Love/Hate - ITV X

[Boxster5]

Onto the final series of this (there are 5 in total).
Apparently made a few years ago but wow, if you’re a shrinking violet then it’s not for you. All about Dublin drug gangs and it seems eerily realistic - lots of brutal violence, sex, drug taking and bad language but strangely addictive.
Brilliantly written and the characters are totally believable.
Surprised that it’s on ITV X as that’s not their normal brief.
Well worth a watch.

[Boxster5]

Sebring440 said:

Boxster5 said:

Surprised that it’s on ITV X as that’s not their normal brief.

What's their "normal brief"? There seems to be all sorts on there.

I would expect something like that to be on BBC or Channel 4. ITV is still in my opinion, the “light entertainment” choice. Only my opinion of course.

[Boxster5]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

I watched Love/Hate, along with Kin, and I'm left wondering.....in real life, are organised crime organisations or families run by boozed up, coked up, hooker using fkwits?

I've kind of always imagined those at the top were actually pretty smart guys, who didn't use drugs themselves. Like in the Godfather, Michael and Vito were pretty clean living (murder aside) whilst hothead Sonny got himself shot on the causeway and Freydo, who was a complete fool, just had a minor role in the family before Michael had to kill him for being a blabbermouth.

I wouldn't trust Nidge to run a bath successfully, let alone a drugs empire. Just not seeing it.

Well one thing it has done is put us off visiting Dublin!
Too many eeegiots.