Shameless

Shameless is a BAFT award-winning british television drama series which is situated in a council estate in Manchester.

Production

• The series was produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4.
• Created and written by Paul Abbott, he is also the Executive Producer.
• Company Pictures is an independent British television production company.
• Company Pictures has produced programming for many broadcasters such as BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

Distribution

• First seven-series aired Tuesdays at 10pm from January 2004.
• It been accorded critical acclaim by various sections of the British media, including The Sun newspaper and Newsnight Review on BBC Two.
• Aired on Channel 4
• The sister channel E4 allowed repeats of the weeks episode to be viewed if you missed the First Look on Channel 4.

Reception

• In April 2005, the programme's first series won the Best Drama Series category at the British Academy TV Awards.
• Nominated for Best British Drama at the National TV Awards 2007.
• Won Best Continuing Drama Award at the Royal Television Awards Society North West Awards 2007.
• Sold overseas in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, Finland, Portugal, Ireland, US, Italy, Latin America and Israel.