| LOVE/HATE | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Gangster |
| Created by | Stuart Carolan |
| Starring |
Aidan Gillen Robert Sheehan Ruth Bradley Brian Gleeson Ruth Negga Peter Campion Killian Scott Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Aoibhinn McGinnity Lawrence Kinlan |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Simon Massey Suzanne McAuley James Flynn Jane Gogan (RTÉ) |
| Location(s) | Dublin |
| Camera setup | Single-camera, RED |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | RTÉ ONE |
| Picture format | 16:9 widescreen |
| Audio format | Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original run | October 3, 2010 – October 24, 2010 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Love/Hate is an Irish TV drama series broadcast on RTÉ One. The first episode aired on 3 October 2010[1]. It stars Aidan Gillen (The Wire), Robert Sheehan (Misfits) Ruth Negga (Love is the Drug), Ruth Bradley (Stardust) and Killian Scott. It is directed by David Caffrey (Divorcing Jack, Raw) and is produced by Simon Massey, Suzanne McAuley (A Shine of Rainbows) and James Flynn (P.S. I Love You)[2].
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Shooting began on 12 October, 2009. Written by Stuart Carolan (Raw, Little White Lie) and directed by David Caffrey (Divorcing Jack, Raw)[2].
Commissioned by RTÉ Drama it is produced by Octagon Films. The producers are Simon Massey, Suzanne McAuley (A Shine of Rainbows) and James FlynnTemplate:Dn [2].
Director of Photography is Donal Gilligan (The Boys of St Columb's, Dead Bodies), filmed on the RED format. The Production Designer is Stephen Daly (Breakfast on Pluto) and the Costumes Designer Aisling Wallace Byrne. Edited by Dermot Diskin (Kings, Boy Eats Girl)[2].
The series began broadcasting on Sunday the 3 October, 2010 at 21:30. Repeated Thursday Nights at 23:10 on RTÉ ONE and placed on the RTÉ Player for 3 weeks after broadcast.
Darren Tracey (Robert Sheehan) returns to Dublin from Spain, spending time there while trying to avoid the Police in Ireland for gun possession. Robbie (Darren's brother) is released from prison. While waiting to be collected by Tommy Robbie is shot outside a Newsagents in a drive by shooting. Darren rings Tommy to see what his delay is, which he covers up since he is sleeping with Darren and Robbie's sister Mary at the time. He is too late to meet with Robbie and on his arrival Robbie is dead. Nidge (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) is Robbie's closest friend who has just purchased a gun and is currently learning how to use the weapon via a "You Tube" video. Darren is soon re-arrested but Gang boss John Boy Power (Aidan Gillen) pays for a Solicitor to bail Darren out of his gun charges, which are thrown out of court on a technicality. Darren's ex-girlfriend, Rose (Ruth Negga), is now pregnant with Stumpy's baby.
Mary Tracey gets advice from a physic who tells her Robbie trying to get free from his past, which he insists is often the case with deaths involving violence. Darren isn't impressed by his sister's belief in the what the physic is telling her and is quick to confront the physic, telling him that if he doesn't tell her that Robbie has moved on that he will be around again. John Boy is up in court and has organised the collection of drugs from Dublin Port by the rest of the gang. Tommy and Darren check out the warehouse were they are to sort out the drugs. Darren is quick to realize that the Gardaí are watching the warehouse. He calls John Boy to inform him that changes have to be made. Nidge has gone to collect the shipment, he is told to continue driving until a new place is found. Tommy finds a place from an old friend (JP) who's father has a car dealership, he asks him for the use of the garage for a half an hour. There the gang sort out all of the drugs into other bags to be distributed to other drug dealers around the city. Darren and Ruth plan to meet up in secret to discuss their relationship, while the rest of the gang are at John Boy's party at his apartment. John Boy tries to convince JP to use his father's dealership again. Nidge proposes to Trish. Darren stalks Jimmy Byrne whom he believes killed his brother Darren.
The first episode was watched by 400,000 viewers, becoming RTÉ One's 4th most watch programme that week. 405,000 viewers tuned to the second episode making it RTÉ One's 5th most watch show and Ireland's 9th most watched show that week [3].
The Evening Herald gave the series 2 stars stating that series is too slick and the actors were too clean cut to be believable as Dublin Gangland Criminals[4]. The Irish Times agreed that the series had a "slick production values and a top-notch cast" but "The problem with Love/Hate is that Gillen’s gang just don’t seem hard enough; they’re soft around the edges, with a script that makes them too nicely spoken" and asked that there be "more hate, less love" over the course of the next 3 episodes[5]. The Connacht Sentinel's Dave O'Connell also noted the strong drama but that the cast was far too good looking for Dublin Gangland[6].
The Sunday Independent's columnist Eilis O'Hanlon asked why these criminals should be turned from "thicko skangers into heroes" [7] especially when the Sunday Independent is more than capable of such writing.
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