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Season 8, Episode 15
Suspicions are raised when jobless Avril keeps producing gifts, while Mimi sets her sights on jogger Neil - who is dubious of her advances and only wants sex. Elsewhere, Chesney is concerned for Bean's welfare and tries to rescue her
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Karen Bryson
(Actor)
.. Avril Powell
Emmanuel Ighodaro
(Actor)
.. Jackson Powell
Kira Martin
(Actor)
.. Letitia Powell
Tina Malone
(Actor)
.. Mimi Maguire
Rebecca Atkinson
(Actor)
.. Karen Maguire
Qasim Akhtar
(Actor)
.. Chesney Karib
Aaron McCusker
(Actor)
.. Jamie Maguire
Alice Barry
(Actor)
.. Lillian Tyler
David Threlfall
(Actor)
.. Frank Gallagher
Elliott Tittensor
(Actor)
.. Carl Gallagher
Ciaran Griffiths
(Actor)
.. Micky Maguire
Sally Carman-Duttine
(Actor)
.. Kelly Maguire
Nicky Evans
(Actor)
.. Shane Maguire
Donna Dowd
(Actor)
.. Postwoman
Kerrie Hayes
(Actor)
.. Bex
James Weaver
(Actor)
.. Gorky
David MacCreedy
(Actor)
.. Neil
Jenny Holmes
(Actor)
.. Bean
Ian Kershaw
(Writer)
Lawrence Till
(Producer)
Michael Keillor
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Karen Bryson
(Actor)
.. Avril Powell
Emmanuel Ighodaro
(Actor)
.. Jackson Powell
Kira Martin
(Actor)
.. Letitia Powell
Tina Malone
(Actor)
.. Mimi Maguire
Born:
January 30, 1963
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Shameless.
Early-life:
Tina Malone was born in Liverpool on January 30, 1963. She attended Liverpool Institute High School for Girls and showed a passion for acting. After some minor TV roles, she landed parts in Brookside and Blonde Fist, as well as appearing in Victoria Wood's dinnerladies, before landing a part as the terrifying Mimi Maguire in Shameless in 2005.
Career:
Malone has been praised for her acting but her own personality came to the fore when she was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother in 2009, where she was one of the more popular housemates. Since then, she has also received recognition for her extraordinary weight loss - having a gastric balloon fitted to help her lose four stone in weight. She has been outspoken about her bipolar disorder and health problems. She also runs a theatre school in Liverpool.
Quote:
'You can go on forever about ‘my metabolism slower than yours.' The point is: you need to exercise to speed up your metabolism and then you can eat anything you want in life. But just have a bite, not the whole box which is what I've done for 15 years.'
Trivia:
In December 2013, at the age of 50, she gave birth to a daughter.
Rebecca Atkinson
(Actor)
.. Karen Maguire
Qasim Akhtar
(Actor)
.. Chesney Karib
Aaron McCusker
(Actor)
.. Jamie Maguire
Alice Barry
(Actor)
.. Lillian Tyler
David Threlfall
(Actor)
.. Frank Gallagher
Born:
October 12, 1953
in
Manchester
Best Known For:
Playing foul-mouthed Frank Gallagher in Shameless.
Early-life:
Born in Manchester on October 12, 1953. He has a brother; their father was a plumber. David never wanted to be an actor, his first love was football, but thanks to a little encouragement from teachers, he trod the boards in a school production of The Crucible. After a short stint at art college in Sheffield, and a few months labouring, he became a student at Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama. His breakthrough role came in the gritty 1977 drama Scum.
Career:
Aside from a lean period at the back end of the 1990s, Threlfall has rarely been out of work. His small-screen work includes roles in Mike Leigh's Kiss of Death, a 1984 staging of King Lear (opposite Laurence Olivier), Conspiracy and The Queen's Sister. His most famous on-screen character is that of chain-smoking patriarch Frank Gallagher, a role he held in Channel 4 drama Shameless between 2004 and 2013. Other projects include The Russia House, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Housewife 49, Hot Fuzz, Nowhere Boy and The Ark. He was also made a surprisingly good Tommy Cooper in the ITV biopic Not Like That, Like This.
Quote:
On acting: 'I just like getting up and pretending. It's the game of pretending you're other people, that's the liberating thing.'
Trivia:
He supports Manchester City. He received an honorary doctorate from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2013.
Elliott Tittensor
(Actor)
.. Carl Gallagher
Ciaran Griffiths
(Actor)
.. Micky Maguire
Sally Carman-Duttine
(Actor)
.. Kelly Maguire
Nicky Evans
(Actor)
.. Shane Maguire
Born:
April 20, 1979
in
Bradford
Donna Dowd
(Actor)
.. Postwoman
Kerrie Hayes
(Actor)
.. Bex
Born:
March 13, 1987
in
Anfield, Liverpool
Best Known For:
Playing Esther in The Mill.
Early-life:
Born on March 13, 1987 in Anfield, Liverpool. Kerrie developed an interest in acting after she joined a drama class with her sister while studying at Holly Lodge Girls' College in West Derby. She later studied at Liverpool Community College.
Career:
Hayes got her TV acting debut when she landed the lead role of Ruby Moss in the drama Lilies. Since then, she has made guest appearances in Casualty, Holby City, Inspector George Gently, The Commander and Doctors. As well as TV, she has had acting roles in the films Sparkle (2007), Nowhere Boy (2009), Kicks (2009) and Brighton Rock (2009). She has also appeared in such TV dramas as The Mill, The Living and the Dead and Little Boy Blue.
Quote:
On asking her parents for drama classes: 'I asked if I could go to drama classes when I was about 13. They agreed as long as my school grades didn't suffer. Unfortunately, my grades did go down until they were virtually non-existent!'
Trivia:
She was nominated for Best Leading Actress at the BAFTA Awards 2013 for her performance in The Mill.
James Weaver
(Actor)
.. Gorky
David MacCreedy
(Actor)
.. Neil
Jenny Holmes
(Actor)
.. Bean
Ian Kershaw
(Writer)
Lawrence Till
(Producer)
Michael Keillor
(Director)
