Shameless [03/01/2006]

Alternative title: Shameless Series 3: New Year Special
Synopsis: Offbeat British television drama series created by Paul Abbott. Set in Stretford, Manchester, it follows the lives of the Chatsworth Estate’s Gallaghers, "UK’s most dysfunctional family" (Channel 4 press information). The most pronounced Shakespeare references can be found in the feature-length New Year Special. Confronted with the news that his youngest son Liam has cancer, Vernon Francis "Frank" Gallagher (Threlfall), unemployed drunk and head of the family, takes to roaming the precincts of the estate. Holding a half-empty bottle of beer in his hand, he curses his fate and quotes King Lear (IV.i.) saying: "As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods, they kill us for their sport. Fuckin’ Shakespeare, fuckin’ King Lear. He had it right ...".
Series: Shameless
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 3 Jan 2006 at 22:00 (Channel: Channel Four)
Duration: 80 mins

Notes: SHAMELESS Series 3 was released on a 3-disc set 30/10/2006 and is available for sale from retail outlets.
History: The New Year special precedes the third series (8 episodes in total), transmitted from January 2006 on UK’s Channel 4.
Awards: Nominated for BAFTA ‘Best Drama Series’ in 2004, 2005, 2006 and winner of British Comedy Awards for Best TV Comedy Drama in 2005.

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