Pfftt.

Frank ****ed a 15 yr old.

The UK version is one of my favourite TV shows ever. So many amazing characters and stories.

Unpopular opinion but I think 1-6 are all top tier (with 6 being my personal favourite) and I think the Maguires are better than the Gallaghers...

7 is watchable and 8-11 are pretty dross but I still stuck with them.

I think this is why I could never get into the US one actually, the few I tried was basically an exact copy of ours, just with different (worse, though I didnt give a chance really) actors. If it differs, that would be interesting. I never really gave a chance beyond the very start though really :laugh:

I think some of the characters are tbf. Mimi I ****ing adore :laugh: And Frank did get quite stale, as did a few gallaghers really. I think it was the...change to be about crime ****. Or thats how it came across. I never watched it for gangster type storylines, which seemed to kind of take over at one stage (from memory, been a while since I watched tbf)

Dont even think I watched the last few series at all, thinking about it..

Yeah it's only the first season I think that's a copy and paste job but after that it goes its own way since Fiona and Steve leave in the UK one after season two but they stay in the usa one. I'd really recommend giving another go!
There's a great episode in a later season wheree frank is in hospital cus his kidneys are failing and a little girl is beside him and he gets so out of it that he thinks it's Fiona and it's very emotional and aw it's just a better all rounded show IMO