Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32491 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-10-29
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4

DVD Description

This box set DVD contains every episode from all four series of Paul Abbott’s offbeat TV drama Shameless. Based around the anarchic and hectic lives of the Gallagher family and their neighbours, the Maguires, the show's unpredictable and hilarious plots unfold in the chaotic world of the Chatsworth Housing Estate. Join Frank Gallagher and his AWOL wife Monica, their six children, and their equally-dysfunctional neighbours, as Shameless follows the ups and downs of their rollercoaster-like lives in this rough Manchester estate.

Synopsis

Offbeat TV drama Shameless is centred around the hectic lives of the Gallaghers--Manchester's most dysfunctional family. Join Frank and his six kids--Fiona, Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl, and Liam--for whom there is never a dull moment on the Chatsworth Housing Estate. This DVD box set contains every episode from series 1 to 4.

Customer Reviews

Shameless - Absolutely Priceless
When series one of Shameless first showed on tv, I didn't really take much notice of it to be honest as I didn't really think it would be my cup of tea.

After hearing a couple of friends raving on about the show and catching a couple of the new episodes and a few re-runs of the series one, I realised how wrong my first impressions of the show was and decided to purchase the series 1-4 dvd from Amazon so I could catch up to date with the current series.

If you are new to Shameless like myself, the show is set on the fictional Chatsworth Housing Estate and follows the everyday lives of the Gallagher family. The first series mainly centres around Frank who is head of the Gallagher family, although from the second series onwards the writters centre each episode on a different members of the family and the Chatsworth Housing Estate to a certain degree.

Part of the genious of the show is just how spot on the creators have managed to nail the gritty realism of the rough life on a housing estate which is portrayed in the show. If you go to any city in the UK, I can guarantee you that you will be able to find an estate just like Chatsworth or a family just like the Gallaghers and this is what makes the show so special because it would not work unless the writters got the atmosphere and the storylines absolutely 100% true to life.

The show is full of a great collection of main characters. Everybody will no doubt like myself grow to have a favourite character, wether it be drunk and rambling Frank, daughter Debbie - the wise beyond her years and smart mouthed mother figure of the family or Carl who just appears to be obsessed with breast and constantly getting laid. Each and every one of the brilliant member of the family is creation of utter brilliance.

The entire series 1-4 boxset is made up of 11 discs cotaining a total number of 34 episodes which for anybody new to show should be more than enough to put you up until the fith series is release on dvd later this year.

If the 34 episodes housed in this boxset is not enough for you, the creators of this dvd set has also very kindly squeezed tones of special features including: Meet the cast, A feature lengh Christmass Special, Audio commentarys, Feature lengh New Years Special, Mockumentary: Being Alice Barry (Lillian Unpeeled) and much more.

whether your a new comer to the show like myself of a long established member of the already huge fan base looking for a worthy addition to your dvd collection, this boxset is a must have.

Absolutely the best British comedy series I have seen for a decade!

Scatter !!
This is a must for any shameless fan. Raw, gritty comedy drama at it's best. Immerse yourself in a world of sex, drugs and beer in the jockey and you won't stop laughing at the black humour that is totally shameless.
As Frank says ... "party ... scatter"