"Sorted (TV series) Sorted is a six-part BBC television drama series that follows the personal and professional lives of several postmen. It was first broadcast in 2006 on BBC One and BBC HD. The series was created by Danny Brocklehurst, whose previous credits including ""Clocking Off"", ""The Stretford Wives"" and ""Shameless"". The series, set in Manchester but filmed in Stockport, and stars Neil Dudgeon, Will Mellor, Hugo Speer, Cal MacAninch and Dean Lennox Kelly. The series achieved an average of four million viewers throughout its run, and was the only BBC drama series that year that achieved stronger ratings for"
"Less than 3 miles from the centre of Manchester, Gorton is also made up of many tertiary sector workers who commute into the city. The popular television series Shameless, which aired on Channel 4, was mainly filmed in West Gorton. The parade of shops used for filming in the initial series was built on the site of St. Mark's Church, Clowes Street, the birthplace of Manchester City F.C. The area has since been demolished and redeveloped with various new social and private housing, new Medical Centre, retail and commercial spaces, as well as the ""Space Project"", a large-scale television and"
"Shameless (UK TV series) Shameless is a British comedy-drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate. Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the series aired from 13 January 2004 to 28 May 2013. The comedy drama, centred on British working class culture, was accorded critical acclaim by various sections of the British media, including ""The Sun"" newspaper and ""Newsnight Review"" on BBC Two. The programme was created and partially written by Paul Abbott, who is also the programme's executive producer. In 2005, the show won ""Best Drama Series"" at the BAFTA TV Awards and ""Best TV"
"4 series ""Shameless"", which shows various shots of the local tower-blocks, housing estates and other architecture unique to this area. Wythenshawe also housed the outdoor sets for the show, which were built on private property. Production moved from West Gorton (in East Manchester) in early 2007, following disruption to filming caused by local youths. In 2009, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York (former wife of Prince Andrew) went to Wythenshawe to make a television documentary for ITV1 entitled ""The Duchess On The Estate"". In it, she visited the Northern Moor area of Wythenshawe to meet locals and discuss their way of"
"received critical acclaim and some of Showtime's highest recorded ratings. As of 2018 eight seasons have aired with a ninth planned, making it the network's longest running original-scripted program. On 14 September 2017, Fox Türkiye began airing the Turkish adaptation, starring Hazal Kaya and Burak Deniz. It is called “Bizim Hikaye”, which translates to “Our Story”. On 24 September 2017, NTV began airing a Russian Adaption titled , Russian for Shameless. Shameless (UK TV series) Shameless is a British comedy-drama series set in Manchester on the fictional Chatsworth council estate. Produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, the series aired"
"directed by Antonia Bird, who directed Flanagan once before in ""Cracker"", and also by Gillies MacKinnon. The first episode is set in 1914 and the complete series is written by BAFTA-winning writer Peter Moffat. ""The Village"" will be broadcast on BBC1 in 2013. Flanagan can be seen in the new series of Jimmy McGovern's Moving On and in the second series of Shetland, shown on BBC One in 2014. Anthony Flanagan Anthony Flanagan (born 1972) is an English actor most widely known for his portrayal of policeman Tony in Channel 4's comedy-drama series ""Shameless"". Flanagan was born in Stockport, Cheshire."
