Love/Hate star Charlie Murphy has hit back at claims female actors are overlooked in the RTE show.
The TV series was attacked by former cast member Susan Loughnane, who played Debbie, with her calling it a “sausage-fest”.
But Charlie – who plays Siobhan in the series – insists that creator Stuart Carolan is right to keep women playing gangland mots and prostitutes as it’s the reality of this world.
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“I don’t believe women are portrayed in the best light but I think he is doing his job as a writer,” she explained.
“And [he] wants to reflect what is going on in the underworld and he captures it perfectly. He has reflected very truthfully what that world is like.”
And blasting the idea that women aren’t given a big role in the series, she said: “Remember, he gave the first five-minute monologue to Rosie.
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“The camera never left her. I think that was a pretty brave move. He didn’t give it to a man, he gave it to a woman.”
Meanwhile, Charlie told the Sunday Independent that viewers should expect a massive shock in the finale tonight.
She added: “Stuart always surprises us. I think from the last episode it is clear that Siobhan definitely has her uncle’s genes.
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“Whether she uses them the same way as he does is another question. Now she is focusing her strengths on vengeance. I think her eyes have been opened to how she can be in that world.
“She knows she is backed into a corner so she has to find it in herself to do something and take matters into her own hands.”
More than a million viewers are expected to tune in tonight for the finale.
