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Abbott was raped by a stranger at the age of 11, leading to him jumping from the roof of a multi-story car park in an attempt to take his own life. [2] [3] Two years later, after another suicide attempt, he was forced into an adult mental hospital; he later became a voluntary patient. [3]
Paul Abbott is a British TV writer and producer, best known for creating and writing the comedy-drama series Shameless. He has also worked on other shows such as State of Play, No Offence and Touching Evil.
- Writer, Producer, Additional Crew
- February 22, 1960
- Paul Abbott
Apr 3, 2024 · Acclaimed screenwriter Paul Abbott tells the story behind the creation of his 2000 Bafta-winning drama series Clocking Off, which ran for four series until 2003.
Apr 28, 2015 · Paul Abbott's background is worse than anything in his most famous creation, Shameless. As his latest venture, a police drama, comes to our screens, he tells Gerard Gilbert that he has...
- Gerard Gilbert
Shameless is a comedy drama about a dysfunctional Chicago family, created by Paul Abbott and John Wells. The series ran for 11 seasons and won 4 Primetime Emmys, starring Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, and others.
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Paul Abbott is a British writer and producer, known for Shameless (2011) and State of Play (2003). He was born in 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, and has two children from his current marriage.
May 5, 2015 · With credits under his belt like Shameless, State of Play, Clocking Off and Touching Evil, you wouldn’t expect Paul Abbott to get ‘stuck’. But his latest drama series, the dark and funny No Offence that centres on a group of CID officers in Manchester, proved to be a tough one to birth.
