It’s
a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Shameless style!
Forget
about a traditional Christmas of tinsel, turkey and
sprouts, as the Gallagher’s celebrate this festive
time of year Chatsworth style. Shameless Christmas and
New Year Special is available on DVD on Monday 26th
October courtesy of 4DVD.
It’s
Christmas on the Chatsworth Estate and this feature
length episode kicks off with the miraculous appearance
of a lorry-load of lifted meat, swiped by Kev (Dean
Lennox Kelly) and Lip (Jody Latham). Although the Christmas
miracle turns out to be a turkey when the army is called
in and the estate is sealed off.
With
nowhere to stay since arsonist Marty burned their house
down, Veronica’s (Maxine Peake) mum Carole and
her brother force themselves on Fiona (Anne-Marie Duff)
and Steve (James McAvoy) for the festive period. While
Frank rallies the estate into a full-blown riot as Sheila
goes into labour – a very messy Christmas for
all!
After
a chaotic Christmas, everyone on the Estate is getting
ready for the New Year, in the second special episode
on the DVD. However bedlam resumes as the Gallagher’s
find themselves in another sticky situation.
The
New Year Special starts with five year-old Liam denouncing
religion at his RC Primary School. The school is outraged
and the family is subject to a home-visit by his teacher
and the local priest – leaving his sister Debbie
to think fast of a good enough excuse. But shaving his
head and pretending that he is dying of cancer is NOT
one of Debbie’s better ideas.
As
the word spreads around the estate of little Liam’s
terrible illness and everyone rallying around to show
their support things are set to get worse. Spiralling
out of control how will the Gallagher’s get out
of this one?
Shameless
Christmas and New Year Specials is available on DVD
on Monday 26th October courtesy of 4DVD.
DVD
Details
Release date: Monday 26th October 2009
RRP: £9.99
Running time: 142 mins
Format: 1
Cert: 18
Cat No: C4DVD10259