Wednesday 6 April 2011

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.

1 comment:

  1. can we explain its enduring appeal for the public? What do viewers say they like about the show?

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