Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson has defended the show following strong backlash over the sex scenes.
Liveline listeners flooded the airwaves last week likening the show to a ‘porno’ but Lenny feels the scenes were justified and handled with care.
Speaking to Maura and Daithi on the Today Show, he said, “It was important for us to represent this relationship truthfully and a big part of it was their physical intimacy.
“And it’s part of the story and, as you’ll see the series go on, it tells you things about the two characters and therefore to do it justice we felt obliged to be truthful to that aspect of it.”
He continued, “I think we did it very sensitively and I would say it’s brilliant radio on Liveline but I wouldn’t say that the callers who were upset about it represent too many people in the country now.
“Generally speaking there has been a very strong positive response to the way sex scenes are shown and the way consent is dealt with.”
The 12-part series, which stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal, is currently airing on RTE, and available on the BBC player.