"Shameless (U.S. TV series) Shameless is an American comedy-drama television series developed by John Wells which debuted on Showtime on January 9, 2011. It is an adaptation of the British series of the same name created by Paul Abbott, featuring an ensemble cast led by William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. It is set in the South Side of Chicago and filmed throughout both the city and Los Angeles. The series was renewed for a ninth season, which premiered on September 9, 2018 and is the longest-running original scripted series in Showtime's history. The series depicts the dysfunctional family of"
"Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2,798,800. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972; and designated a city region on 1 April 2011. Greater Manchester spans , which roughly covers the territory of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, the second most populous urban area in the UK. It"
"a catalyst in the late-1980s for a blending of alternative rock, psychedelic rock and electronic dance music known as Madchester. Greater Manchester continues to be associated with guitar and dance music. Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2,798,800. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972; and designated a"
"Manchester, Kentucky Manchester is a home rule-class city in Clay County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county and the home of a minimum- and medium-security federal prison. The city's population was 1,255 at the 2010 census. The town was founded to be the seat of the newly formed Clay Co. in 1807 on a parcel near the Lower Goose Creek Salt Works. The county court stipulated that the town be named Greenville in honor of the War-of-1812 general who gave the county its name. The Greenville in Muhlenberg County had already preëmpted that name,"
"Swinton, Greater Manchester Swinton is a town in Greater Manchester, England, southwest of the River Irwell, northwest of Salford and northwest of Manchester, adjoining the towns of Pendlebury and Clifton. In 2014, it had a population of 22,931. Historically in Lancashire, for centuries Swinton was a small hamlet in the township of Worsley, parish of Eccles and hundred of Salfordshire. The name Swinton is derived from the Old English ""Swynton"" meaning ""swine town"". In the High Middle Ages, Swinton was held by the religious orders of the Knights Hospitaller and Whalley Abbey. Farming was the main industry, with locals supplementing"
"Bowdon, Greater Manchester Bowdon is a village and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Bowdon, Hale and Hale Barns together are regarded as the wealthiest areas in Greater Manchester, and similarly wealthy to Cheshire Golden Triangle towns Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Prestbury. These towns and the area between them contain some of the most expensive properties in England outside London. Both Bowdon and Dunham Massey are mentioned in the Domesday Book, citing the existence of a church and a mill in Bowdon, and Dunham Massey is identified as ""Doneham: Hamo de Mascy"". The name Bowdon"
"the city was $14,035. There were 6.3% of families and 7.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 12.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64. Manchester is a part of USD 473 Chapman. The Chapman High School mascot is Chapman Fighting Irish. Manchester, Kansas Manchester is a city in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 95. In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a branch line from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) through Manchester to Superior, Nebraska. In 1996, the Atchison, Topeka and"
"NBC's ""Crisis"", Dr. Walter Wallace in ""Pure Genius"", and Sean Pierce in Showtime's ""Shameless. Mulroney was born in Alexandria, Virginia. His father Michael Mulroney, originally from Elkader, Iowa, was a law professor at Villanova University School of Law beginning in the 90s, prior to which he had a private practice in tax law for thirty years in Washington, D.C. His mother, Ellen, originally from Manchester, Iowa, was a regional theater actress. Dermot is the middle child among five siblings. He has two older brothers, Conor and Sean; a younger brother, Kieran Mulroney, who is an actor and screenwriter; and a"
"an obstructive prop – it seemed that was all there was to talk about."" Instead, he decided to combine both. Abbott passed on the idea to writer Sean Conway, whose research for the series involved ""strange Google lists detailing sex changes and hand guns"". Abbott expected Sky Atlantic to resist commissioning the series, but was surprised at the channel's open-mindedness. The series was filmed in Manchester. Sevigny compared the experience to ""making a small, low-budget, independent film for five months, which can be trying."" Some scenes contain full-frontal nudity by Sevigny (with prosthetic male genitalia) that were regarded as non-gratuitous"
