Shameless

Frank's back as Shameless returns for ninth series

It's full steam ahead for Frank Gallagher and the Chatsworth Express. The nation is about to get a lot more Shameless with the return in January of the Manchester drama, expanded from 16 to 22 episodes.

Shameless creator Paul Abbott discusses his new series

As the US version prepares to premiere, he reveals he still has thousands of story ideas he could develop.

Shameless star Elliott Tittensor attacked outside court

Shameless star Elliott Tittensor, who plays Carl Gallagher in the C4 comedy drama, was attacked today after appearing in court over an incident that left a teen blind in one eye.

Shameless creator attacks predictable TV drama casting

Shameless creator Paul Abbott has criticised broadcasters for regularly casting the same actors in UK dramas, claiming shows have become "predictable" as a result and that audiences want to see new talent.

More4 buys Shameless USA

Channel 4 digital service to air drama starring William H Macy in the spring.

Shameless star Elliott Tittensor in hit-and-run arrest

An actor from the Channel 4 drama Shameless has been arrested after an apparent hit-and-run incident.

Shameless finale re-written at last minute

Rebecca Atkinson has revealed that the finale of Shameless was re-written at the last minute.

The seventh innings of the drama series, which ends tonight, has been manically eventful: we have witnessed births, nervous breakdowns and ballroom dancing.

Shameless doesn't get the credit it deserves. The bawdy saga of the lives, loves and punch-ups of the extended Gallagher family on the Chatsworth estate has had its highs and lows - season five was a bit of a stinker - but the seventh season, which climaxed with a gripping runaway romp that worked brutality, sexuality and a fake menopause into its sticky grip, has seen it back on top form.

There's no other British TV series which, when it's at its best, gets the mix of X-rated farce and gritty low-rent battle-for-survival drama so spot on. Last night we hurtled from a comedy probe of homophobia at a gay five-aside footie competition to a multilayered gangster-driven finale which played like the kind of movie Guy Ritchie can only dream of making. Long may the Chatsworth gang keep the scally flag flying.

Gerard Kearns quits Shameless

Shameless star Gerard Kearns is quitting the Channel 4 show after six years. Gerard, 25, has played troubled Ian Gallagher since the comedy drama began in 2004. But he wants to try his hand at other projects and insisted he was "happy" to be leaving.