Love/Hate
Seen it?2010 | 5 seasons | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was critically acclaimed, though it had a short run with a modest audience. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Sons of Anarchy, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 5 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 23 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
Modern-day underworld characters Nidge and John Boy wrestle for control of Dublin's illicit drug trade in this forceful crime drama.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 5 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 140K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
- Season 12010 · 4 episodes · 7.6 out of 10Sunday
Season 22011 · 6 episodes · 7.7 out of 10Saturday- Season 32012 · 6 episodes · 7.1 out of 10Sunday
Season 42013 · 6 episodes · 6.6 out of 10Weeknight- Season 52014 · 6 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
Created by Stuart Carolan
- Tom Vaughan-LawlorNigel "Nidge" Delaney
- Laurence KinlanEric "Elmo" Creed
- Aoibhinn McGinnityPatricia "Trish" Delaney
- Peter CoonanFrancis "Fran" Cooney
- Charlie MurphySiobhan Delaney
- Brían F. O'ByrneInpector Mick Moynihan
- Mary MurrayJanet
- Nigel MercierDoctor
- John ConnorsPatrick
- Stephen ClinchNoely