2004 – 2013 · Series · TV-MA

Shameless

Name: Shameless
Director: Catherine Morshead, David Evans, David Threlfall, Dearbhla Walsh, John Henderson, Jonny Campbell, Mark Mylod, Metin Hüseyin, Noreen Kershaw, Paul Cotter, Paul Unwin, Peter Lydon, Tim Whitby, Tony Slater Ling, Gordon Anderson, Jim Loach, Jim O'Hanlon, Justin Molotnikov, Luke Watson, Dominic Leclerc, Lawrence Till, Michael Keillor, Fraser Macdonald, Andrew McDonnell, Paul Walker, Daikin Marsh
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2004
Cast: Andrea Lowe, David Threlfall, Sean Gilder, Elliott Tittensor, Johnny Bennett

Audience

A young group of siblings left to fend for themselves on a rough Manchester council estate survives through wit and dark humor, even while needing help. Their world collides with a young outsider drawn into their unconventional family life, as growing up becomes a daily challenge amid hardship and chaos.

My take

If you want a brutally honest British dark comedy about family survival on a Manchester estate, Shameless delivers tension and laughs; Not for you if you want clean, feel-good TV, or if Skins or Brassic feels too intense.

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Where to watch

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Cast

Andrea LoweDavid ThrelfallSean GilderElliott TittensorJohnny BennettNicky EvansCiarán GriffithsRebecca Atkinson

Directors

Catherine MorsheadDavid EvansDavid ThrelfallDearbhla WalshJohn HendersonJonny CampbellMark MylodMetin HüseyinNoreen KershawPaul CotterPaul UnwinPeter LydonTim WhitbyTony Slater LingGordon AndersonJim LoachJim O'HanlonJustin MolotnikovLuke WatsonDominic Leclerc

If tonight is a Shameless night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

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