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Paul Abbott rejects famous faces: Radio Times, 18 January 2008

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Sarah Byrne can count herself lucky to be one of the handful of new faces appearing in the fifth series of Shameless. The 18-year-old actress, who plays Yvonne's wayward daughter Meena, has succeeded where more famous names have failed.

"I get messages from people like John Simm, Matt Lucas and Bill Nighy wanting to make a guest appearance," says series creator Paul Abbott. "We don't need them. The best aspect of the show is that we started with no recognisable people. We don't need faces to sell the series."

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