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Love/Hate's Elmo: I'd be happy for it to end there

Laurence Kinlan as Elmo in Love/Hate
Laurence Kinlan as Elmo in Love/Hate

Love/Hate isn't coming back in 2015 and star Laurence Kinlan has told TEN that he would be quite happy for it to end with that explosive series five finale.

When asked what he thinks the future holds for the hit RTÉ drama Kinlan, who played Elmo on the show, said "I'd be quite happy for it to end where it has, just because it's gone out with such a bang.

"He's [writer Stuart Carolan] tied up a lot of loose ends and it felt like a last episode. But look, if they go on to do another one, I'd be quite happy to be involved."

A sixth season is currently in development and Kinlan added, "I know he's given himself six months to a year to figure out what he wants to do, and rightly so, he wrote the first six [episodes] in mind to film it over 12 and tell the bigger story, and he did that, and it got the pay off this year because of that.

"So for him to go into a room now and write another six episodes for season six straight away wouldn't be the right thing to do, and he knows that himself, so he's given himself a bit of time and he'll decide with RTÉ whether or not it's right to go on for a sixth and I'll support him all the way and if they want me back, I'm quite happy to run back. I'm not dead – yes!"

Watch this space.

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