| Shameless | |
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 Opening credits for series 1-4 | |
| Format | Dramedy |
| Created by | Paul Abbott |
| Starring | David Threlfall Annabelle Apsion Gerard Kearns Rebecca Ryan Elliott Tittensor Rebecca Atkinson |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award-winning English Television David Threlfall (born 12 October 1953, Manchester) is an English Actor and director best known for his role as Frank Annabelle Apsion (born 22 March, 1963 in London) is an English film and television actress Gerard Kearns (born October 4 1984 in Lancashire, England) is a British Actor best known for his role as Ian Gallagher Rebecca Ryan (born April 27 1991) is an English actress from Manchester. Elliott John Tittensor (born 3 November 1989 in Heywood, Lancashire) is a young English Actor. Rebecca Atkinson (born July 31 1983 in Salford) is an English actress The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Paul Abbott |
| Running time | approx. Below is a list of episodes of the British comedy drama television series Shameless, which airs on Channel 4, and E4. Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award-winning English Television 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | 13 January 2004 – present |
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Shameless is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy drama television series set in the fictional Chatsworth Estate in Manchester, England. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs &mdash or to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the first seven-episode series aired weekly on Tuesday nights at 10pm from 13 January 2004. Company Pictures is an independent British television production company which has produced drama programming for many broadcasters Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The dramedy, centered within UK working class culture, has been accorded critical acclaim by various sections of the British media, including The Sun newspaper and Newsnight Review on BBC Two. Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language For the CNN programme see NewsNight with Aaron Brown Newsnight is a British daily News analysis
The programme was created and, at least initially, mainly written by Paul Abbott, who is also the programme's Executive Producer. Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award-winning English Television Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production Much of the series is based on Abbott's own experiences growing up in a similar situation to the Gallagher children in Burnley. Burnley is a large Market town in the borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73500
The first series was co-written with Danny Brocklehurst and Carmel Morgan. Danny Brocklehurst (born 1971 in Hyde Greater Manchester) is an English Screenwriter. In subsequent series, Abbott and Brocklehurst shared the main writing duties.
For the fifth series a 6,100 m2 (66,000 sq. ft) exterior and interior set was built on an industrial estate in Wythenshawe, Manchester. An industrial estate is an area of land set aside for industrial development. Wythenshawe (pop 66000 is a district in the south of the City of Manchester in North West England. [1]
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Plot
The opening credits have always featured a monologue from what could arguably be called the central character of the series, Frank Gallagher. Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 The series charts the lives of the dysfunctional Gallagher family, comprising the father, Frank Gallagher and his nine children, widening the scope to other occupants of the estate as the series progresses. Central characters include:
- Fiona (series 1–2),
- Lip (Phillip) (series 1–4, guest series 5),
- Ian,
- Carl,
- Debbie,
- Liam,
- Nigel and Delia (2–4, Frank's twins with Sheila),
- Stella (born at the end of series 5. Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Frank denied that he named her after the beer)
Other characters featured in earlier series included Fiona's boyfriend Steve, a middle-class car thief (series 1-2); Kev and Veronica (series 1-3, guests in series 4), the Gallagher's neighbours; Kash, the owner of the local shop, and his wife Yvonne; agoraphobic Sheila (series 1-4) and her daughter Karen; Lip's girlfriend Mandy Maguire; the policemen Tony and Stan, along with various regular background characters. Stella Artois (ˈstɛlə ɑrˈtwɑː is a 52% ABV global Lager first brewed in Leuven, Belgium in 1926 as a Christmas brew Steve McBride may refer to Steve McBride (Shameless, fictional character from British TV drama Shameless Steve McBride (politician Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Agoraphobia is an Anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a Panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 The cast was expanded for the series 2, with Carol and Marty, Veronica's mother and brother, becoming regular characters after guest roles in the first series. Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 In series 3, Mandy's family, led by her drug-dealing mother Mimi Maguire and Paddy Maguire, became key characters. Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 In series 4 we also meet three of the Maguire parents' sons: Shane Maguire, who is determined to show his parents and the estate that he is a hard man and a good worker, and Mickey Maguire, who is gay and similarly determined to prove himself. We also meet Jamie Maguire, who has been in prison for 10 years for murder. The estate are initially scared of him in case he turns against anyone, but as we find out he is a partially reformed character, and wants to get on with his life. He eventually marries Karen Jackson.
