Shameless (2004)

Genre

comedy drama, drama television series, black comedy television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

11 seasons, 138 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 153 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A large family struggles to get by on a rough Manchester housing estate. The kids look out for each other while their alcoholic dad Frank causes chaos.

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What happens

Shameless is a British comedy drama television programme created and executive produced by Paul Abbott. Set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate, the show stars a large ensemble cast led by David Threlfall as alcoholic father of six Frank Gallagher. Produced by Company Pictures, the show aired on Channel 4 from 2004 to 2013 for eleven series and 139 episodes. Shameless was praised by the British media, including the newspaper The Sun and Newsnight Review on BBC Two. In 2005, the show won Best Drama Series at the BAFTA TV Awards and Best TV Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards. An American adaptation of Shameless aired on Showtime from 9 January 2011 to 11 April 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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