GOOD news for fans of one of the best shows on TV – after a magnificent series finale this week.
A fifth series of Shameless begins filming at the end of April, with double the number of episodes.
A total of 16 one-hour long stories will be produced on a new purpose built set in Wythenshawe.
The award-winning Channel 4 drama has previously been filmed on location in West Gorton and in a Salford studio.
But the decision to recreate the Chatworth estate – including The Jockey – on the new dedicated site means more episodes can be filmed.
The feature-length episode last Tuesday, written by Shameless creator Paul Abbott, saw the Gallagher family and the rest of the estate back on top form.
Month: March 2007
JUST seven days after THAT kiss between Sean and Sonny, Coronation Street embarks on another controversial storyline tonight.
Although it will take a little time to emerge, Leanne Battersby is back on the cobbles with a secret about how she’s been making cash.
You can read all about her role as a call girl in today’s MEN interview with actress Jane Danson, who plays Leanne.
Jane, who is returning to Corrie after the birth of first child Harry, told me she was a little nervous about the new direction for her character.
“Everybody seemed to know more about it than I did. I had a word with one of our press officers and said, ‘Is she just an escort, or is it going further?’
THERE’S a familiar ring about the name when Robson Green takes on a new identity inspired by his Geordie roots.
You’ll remember he played Colin Armstrong in 2004 festive film Christmas Lights, which then turned into the hit Manchester-based series Northern Lights.
Well, as I revealed in the MEN last July, the new series has been re-named City Lights, with filming switched to London.
As viewers will see, brothers-in-law Colin and Howard (Mark Benton) are forced to move to the capital after being placed in a witness protection scheme.
That also means a change of identity for both men, as well as Colin’s wife Jackie, played by Rochdale-born Nicola Stephenson, and Howie’s wife Pauline, portrayed by former Cutting It actress Sian Reeves.
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