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The following is a list of fictional characters from the English comedy-drama Shameless, created by Paul Abbott, and aired on Channel 4 between 2004 and 2013. Set on the fictional Chatsworth Estate in Manchester, the programme follows the lives of the Gallagher family, their neighbours the Maguire family, friends, and those who run the local shops and pub, The Jockey. The first series focuses on Frank Gallagher, a dysfunctional patriarch, and his six children: Fiona (with her boyfriend Steve) Lip, Ian, Carl, Debbie and Liam. The series also introduces next-door neighbours Kev and Veronica. Introduced in the second series, the Maguire family becomes increasingly interwoven with the Gallagher family's lives. Both families face complex challenges, including marriage difficulties, teenage pregnancies, and neighbourhood rivalries. Other characters, such as the Karib family, also take on more prominent roles after starting as minor characters, Throughout the series' run, the Gallagher family went through significant changes, with many of the Gallagher children departing the show due to the actors moving onto other projects. Credited cast The Gallagher family Frank Gallagher Played by: David Threlfall (Series 1–11) Vernon Francis "Frank" Gallagher (born 16 January 1960) is the main protagonist of Shameless. He appeared in 136 episodes. Frank is characterised by inebriated monologues covering diverse literary, historical, and philosophical topics. These often circle back to his perception of decent, hard-working individuals, including himself, facing unwarranted discrimination. Frank frequently quotes Shakespeare, the Bible, references international current events, and uses poetry and soliloquy to express his feelings or views, as he does at the start of each episode. Thus, in spite of his drunken ramblings, sometimes he does come across as being well-educated owing to the issues he raises during his interactions with others. He also shows countless signs of schizophrenia throughout the series, and it is directly stated that he has schizophrenia in series 2. Frank is an unemployed alcoholic, and the son of Neville (John Woodvine) and Sarah Elizabeth Gallagher (1935–1972). He was married to Monica (Annabelle Apsion), with whom he has six biological children: Fiona (Anne-Marie Duff), Lip (Jody Latham), Carl (Elliott Tittensor), Debbie (Rebecca Ryan), Liam (Johnny Bennett) and Stella (Nikita Brownlee), and is the de jure father of Ian (Gerard Kearns). He also has two children with Sheila Jackson (Maggie O'Neill)-Nigel and Delia- and is the father of Monica's half-sister, whom he fathered with Monica's mother at Monica's birthday party. He has two grandchildren: Lip's daughter, Katie Maguire, and an unnamed child of Fiona's. During one of Frank's drunken rants, it is implied that he got many girls pregnant in school. This is never elaborated upon and it is unclear precisely how many children Frank has actually fathered. Frank was apparently convicted and sentenced to imprisonment several times in his youth. He claimed to have been incarcerated in Strangeways Prison. It has not been mentioned what exactly his string of past convictions was for. Frank's alcoholism intensified after his first wife Monica left him for Norma Starkey (Dystin Johnson). He then left the younger children in the care of Fiona, and moved in with agoraphobic Sheila. Often known to make a fool out of himself and shirk all responsibility, Frank nonetheless shows signs of loving his children. He offers good advice, for example, saving Liam from being taken into care when a parent was needed. When he is rendered completely sober by a new drug, Frank appears reflective and even quite intelligent, wondering why Sheila would add to her problems by marrying a mess like him. We also better understand his disposition when Frank's father pays a visit and treats his son in a condescending and abrasive manner. Frank's father shows extreme sympathy towards Sheila and even takes care of the twins. It is also stated that his father did not always treat Frank kindly when Frank was growing up. In the early series, Frank is portrayed as a drunken bully who even head-butts his son Ian on one occasion. Most of his children initially hate Frank for his drunken bullying ways. Lip and Ian are never scared to show their feelings towards him and physically attack him on a few occasions. However, his middle daughter, Debbie, shows sympathy throughout the series when her father is either in serious trouble or presumed dead, something which happens three times. As the series progresses, the family generally warms up to him, mostly because he isn’t bothering them hugely on a daily basis. However, Debbie finally grows sick of taking care of the family, cleaning up after Frank in particular, and leaves to join the army after series 6. In series 7, Frank and Liam come into serious conflict when Liam is forced by circumstances to take over Debbie’s former burden as the de facto head of the family. At one point, Frank head-butts Liam, and a furious Carl has to be restrained from beating Frank to a pulp. Frank finally softens towards Liam when Liam threatens to commit suicide. In series 7, Frank falls for a librarian named Libby Croker (Pauline McLynn). Libby believes Frank is a man of the arts and he encourages her to rise up against her library closing, which leads to a violent protest and her imprisonment. When Libby is released from prison, she tries to find him, but her upscale appearance causes various characters to warn Frank that the DSS is after him. Finally, they meet again, and although Libby is initially put off by his poor character and a frosty reception from Liam, she and her disabled mother, Patty (Valerie Lilley), move into the Gallagher home. Frank and Patty soon set up a mutual loathing society, with Frank painting her bedroom a bright yellow just to keep her awake. However, he must also endure her endless put-downs. In Series 8 Frank is kept hostage in a psychiatric hospital by former wife Monica's girlfriend, part of Monica's plan to snatch her family back from Libby and prevent the pair from getting married. On Frank's escape, the pair stay unmarried and he will eventually lose Libby in Episode 13 after cheating on her with Letitia Powell's (Kira Martin) headmistress (Annie Wallace). In series 8, Frank is ready to marry Libby and he goes missing on his stag night. Libby starts putting up posters because of his disappearance. Carl and Chesney Karib (Qasim Akhtar) find a video on the internet of Frank having sex in public. Libby walks in and sees the video. In the feature-length 100th episode Frank is accused of beating an old lady who is well known on the estate for her scratch-card winnings. Frank suffers a blackout and throughout the episode has flashbacks of that evening. Not knowing if he actually carried out the attack he hands himself into the police. Carl is convinced Frank is innocent. He digs into the .... Discover the Toni Maguire popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Toni Maguire books.