The Gallagher family reside on the fictional Chatsworth Estate, a council estate in Stretford, Greater Manchester, although is actually filmed on location in Gorton, East Manchester. A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development Stretford (pop 37500 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 Gorton is a district of the City of Manchester in North West England. The scenes in the local pub, The Jockey, are filmed on a set in Salford although the exterior shots are of a real pub named The Wellington which is located in West Gorton. Shameless is a BAFTA award-winning British Comedy drama Television series set in the fictional Chatsworth Estate (the choice Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. [2] Also in proximity are other landmarks including Yvonne's shop and the Gallagher household which is located on the corner of Clowes Street and Wenlock Way.
As from series 5 there has been a purpose built set for the show on the Roundthorn Industrial Estate in South Manchester on the site of the old Umbro factory. Umbro ( is a British sportswear and equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England.
Critical acclaim
In April 2005, the programme's first series won the Best Drama Series category at the British Academy Television Awards, the most prestigious awards given in the British television industry. The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005. The British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series is one of the major categories of the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs the primary awards ceremony of the The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs &mdash or to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards It was also nominated for 'Best British Drama' at the 'National Television Awards 2007', but lost out to 'Doctor Who'. Also 'Shameless' has won two awards at the 'Royal Television Awards Society North West Awards 2007' where it beat 'Coronation Street' to the 'Best Continuing Drama Award' and Gerard Kearns (Ian Gallagher), won the 'Best Performance In A Drama Award' for his role in Channel 4's 'Mark Of Cain'.
The programme has been sold overseas, where it airs on channels such as SBS (Australia), Showcase Television (Canada), Nederland 3 (The Netherlands), YLE FST5 (Finland), SIC Radical (Portugal), RTÉ Two (Ireland), Sundance Channel and BBC America (Which only aired the first series (United States)), yes+ (Israel), and Jimmy (Italy)
Style
Shameless is noted for having a style very different from other British comedies. The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS is one of two government-funded Australian Public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Showcase is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Nederland 3 ( English: Netherlands 3 is the third and youngest of the Terrestrial television channels operated by the Dutch public-broadcasting organization NPO The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands YLE FST5 ( Finlands Svenska Television) is YLE 's Finland-Swedish digital television channel providing television programmes in the Swedish language Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. SIC Radical is a Cable television channel in Portugal owned by Sociedade Independente de Comunicação (SIC which also owns SIC Comédia Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. RTÉ Two (Irish RTÉ a Dó) (known from 1988 to 2004 as Network 2, RTÉ Network Two, RTÉ2 or N2) is the Republic of Ireland Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Sundance Channel is a Cable television network devoted to airing independent feature films, World cinema, documentaries, Short BBC America is an American Television network owned and operated by BBC Worldwide Americas, and available on both cable and satellite The United States of America —commonly referred to as the yes (formally incorporated as DBS Satellite Services (1998 Ltd) founded in 1998 is the sole satellite television provider ( DBS) in Israel. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Jimmy is an Italian Digital television channel part of the SKY Italia range of channels Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest British Comedy, in Film, Radio and Television, is known for its consistently quirky characters plots and settings and has produced some of the most A "moving camera" shooting technique (employing few masks or filters) is employed, reminiscent of the BBC2 drama This Life. This Life was a BBC television drama, produced by World Productions and screened on BBC Two, running for two series in 1996 and 1997 and The show’s interiors are filmed on staged sets and occasionally on location. The soundtrack is part naturalistic, but occasionally uses music and voiceovers. The music is by composer Murray Gold. Murray Gold (born 1969 in Portsmouth) is an English Composer for stage film and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio
Each episode begins and ends with a narrative voice-over by one of the characters highlighting the themes of the episode. The opening and closing voiceovers are often humorous in nature, as the point of the episode has already been shown. The commentator of each episode is normally the one on whom the plot focuses. This was much more prominent in the first two series, where a plot revolving around one character would normally prevent any other prominent sub-plots involving other characters; in series three, co-abiding plots revolving around different characters are more common. However, unlike many shows, these plots are not entirely separate and the plots always support each other to the episode's conclusion.
