- Title: Shameless - Series 1
- Date: 27th 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 three) Kev and Veronica are getting married,well actually Kev is already married,but Veronica wants the ?5,000 left by her dad for her wedding. So they decide to have a fake wedding so that they can use the money to buy their house from the council. Mandy Maguire (from the notorious Maguire family,the most feared family on the estate) has been chasing after Ian. When he turns her down she sets her brothers on him having told them that Ian attacked her. Once she understands that he is gay she suggests that she become his fake girlfriend so that his single status doesn't arouse suspicion. On the day of the wedding Veronica's brother,Marty,who has Tourette syndrome and a tendency to start fires,turns up having escaped from prison and threatens to ruin everything. Writer: Paul Abbott Director: Mark Mylod Cast: (Karen) Rebecca Atkinson,(Kash) Chris Bisson,(Maguire#1) Warren Brown,(Jez) Lindsey Dawson,(Marty) Jack Dean,(Fiona) Anne-Marie Duff,(Tony) Anthony Flanagan,(News vendor) James Foster,(Liam) Joseph Furnace,(Marie) Rebecca Gallagher,(Frank) David Threlfall,(Tina) Stacey Hamlin,(Quentin) Sam Hazeldine,(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,(Maguire #2) Nathaniel Robinson,(Debbie) Rebecca Ryan,(Mandy) Samantha Siddall,(Carl) Luke Tittensor,Elliot Tittensor,(Lad) John Ward
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Company Productions Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 3
- Transmission Date:27/01/2004
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s