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Suffer the Little Children
Frances ReillyThe heartbreaking yet inspiring account of a young girl who suffered at the hands of nuns in the Nazareth House Convent in Northern Ireland.Frances Reilly and her sisters were aban...
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Sold To Be A Wife
Maggie HartleyFourteenyearold Shazia has been taken into care after a conversation at school leads her teacher to suspect that the teenager's family are planning to send her to Pakistan for an a...
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The Museum of Extraordinary Things
Alice HoffmanThe “spellbinding” (People, 4 stars), New York Times bestseller from the author of The Dovekeepers: an extraordinary novel about an electric and impassioned love affair“an enchanti...
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Too Scared To Cry
Maggie HartleyA heartbreaking and inspiring collection of true fostering stories perfect for fans of Cathy Glass and Rosie Lewis. Contains previously published stories Too Scared To Cry, The Gir...
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Not To Blame
Maggie HartleySixteenyearold Rebecca has been in care all her life, bouncing from foster carers and children's homes without ever having a permanent home to call her own. Social Services are at ...
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A Family For Christmas
Maggie HartleyWhen foster carer Maggie Hartley meets Sean and Sheila, they're facing every parent's worst nightmare. A splitsecond decision to leave toddler Edward alone for a few short minutes ...
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Groomed to be a Bride
Maggie Hartley'Mama is gone and I cry every night.'When a terrified young girl is discovered hiding in the back of a lorry, she is quickly taken into the care of social services. Arriving on the...
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Escaping Daddy
Maria LandonThe sequel to Daddy’s Little Earner tells Maria’s story as she tries to rebuild her life.Determined to escape from her past and be the best wife and mother she could possibly be, M...
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Too Young to be a Mum
Maggie HartleyWhen sixteenyearold Jess arrives on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep with her newborn son Jimmy, she has nowhere else to go. Arriving straight from the hospital having just g...
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Sie raubten mir die Unschuld
Madeleine Vibert & Toni MaguireDas Waisenhaus sollte ein Zufluchtsort sein. Doch es war die Hölle ... Als Madeleine fünf Jahre alt ist, kommt sie in das Waisenhaus Haut de la Garenne. Hier geschieht jahrelang Un...
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The Lost Boy
Maggie HartleyHe looked lost and sad, I felt so sorry for him.'What's going to happen to me?' he asked quietly. 'My dad doesn't like me. I'm never going home again.Teenager Carl arrives on foste...
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Battered, Broken, Healed
Maggie HartleyA new challenge faces foster carer Maggie Hartley: this time it's not a child that's at risk, it's her mother. Can Maggie help Hailey to escape her abusive husband, and reunite her...
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The Girl No One Wanted
Maggie HartleyElevenyearold Leanne is out of control. Since being taken into care at the age of three, she has had over forty placements, each carer less able to cope with her anger and destruct...
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Pretty Maids All In A Row
Toni MaguireBest selling author, Toni Maguire turns her hand to fiction, and the result is a powerful novel set in Victorian England. Agnes, a talented and natural young artist from Saltburn, ...
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A Desperate Cry for Help
Maggie HartleyTwelveyearold Meg arrives at Maggie's after a fire destroys the children's home she's been living in. Terrified and having lost most of her possessions, Maggie must work hard to ma...
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Denied a Mummy
Maggie Hartley & Penny McDonaldWhen Maggie's latest placement arrives on her doorstep, it is clear that Sean, Dougie and their big sister Mary have been through unspeakable traumas in their short lives. Violent ...
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Hilflos
Marianne Marsh & Toni Maguire"Meine kleine Dame" so wurde Marianne noch nie genannt. In einem lieblosen und gewalttätigen Elternhaus aufgewachsen, findet die Achtjährige bei dem Mann von nebenan endlich die G...
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Abducted
Charlene Lunnon & Lisa HoodlessIn 1999, at the tender age of ten, Charlene Lunnon and Lisa Hoodless were snatched as they walked to school. Over the next week, they were held captive, tortured, raped and almost ...
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Behind Closed Doors
Maggie Hartley'It's okay, lovely,' I soothed. 'You let it all out.'She sobbed and sobbed as all the fear came tumbling to the surface.Foster carer Maggie Hartley is finally enjoying a wellearned...
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Street Kid Fights On
Judy WestwaterHow can you forget your past when it keeps coming back to haunt you? Judy Westwater, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Street Kid, was determined to turn her back on her cruel...
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Nowhere to Run
Judy WestwaterJust when Judy thought the nightmare was over her past came back to haunt her.Judy was only 11 years old when she was forced to live on the streets. Beaten, halfstarved and horrifi...
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Exploited
Maggie Hartley'He said he loved me.'Fourteenyearold Hannah comes to live with foster carer Maggie Hartley after her mum pleads with Social Services to take her into care, unable to cope with her...
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Kein Wort zu Mami
Toni MaguireIn ihrem Buch "Kein Wort zu Mami" erzählt Toni Maguire die erschütternde Geschichte eines kleinen Mädchens, dessen Kindheit zerstört wurde.Antoinette Maguire scheint eine idyllisch...
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Nobody Loves Me
Maggie Hartley'I'm very, very bad. I don't deserve to have nice things. Nobody loves me.'Three young siblings arrive at Maggie's door after being taken into care. Teachers of eightyearold Bobby ...