▁Ch ats worth ▁Est ate ▁in ▁sub urban ▁Manchester ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area , ▁and ▁primarily ▁follows ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁Mag u ire ▁family , ▁and ▁their ▁friends ▁and ▁neighb ours ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁sh ops ▁and ▁local ▁pub ▁The ▁J ockey . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁focus es ▁on ▁lay about ▁Frank ▁Gall ag her ▁and ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁his ▁six ▁children , ▁F iona ▁and ▁boy friend ▁Steve , ▁Lip , ▁Ian , ▁Carl , ▁Deb bie ▁and ▁Li am , ▁and ▁next - door ▁neighb ours , ▁Ke v ▁and ▁Ver onica . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁second ▁series ▁begins , ▁the ▁Mag u ire ▁family ▁are ▁introduced , ▁with ▁certain ▁episodes ▁just ▁foc using ▁on ▁their ▁family , ▁and ▁both ▁the ▁Mag u ire ▁family ▁and ▁Gall ag her ▁coming ▁into ▁contact ▁and ▁conflict , ▁with ▁marriage , ▁te en age ▁pre gn an cies ▁and ▁neighbourhood ▁rival ry . ▁ ▁Other ▁characters ▁also ▁take ▁major ▁focus ▁throughout ▁the ▁years ▁after ▁starting ▁as ▁minor ▁characters , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Kar ib ▁family . ▁Since ▁the ▁series ▁started , ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁family ▁has ▁split ▁h ug ely , ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Gall ag her ▁children ▁depart ing ▁the ▁show , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁actors ' ▁moving ▁onto ▁other ▁projects . ▁ ▁Cred ited ▁cast ▁ ▁The ▁Gall ag her ▁family ▁ ▁Frank ▁Gall ag her ▁ ▁Play ed ▁by : ▁David ▁Th rel fall ▁( Series ▁