Shane (UK TV series)

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Shane
Format	Comedy
Created by	Frank Skinner
Starring	Frank Skinner, Elizabeth Berrington, David Schneider
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer(s)	Avalon Productions
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	21 April 2004 – 19 May 2004
Chronology
Related shows	Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, Fantasy Football League
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Shane was an ITV sitcom written by and starring Frank Skinner and directed by Audrey Cooke, with the first series originally broadcast in 2004. Reviews were generally poor, but a second series was commissioned. After the second series had been recorded contract issues between Frank Skinner and ITV arose; the second series is yet to be broadcast and its future is uncertain, since Skinner no longer works for ITV.

An American version of the show is to be piloted by CBS^[1], with Skinner working as executive producer.

1 Plot
2 Cast
- 2.1 Regular Cast
- 2.2 Guest Cast Members
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot

The show was about the title character, Shane (Skinner), a middle aged taxi driver, and his long suffering family. His wife, Mertyl, is a mature student who enjoys creative writing and amateur dramatics. Their children are daughter Velma, a seventeen year-old feminist, and son Lenny, a pre-pubescent child who, much to Mertyl's disappointment, shows signs of developing a familiar sense of humour to Shane.

Shane's best friend and boss is Bazza, with whom he spends much time down the pub. The barmaid at the pub is Sheila, whom Shane has a keen interest in.