series, is both the harshest and most tender enterprise director Shane Meadows has undertaken to date.
It's tough viewing at times and somehow deeply rewarding.
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.
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.
Gripping TV with a harrowing story and a vivid sense of place.
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