The series follows the lives of the dysfunctional Gallagher family, consisting Frank and his six children, other characters from around the estate are introuduced first as people in the background to the Gallaghers, but soon become well known characters of their own. Central characters in the Gallagher family include eldest daughter Fiona, eldest son Lip (Phillip), plus younger children Ian, Carl, Debbie and Liam who grow up as the series continues.
Other characters featured in earlier series include Fiona's boyfriend Steve, a middle class car thief ; Kev and Veronica, the Gallaghers' neighbours; gay Kash, the owner of the local shop, and his wife Yvonne; agoraphobic Sheila and her daughter Karen; Lip's girlfriend Mandy Maguire; the policemen Tony and Stan, along with various regular background characters. The cast was expanded for the series 2, with Carol and Marty, Veronica's mother and brother, becoming regular characters after guest roles in the first series.
The sereies follow the characters during, what they would call, a normal day. It shows te good, the bad and the ugly of families, friends and neighbourhoods, but there is always something to entertain.
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