Love/Hate is an Irish dramatic television series broadcast on RTÉ Television. The show aired between 2010 and 2014 on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. The show depicts fictional characters in Dublin's criminal underworld.
The show is mostly filmed in Dublin, with some scenes shot in bordering counties. Since its release, it has grown in popularity with series 3 attracting close to one million viewers on several occasions.
In November 2014, RTÉ stated that a sixth series would be made, but the show would be taking a year-long break in 2015. However, in November 2015, RTÉ stated that there were no longer plans to make a sixth series. In 2017, actor John Connors confirmed that production of Love/Hate had ceased and there would be no more seasons aired.
Description
The story is set in Dublin's criminal underworld. The first season introduced John Boy, a criminal kingpin, and the four friends Darren, Nidge, Robbie and Tommy as his gang members. The show has also featured Ruth Negga, Ruth Bradley, Killian Scott, and Chris Newman. The story focuses on rivalries within the criminal milieu and the psychological effects of violence on the Darren character. It is directed by David Caffrey and produced by Simon Massey, Suzanne McAuley, and James Flynn. The first series began broadcasting on 3 October 2010 at 21:30. It was repeated on Thursday nights at 23:10 on RTÉ One and placed on the RTÉ Player for three weeks after broadcast. The second series began broadcasting on 6 November 2011 at 21:30.
The fourth season began broadcasting on 6 October 2013. The opening episode of season four attracted 970,600 viewers on RTÉ One.
Each episode costs approximately €600,000 to make.
Cast
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Nigel "Nidge" Delaney
Killian Scott as Thomas "Tommy" Daly
Aoibhinn McGinnity as Patricia "Trish" Delaney
Charlie Murphy as Siobhán Delaney
Introduced in season 1
Robert Sheehan as Darren Treacy (Series 1–3) Chris Newman as Robbie Treacy Ruth Bradley as Mary Treacy (Series 1–2) Aidan Gillen as "John Boy" Power (Series 1–2) Brian Gleeson as Hughie "Cueball" Power Ruth Negga as Rosie Moynihan (Series 1–2) Peter Campion as Stephen "Stumpy" Doyle (Series 1–2) Laurence Kinlan as Eric "Elmo" Creed (Series 1, Series 3–5)
Introduced in season 2
Peter Coonan as Francis "Fran" Cooney (Series 2–5) Mark Dunne as Adrian "Ado" Kenny (Series 2–5) Susan Loughnane as Debbie (Series 2–4) Ian Lloyd Anderson as Dean (Series 2–5) Gavin Drea as Luke Denise McCormack as Linda Cooney
Introduced in season 3
Jimmy Smallhorne as Christopher "Git" Loughman
Jason Barry as Daniel "Dano" Loughman (Series 3–4) Seán McGinley as Tony (Series 3–4) Eve Macklin as Georgina Loughman Patrick Murray as Paddy Jim Murray as Ray Caoilfhionn Dunne as Lizzie (Series 3–5) Siobhan Shanahan as Donna (Series 3–5) Stephen Cromwell as Gary Creed Mary Murray as Janet Hartigan (Series 3–5) Lynn Rafferty as Nadine (Series 3–5) Stephen O'Brien as Terry (Series 3–5)
Introduced in season 4
John Connors as Patrick Ward (Series 4–5) Leroy Harris as Glen "Ginny" O'Donoghue (Series 4–5) Brían F. O'Byrne as Mick Moynihan (Series 4–5) Kieran O'Reilly as Ciarán Madden (Series 4–5) Aaron Heffernan as Gavin (Series 4–5) Peter O'Meara as Andrew Reddin Barry Keoghan as Wayne
Introduced in season 5
Paudge Behan as Terrence "Big Balls" May
Johnny Ward as Paulie Lawless
Production
Commissioned by RTÉ Drama, it is produced by Octagon Films. The producers are Simon Massey, Suzanne McAuley, and James Flynn. Shooting for the first series began on 12 October 2009. The show is written by Stuart Carolan and initially directed by David Caffrey. The director of photography is Donal Gilligan and the show was filmed on the RED camera, a digital cinema camera, now the Arri Alexa. The production designer is Stephen Daly and the costume designer is Aisling Wallace Byrne. The show is edited by Dermot Diskin.
The second series began filming in late March 2011 on location in Dublin.
On 12 December 2011, RTÉ.ie reported that a third series was in development. On 17 January 2012 this was confirmed by RTÉ.
On 18 December 2012, Irish Independent reported that "filming for the fourth series of Love/Hate is expected to get underway early in the New Year". The first episode of the fourth series was broadcast on 6 October 2013. In November 2013, RTÉ released Love/Hate season 4 on DVD.