'Shameless' turned down Nighy, Lucas
Tuesday, April 24 2007, 10:22 BST

By Nick Levine, Entertainment Reporter


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Shameless creator Paul Abbott has revealed that Bill Nighy, Matt Lucas and John Simm contacted him to ask for parts in the popular Channel 4 series.

However, he resisted their advances because he felt that guest appearances from well-known actors would harm the series' sense of realism.