The show is characterized by Paul Abbott’s extensive use of Manchester dialect and slang - and considerable profanity - and is a humorous but warmly realistic portrait of working-class life on council estates where petty crime and violence loom large and authority figures are the antagonists. Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award-winning English Television (Whilst the two policemen, Stan and Tony, are likeable individuals, the police force as a whole is portrayed as antagonistic). An underlying tenet of the show is the strong underlying bonds of blood and loyalty which bind the Gallaghers and by extension families, in the face of any vicissitudes. Parental figures are largely absent or feckless, the cohabiting siblings often left to fend for themselves or forced into a reversal of the parent/child relationship (as made evident by Frank Gallagher's admission "kids who are convinced I'm actually theirs" in the revamped opening credits for season 5), ever wary of the authorities becoming aware of their living situation and separating them; indeed, many episodes’ plots involve evading the authorities. There is some idealisation of this living manner, making poverty and criminality become the norm while somewhat antagonising other classes. (In Series 1, Steve’s middle-class status was often the subject of adverse comment. )
Episodes
Series one of Shameless included seven episodes, and aired between 13 January and 24 February 2004. Below is a list of episodes of the British comedy drama television series Shameless, which airs on Channel 4, and E4. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Such was the popularity of the first series that the third was commissioned at the same time as the second. A Christmas special aired December 23, 2004. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city The second series began January 4, 2005, and finished March 8, after ten episodes. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. A New Year Special aired January 3, 2006. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The third series began the following week on January 10 and concluded on February 21, after airing 7 episodes. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland With effect from the second episode onwards, each episode was premiered on the partner channel to Channel 4, E4, each Tuesday evening following the Channel 4 episode. E4 is a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, launched as a pay-TV companion to Channel 4 on 18 January Shameless returned for a fourth series on January 9, 2007 and aired until February 27, with a total of eight episodes. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation The fifth series began on January 1, 2008, and ran for sixteen episodes, airing through to April 15, 2008. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
In March 2008 Rebecca Ryan who plays Debbie Gallagher in the show announced filming on a sixth series would begin in April. Rebecca Ryan (born April 27 1991) is an English actress from Manchester. [3]
Cast
The role of Frank was originally given to Sean Gallagher, but then it was thought he was too young to play the character. Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Sean Gallagher (born 1967 in Luton) is a British Actor. From 1992 he has appeared in many television series and films It cost makers Company Pictures £100,000 to re-shoot the scenes already filmed with David Threlfall as a replacement. Company Pictures is an independent British television production company which has produced drama programming for many broadcasters In 2007, it was revealed that Matt Lucas and Bill Nighy asked for cameo parts in Shameless, but creator, Paul Abbott said the show would lose its realistic charms if they brought in celebrities to play parts. Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English Comedian and Actor. William Francis "Bill" Nighy (ˈnaɪ born 12 December 1949) is a Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Actor Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award-winning English Television
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See also
Further reading
- Munt, Sally R. (2007). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Main characters (current Frank Gallagher Played by David Threlfall (1 Sally Rowena Munt is a feminist academic and author She has written several books including Murder by the Book Feminism and the Crime Novel. "Shameless in Queer Street", Queer Attachments: The Cultural Politics of Shame. London: Ashgate Publishing, 133-159. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. ISBN 0754649210.
- Walters, James (2006). "Saving Face: Inflections of Character Role-play in Shameless". Journal of British Cinema and Television 3 (1): 95-106. Edinburgh University Press.
References
- ^ Shameless Series 5 new set. northwestvision. co. uk.
- ^ The Wellington pub
- ^ "Shameless star's stage hit"
External links
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