Bold new drama The Virtues starring Line of Duty’s Stephen Graham premiered on Channel 4 tonight.
Airing in four parts, the show follows recovering alcoholic Joseph (played by Stephen Graham) as his life falls apart following his ex Debbie’s (Juliet Ellis) decision to move to Australia with their son Shea (Shea Michael-Shaw).
After a tense and emotional final meal with Debbie, her new partner and Shea, Joseph spirals out of control and viewers watched as he battled with hazy flashbacks.
However, viewers watching the show had difficulty hearing the characters’ conversations and took to Twitter to complain.
One said: “What the hell is wrong with the sound. Had to turn my TV volume up really loud and when the adverts come on had to turn it back down again!!! Not good you can hardly hear them talk #TheVirtues.”
Another remarked: “Please, @ChannelFour, is the sound quality fixable on #TheVirtues? I really want to watch this series but it’s just awful, I can hardly make out a word they’re saying.”
“Sound quality on #TheVirtues is terrible. Not sure I can watch this with just a load of mumbling!” said a third.
“Why is the sound so s**t? #TheVirtues,”
