The Virtues

The Virtues

TV-MA2019•45m•7.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.8/10(58)

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.

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Production

Channel 4 Television, Warp Films

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 15, 2019

Last Aired

June 5, 2019

Networks

Channel 4

Created By

Shane Meadows

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2019-05-15

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.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2019-05-22

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.

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2019-05-29

As he tries to come to terms with his past, Joseph revisits a place he has confused and fractured memories of, with tough consequences

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2019-06-05

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.

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

Debbie

Jermaine Liburd

Jermaine Liburd

David

Shea Michael Shaw

Shea

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