Shameless

Shameless: five secret facts about the cast that always stun fans

A Shameless star has revealed five secrets from the hit comedy that will stun fans.

Jody Latham responds to calls for a Shameless reunion

The Lip Gallagher actor says he also auditioned for another role on the cult Channel Four show.

The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century

The Thick Of It is the highest rated British comedy in fourth place. Also listed: The Office (6), Fleabag (8), Peep Show (9), Nighty Night (16), Black Mirror (23), Spaced (29), Catastrophe (34), Brass Eye (37), Detectorists (38), Nathan Barley (47), Black Books (53), Inside No. 9 (66), Shameless (70), The Inbetweeners (74), Gavin and Stacey (81), Fresh Meat (86), Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (92), The Trip (95) and The Mighty Boosh (98).

Paul Abbott: 'Shameless became too hysterical.'

As darkly comic police drama No Offence returns to Channel 4, the scriptwriter talks about former hits, problems with pitching, and State of Play 2.

David Threlfall: Frank Gallagher was a great mess

David Threlfall, 59, played 21st-century TV icon Frank Gallagher in Shameless. Now his career is a mixture of sleuthing, submarines - and a fez...

It's been a decade since David Threlfall's iconic waster Frank Gallagher swaggered on to our screens, effin' and blindin', fag dangling precariously out of his gob. But, 11 series in, we've waved goodbye to the Chatsworth estate (or, true to Gallagher style, given it the finger), though Frank's legacy lives on in William H Macy, who plays him in the American version of the show, which has just been renewed for a fourth season. All 139 episodes of the original are available to watch on 4oD.

Shameless, Channel 4, review

Last night it ended on a high, with departed stars returning for a rather touching swansong.

Shameless: 1.3m viewers join final party

Channel 4's longest-running drama, Shameless, bowed out after nearly a decade and 11 series with 1.3 million viewers on Tuesday night.

Shameless had become pale imitation of its past glories

We said a final farewell to Shameless and the Chatsworth Estate but it should have called it quits when it was at the top of its game.

Last night's viewing - Shameless, Channel 4

This fond farewell reminded us of all that was great - and groundbreaking - about Shameless when it first burst on to our screens with its shiftiness, its chaos and its ability to draw a comedy around the working classes with no hint of condescension or contempt for them.