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Shameless

June 2022

  • Carol White in Cathy Come Home; Gary Beadle in Skint; and David Threlfall in Shameless

    From Cathy Come Home to Shameless: how UK TV explains the cost of living crisis

    Whether it’s provocative plays and astute sitcoms, or property porn and undercover docs, the small screen has never shied away from showing life at the sharp end – even if it doesn’t always get it right

April 2022

  • ‘It’s a big responsibility’ … will Ten Percent be a hit like Call My Agent!

    From The Office to Ten Percent: why some remakes soar (and others suck)

    Adapting TV shows for new countries is a multi-billion dollar business. But, as the team behind the US version of This Country found out, it’s no easy ride …

August 2021

  • Screenwriter Paul Abbott.

    Autumn arts preview 2021
    Paul Abbott: ‘I have written two scenes I can’t bear to watch’

    Shameless plundered his bleak childhood for comedy. Now, he’s written a ‘funny forensics’ show, Wolfe, informed by his own bipolar diagnosis. The hit writer talks therapy, all-nighters and why his seven-year-old adores gore

December 2019

  • A young David Threlfall with Roger Rees in Nicholas Nickleby.

    Waiting for … the reunion of two theatre greats in Beckett triple bill

    Director Trevor Nunn revives The Old Tune and casts Shameless star in a plum role

September 2019

  • The best TV of the century composite.

    Best culture of the 21st century
    The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century

    Where’s Mad Men? How did The Sopranos do? Does The Crown triumph? Can anyone remember Lost? And will Downton Abbey even figure? Find out here – and have your say

August 2019

  • Joe Gilgun, Ryan Sampson, Parth Thakerar and Aaron Heffernan in Brassic

    TV review
    Brassic review – a tale of northern ne’er-do-wells with humour and heart to spare

    This caper about a gang of friends creating their own entertainment on this and that side of the law brings to mind the best of Shameless

December 2018

  • stills from the channel 4 programme Shameless from RAllin@Channel4.co.uk

    Jump the shark
    Franks for the memories: how Shameless lost its lovable heart

    Its early series were refreshingly honest depictions of life on the British breadline. Once its cast started to jump ship, it became a parade of working-class stereotypes and increasingly daft storylines

October 2018

  • Shameless - 2011<br>Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock (3227052h) Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy Shameless - 2011

    From Shameless to The Office: TV remakes that were as good as the originals

    History is littered with failed rehashes of shows that tried to cross the Atlantic. But, just occasionally, lighting strikes twice

April 2017

  • USRemakes WebBanner 1April

    Only Fools and Horses USA – and other failed TV remakes

    Ricky Gervais managed it with The Office, but – from The IT Crowd to Luther – which other Brit TV exports weren’t so lucky?

January 2017

  • Writer Paul Abbott.

    Paul Abbott: ‘Shameless became too hysterical. I was glad to see it off’

    As No Offence returns to Channel 4, the award-winning scriptwriter talks about former hits, problems with pitching, and State of Play 2

January 2016

  • Portrait of Maxine Peake

    Maxine Peake: ‘I care deeply what people think’

    Her incredible range – from Myra Hindley to Hamlet – coupled with her heart-felt socialism and elfin looks have made Maxine Peake one of Britain’s most interesting actors

August 2015

  • A Scottish dancer with one arm aloft on Islay

    Waving, not frowning, at complete strangers

    Letters: Can I recommend, to impress southerners, the Scottish island of Islay – home of the ‘Islay wave’?

April 2015

  • Paul Abbott.

    Paul Abbott: ‘I don’t think you need damage to be a good writer but you have more experience of extremities'

    Paul Abbott’s brilliant new series No Offence is a ‘comedy for a crime-addicted audience’. He talks to Simon Hattenstone about writing Shameless, his family and his battle with bipolar disorder

April 2014

  • Rebecca Ryan

    Shameless's Rebecca Ryan takes on Shelagh Delaney – twice

    As she stars in her second revival of A Taste of Honey, Rebecca Ryan talks about the enduring appeal of Delaney's contradictory Jo – and how growing up on Manchester's Chatsworth estate as Debbie Gallagher made her 'embarrassment proof'

October 2013

  • The Bridge

    Map of classic TV shows - in pictures

    This street map for TV addicts includes more than 700 television shows

June 2013

  • arrested development

    TV & radio catch up guide
    Catch-up TV guide: from Arrested Development to Strange Hill High

    Arrested Development | The History Of Psychedelia | Shameless | Hannibal | The Chef's Protege | Strange Hill High

May 2013

  • Shameless - final episode

    Shameless: 1.3m viewers join final party

  • Anne-Marie Duff

    Anne-Marie Duff: 'I wondered if I should lie about my background'

  • Shameless: the Gallagher family, with patriarch Frank seated centre.

    Farewell, Shameless … Gallagher joie de vivre has no place in austerity UK

  • Piers Morgan

    Greenslade
    Oh no! Piers Morgan to produce 'devastating' Fleet Street TV series

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