Shameless (UK TV series)
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| Genre | Black comedy |
| Created by | Paul Abbott |
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Main article: List of Shameless characters
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| Theme music composer | Murray Gold |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 139 (list of episodes) |
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| Location(s) | Wythenshawe, Manchester, England |
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| Running time | 60–65 mins (inc. advertisements) |
| Production company(s) | Company Pictures |
| Distributor | All3Media |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format |
576i 16:9 SDTV (2004-08) 1080p HDTV (2009-2013) |
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Stereo (2004-2008) Dolby Digital 5.1 (2009–13) |
| Original release | 13 January 2004 – 28 May 2013 |
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| Related shows | Shameless (U.S.) (2011–) |
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Shameless is a British adult comedy-drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate. Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the series aired from 13 January 2004 to 28 May 2013. The comedy drama, centred on British working class culture, accorded critical acclaim by various sections of the British media, including The Sun newspaper and Newsnight Review on BBC Two. The programme was created and partially written by Paul Abbott, who is also the programme's executive producer. In 2005, the show won "Best Drama Series" at the BAFTA TV Awards and "Best TV Comedy Drama" at the British Comedy Awards. The network Showtime adapted the series into its own American version, which debuted in 2011.
The first series of Shameless ran from 19 January to 24 February 2004. It consisted of 7 episodes.
The first series chronicled the life of the Gallagher family and their neighbours. David Threlfall was cast as alcoholic father-of-six, Frank Gallagher. Anne-Marie Duff was cast as his eldest daughter and "head" of the family, Fiona.Jody Latham and Gerard Kearns played Gallagher brothers Lip and Ian. Twin brothers Elliott and Luke Tittensor both took on the role of youngster Carl Gallagher, whilst Rebecca Ryan was cast as Debbie Gallagher, and Liam was played by Joseph Furnace (series 1-2) and Johnny Bennett (series 3-8). Other characters included James McAvoy as Fiona's boyfriend Steve McBride. The Gallaghers' next-door neighbours Kev and Veronica, were played by Dean Lennox Kelly and Maxine Peake. Maggie O'Neill played agoraphobic Sheila Jackson, a love interest of Frank. Appearing alongside her were Rebecca Atkinson as her 15 year old wayward daughter Karen and Steve Pemberton appeared in the first two episodes as Karen's god-fearing father Eddie. Two other characters were introduced, local shopkeepers Kash and Yvonne Karib, played by Chris Bisson and Kelli Hollis. The series also debuted future regular cast members, including Jack Deam, as Veronica's arsonist brother Marty Fisher, their mother Carol, played by Marjorie Yates. The local pub landlady Jez, played by Lindsey Dawson. Samantha Siddall appeared in one episode as Mandy Maguire, whilst Anthony Flanagan and Warren Donnelly appeared together as local coppers PC Tony and Stan Waterman.
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