- Title: Shameless - Series 1
- Date: 13th January 2004
- Description:The drama series SHAMELESS tells the every day story of life with the Gallagher family on the Chatsworth estate in Manchester. Eldest daughter Fiona is bringing up the family - Lip (Philip),Ian,Debbie,Carl and Liam - after their Mum Monica left to live with her trucker girlfriend,while Dad Frank is a drunk who is of no help to anyone. Next door neighbours Veronica and Kev are good friends of the Gallaghers. Local policeman Tony vies with car thief Steve for Fiona's affection. (Episode one) On a night out with Veronica,Fiona meets Steve when he tries to catch the thief who stole her bag in a night club and then punches one of the bouncers in her defence. Fiona goes out with Steve and discovers that he steals cars for a living. Steve stays the night and Fiona is very impressed when she finds that he has made breakfast for everyone in the morning. Ian works in the shop belonging to Kash and his British Muslim wife Yvonne,and is having an affair with Kash. Lip finds evidence that Ian is gay and then catches Ian and Kash together at the shop. Meanwhile Lip is helping with Karen's homework - for sexual favours - causing her dad Eddie to walk out on her mum Sheila. Writer: Paul Abbott Director: Mark Mylod Cast: (Karen) Rebecca Atkinson,(Kash) Chris Bisson,(Fiona) Anne-Marie Duff,(Tony) Anthony Flanagan,(Liam) Joseph Furnace,(Frank) David Threlfall,(Yvonne) Kelli Hollis,(Ian) Gerard Kearns,(Kev) Dean Lennox Kelly,(Lip) Jody Latham,(bouncer) Danny Martelli,(Steve) James McAvoy,(Sheila) Maggie O'Neill,(Veronica) Maxine Peake,(Eddie) Stephen Pemberton,(Debbie) Rebecca Ryan,(Carl) Luke Tittensor,Elliot Tittensor,Tom Lucy,Paul Herbert
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Company Productions Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:13/01/2004
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s