"followed by Rochdale and Oldham. Trafford has the lowest incidence of crime in Greater Manchester. Crime in Greater Manchester Crime in Greater Manchester has the second-highest incidence in England and Wales after Greater London. Crime in Greater Manchester is the responsibility of GMP (Greater Manchester Police and its chief constable Ian Hopkins). Its PCC was abolished in May 2017. Greater Manchester is the second-largest metropolitan area in the UK outside of London; it is Britain's second city. Violence against the person accounts for 17% of total crime in the city; criminal damage accounts for 10% and burglary accounts for 8%"
"Heights, Greater Manchester Heights is a hamlet in the Saddleworth parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It is directly north of Delph, and four miles northeast of Oldham. Lying within the ancient county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it consists of a pub (the Royal Oak Heights), some residential property and St. Thomas Church. The church is no longer in regular use; burials still take place and the graveyard is maintained. The churchyard and graveyard were featured in the film ""The Parole Officer"" starring Steve Coogan. Becket Whitehead, folksong collector (""A Beggin' I"
"gangster tried to have him killed. Jamie then encourages to shoot the gangster dead, not knowing that it was in fact Jamie who arranged for Shane to be left for dead until afterwards. A feud builds between the two throughout the first half of series 8. Shane Maguire Shane Maguire is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 comedy drama, ""Shameless"", portrayed by Nicky Evans. Shane appeared in 114 episodes. Shane is part of the Chatsworth estate Maguire crime family, the brother of Micky (Ciarán Griffiths), Donny (Clyve Bonelle), Joey (Will Willoughby), and Jamie (Aaron McCusker) as well as"
"Anthony Flanagan Anthony Flanagan (born 1972) is an English actor most widely known for his portrayal of policeman Tony in Channel 4's comedy-drama series ""Shameless"". Flanagan was born in Stockport, Cheshire. At school he was called Anthony Bonello. After leaving Grange Comprehensive School, in Oldham, he worked as a Joiner. At 16 he went to London, taking on occasional odd jobs and for a time slept on the streets. Flanagan has described this as ""a very bad period"". Flanagan decided to become an actor after seeing a friend of his sister perform at RADA. He is married to actress Rebekah"
"as the hometown of the comic book superhero Impulse. Manchester, Alabama Manchester is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Manchester is located along Alabama State Route 195, north-northeast of Jasper. Manchester was founded as a lumber center. The Manchester Lumber Company owned a large amount of the surrounding timber land and built a school and Baptist church for the community. Much of the lumber produced in Manchester was used to make flatboats, which were used to transport coal. For a short time, the Manchester Coal Company mined coal in the area. A post office operated under the"
"Saddleworth Saddleworth in Greater Manchester, England, comprises several villages on the edge of Saddleworth Moor, and the west side of the Pennines: Austerlands, Delph, Denshaw, Diggle, Dobcross, Friezland, Grasscroft, Greenfield, Grotton, Lydgate, Scouthead, Springhead, and Uppermill. Saddleworth lies east of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is broadly rural and had a population of 25,460 at the 2011 Census, making it one of the larger civil parishes in the United Kingdom. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, for centuries Saddleworth was a centre of woollen cloth production in the domestic system. Following the Industrial Revolution, in the 18th and"
"presented the Freedom Scroll to Colonel Simon Newton, who accepted the honour for the regiment. The regiment is the only military unit to become Honorary Freemen of the Borough. Rotherham is the hometown of the Chuckle Brothers, Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman, along with World Cup and English Premier League referee Howard Webb. Sean Bean began his acting career in Rotherham while actors Liz White, Ryan Sampson, Dean Andrews and Darrell D'Silva also hail from Rotherham, as does former leader of the Conservative Party, William Hague, and Sir Donald Coleman Bailey. Presenter James May grew up in Rotherham. His"
"Mary Of Bethlehem hospital, the Windermere B&B, and the local Job Centre. Royston Vasey Royston Vasey is a fictional town in the BBC television comedy series ""The League of Gentlemen"". It was filmed in Hadfield, Derbyshire in England and is based on Alston, Cumbria. The preceding radio series ""On the Town with the League of Gentlemen"" was set in the equally fictional and almost identical town of Spent. Royston Vasey draws on the upbringing of all the League's members - Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson - all of whom were raised in the north of England."
