Love/Hate’s untouchable Nidge lives on... again

And... breathe. The finale of Love/Hate was expected to become the most watched TV show of the year, and for all those tuning in, it didn’t disappoint.

The sixth episode of the fourth season of the acclaimed drama came to a dramatic end, with crime boss Nidge still at large and untouched by gardaí, while some of his accomplices ended up either dead or in Garda custody.

In a classic ‘cops and robbers’ denouement, Det Insp Mick Moynihan watched on surveillance cameras as his sting to catch Nidge with his hands on a massive drug importation fell asunder due to fate — primarily, Nidge’s accomplice Tommy collapsing just before the shipment was due to arrive. It meant the police had to swoop earlier than planned, leading to arrests and hospital treatment for Tommy, but allowing Nidge to escape.