I've mentioned The Virtues before. But the lead actor, Stephen Graham, recently got a bit more publicity after his role of Anthony Provenzano in the film The Irishman, so I thought people might be...
I've mentioned The Virtues before. But the lead actor, Stephen Graham, recently got a bit more publicity after his role of Anthony Provenzano in the film The Irishman, so I thought people might be interested in this.
Sometimes you just believe it, don’t you? The distance between you and the screen, you and the characters, you and the story just collapses. You see no artifice. You don’t suspend your disbelief, willingly or otherwise, because it never comes into being.
So it was with Shane Meadows’ latest offering, The Virtues, co-written with Jack Thorne and starring Stephen Graham. It’s a truly formidable combination, as This Is England the film and subsequent television trilogy amply demonstrated [...]
I've mentioned The Virtues before. But the lead actor, Stephen Graham, recently got a bit more publicity after his role of Anthony Provenzano in the film The Irishman, so I thought people might be interested in this.
It's harrowing. Here's a Guardian review; https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/15/the-virtues-review-a-harrowing-triumph-by-shane-meadows
The Guardian also list it as number 5 of the best tv of 2019. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/dec/13/best-tv-shows-2019-no-5-the-virtues