"Northern Moor, Wythenshawe. He played football for Blackpool, Manchester City, Tottenham, Liverpool and England. The actor John Bradley-West grew up and attended school in Wythenshawe. Syd Little, comedian, part of the Little and Large double act, attended Yew Tree School in Wythenshawe. Paul Young, lead singer of Mike and the Mechanics and Sad Café, was born in the Benchill area of Wythenshawe. Wythenshawe Wythenshawe () is an area of south Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, in 1931 Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester, which had begun building a massive housing estate there in the 1920s. With an area"
"Sale, Greater Manchester Sale is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Stretford, northeast of Altrincham, and southwest of Manchester. In 2011, it had a population of 134,122. According to a 2017 study commissioned by the Royal Mail, Sale was found to be the 4th most desirable town to reside in England. Evidence of Stone Age, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon activity has been discovered locally. In the Middle Ages, Sale was a rural township, linked ecclesiastically with neighbouring Ashton upon Mersey, whose fields and meadows were"
"Sale, Greater Manchester Sale is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it is on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Stretford, northeast of Altrincham, and southwest of Manchester. In 2011, it had a population of 134,122. According to a 2017 study commissioned by the Royal Mail, Sale was found to be the 4th most desirable town to reside in England. Evidence of Stone Age, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon activity has been discovered locally. In the Middle Ages, Sale was a rural township, linked ecclesiastically with neighbouring Ashton upon Mersey, whose fields and meadows were"
"Bobbin"", is named after him. Steven Patrick Morrissey, former lead singer of The Smiths, was born here in 1959. Ian McShane, actor, grew up in Urmston and attended Stretford Grammar School Peter Noone, Singer with Hermans Hermits Eileen Derbyshire, Actress who plays Emily Bishop in Coronation Street Urmston Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, it is about six miles (10 km) southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River Mersey, with Stretford lying to the east and Flixton to the west."
"Austin Knight (comedian) Austin Knight (born July 5, 1959) is a comedian and actor from Manchester. Austin was born in Gorton, Manchester. Gorton is known today for being the filming location of the Channel 4 comedy-drama Shameless. He got his first break in the 1970s at the ""Search for a Star"" competition at Blighty's, a cabaret club in Farnworth. Austin Knight began his comedy career in the early 70s as a club circuit impressionist; in the early 80s he became a traditional standup comedian. He has written comedy scripts for TV and radio, writing material for Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson"
"Best British Drama at the National Television Awards 2007, but lost out to ""Doctor Who"". ""Shameless"" won an award at the Royal Television Awards Society North West Awards 2007 where it beat ""Coronation Street"" to the Best Continuing Drama Award. In 2011, Owen Jones in his book """" criticised the fact that the show portrayed working-class people in a negative light ""it fails to address how the characters ended up in their situation, or what impact the destruction of industry has had on working class communities in Manchester"". The programme has been sold overseas, where it airs on channels such"
"1628–1964 and burials 1628–1973 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. Notable local residents have included: Bowdon, Greater Manchester Bowdon is a village and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Bowdon, Hale and Hale Barns together are regarded as the wealthiest areas in Greater Manchester, and similarly wealthy to Cheshire Golden Triangle towns Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Prestbury. These towns and the area between them contain some of the most expensive properties in England outside London. Both Bowdon and Dunham Massey are mentioned in the Domesday Book, citing the existence of a church and"
"family moved from Salford when he was four. In 1998, he wrote ""Swinton Jig"", an orchestral work inspired by the sounds and traditional melodies heard in Swinton during his childhood. The composer and pianist Roger Smalley was born in Swinton in 1943. Swinton, Greater Manchester Swinton is a town in Greater Manchester, England, southwest of the River Irwell, northwest of Salford and northwest of Manchester, adjoining the towns of Pendlebury and Clifton. In 2014, it had a population of 22,931. Historically in Lancashire, for centuries Swinton was a small hamlet in the township of Worsley, parish of Eccles and hundred"
"Manchester, South Dakota Manchester was a small unincorporated community in Kingsbury County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. On June 24, 2003, the town was completely annihilated by a large F4-rated tornado, and has since become a ghost town. In 2004, the state of South Dakota officially disincorporated the town of Manchester. Manchester was originally called Fairview; the present name honors a certain pioneer settler named Manchester. With the influence of the railroad, Manchester underwent rapid expansion, including the building of ""numerous homes, a town hall, grocery stores, livery barns, a lumber yard, two grain"
"Crime in Greater Manchester Crime in Greater Manchester has the second-highest incidence in England and Wales after Greater London. Crime in Greater Manchester is the responsibility of GMP (Greater Manchester Police and its chief constable Ian Hopkins). Its PCC was abolished in May 2017. Greater Manchester is the second-largest metropolitan area in the UK outside of London; it is Britain's second city. Violence against the person accounts for 17% of total crime in the city; criminal damage accounts for 10% and burglary accounts for 8% of crime. Of all the Greater Manchester boroughs, Manchester has the highest incidence of crime,"