Shameless-Episode 1

Fiona

Fiona is seen to be the responsibility of the Gallagher family. She acts as the kids mum due to her mum leaving home and her dad's lack of responsibility to them. She wears gold loop earings and a tracksuit which gives the audience a impression of a 'chav'. The area where they live now is quite rough and suits them all down to the ground. Her social class is very much lower one. In one of the scenes Frank comes in drunk and lies on the floor almost unconcious. Fiona is looking down to him as the camera is pointing up. This suggests that fiona is of higher importance than him and is basically the one in charge. the boss.

Steve

Steve is of higher class and authority than the gallaghers. We find this out almost straight the way. He stands on the balcony and watches fiona dancing on the floor below. Steve wears a suit jacket and trousers, which also tells us that he is of higher authority compared to fiona's gold hoop earings and tracksuit. What he wears also gives the audience an impression that he is fairly wealthy. But is he wealthy by his own work, or does he get his money some other way?

Lip

Lip is the oldest son in the family. He acts grown-up in a way, as he sticks up for his family and looks after them the best he can. He is very intelligent especially at physics and especially compared to the others. We find this out in the first scene where he is helping Karen with her homework. He shares a bedroom with his Brother Ian and seems to look after him. They have a close relationship with each other. We find this out when Lip finds out about his Brothers sexuality and how Lip is so surprised about what his brother has been hiding from him.

Frank

Frnak is the so called dad of the family. Moost nights he comes home drunk and goes straight back out in the morning to start again. He has no job which suggests he is a layabout and that he doesnt provide for his family. Frank acts like a gorilla and has no cleanliness at all. He wears a scfuffy t-shirt and jeans what he never really changes alot, and always wears a leather jacket which he's had for a long time.

Veronica

Veronica is Fion's best friend. She's a notherner of lower class. we first find this out due to her gobby actions when sticking up for herself and her best friend outside of a night club. She dresses cheaply and is not lady like or elegant at all. Wheras fions seems to have that elegant lady like manner a bit more than what veronica does.