Paul Abbott
…widely known for creating some of the most acclaimed television dramas of the 1990s and 2000s, including Reckless (1997), Touching Evil (1997–1999), Clocking Off (2000–2003), State of Play (2003), Shameless (2005–2013), and No Offence (2015–18). Abbott was born into a dysfunctional family in Burnley on 22 February…