Chaos ensues with more tales of how one extraordinary family goes about its normal everyday life.

Chaos ensues with more tales of how one extraordinary family goes about its normal everyday life.

Mimi might wear the trousers in the family, but it's time Billy pulled his weight, so Mimi sets a profitable challenge to test his manhood. Micky channels his' inner drama queen' at the community service with a differenc...

Marty turns to crime to tide him over until he finds a job, but using items borrowed from the Maguires could land him in trouble. Elsewhere, Billy stands up for his rights as a father when he demands to be allowed to giv...

Aidan's bad behaviour lands him in court, but it is Patty who will decide the outcome. Meanwhile, Cilla's abduction forces Mimi to face her past and reassert herself as head of the Maguire family. Elsewhere, Marty and Mi...

A new gang arrives in Chatsworth with an unlikely mission - to save the souls of the community. Led by Jesus O'Toole, the group divides opinion on the estate and appears to know a little too much about its residents. Els...

Jackson goes berserk when he sees Letitia kissing Dee Davies in her bedroom, and Frank drunkenly stumbles onto a minibus before waking up in a synagogue where he is believed to have been sent from God. Meanwhile, Karen t...

The clock is ticking as suspicions are raised when jobless Avril keeps producing gifts, while Mimi has her sights set on jogger Neil, who is unsure of her advances as he only wants sex. Elsewhere, Chesney is concerned fo...

The drama returns for the second part of series eight. It is a dark day on the Chatsworth estate when Paddy is delivered in a coffin, and as the residents grieve, Let dares Aide to take a photo of the body - but they are...

Following his sexual encounter with Letitia's headmistress, Miss Heller, Frank has had his final chance with Libby, who seems taken with the mysterious Martin. Shane's theft of Tilly Pucker's wheelchair further strains r...

Mimi's transexual sister turns up, but isn't all she appears to be. The Maguires are still at each others throats, and Chesney is in danger as he and Jackson join the British Alliance Party, and manage to rub them up the...

Libby gets her mother a nurse to look after her when she's at work, all doesn't go to plan when Libby's mother mis-treated. Lillian reveals that she has signed over the house to her newly adopted daughter, Bonnie. Bonnie...

Micky pines for somebody to love so when the opportunity arises for him to adopt a cat it becomes the perfect outlet for his paternal urges. But when the cat is diagnosed with AIDS he turns to HIV positive Lulu, rather t...

Mimi is suffering from insomnia and soon real life and dreams begin to merge when she becomes consumed with paranoia and ghosts. When Cilla ends up in hospital, Mimi accuses Shane and Kelly of trying to kill her. It take...

Struggling to work for the family and care for baby Cilla, Micky comes up with a new way of making money: a fake website capturing credit card details of unsavoury users of other illegal websites. In a very Shameless tak...

Kelly and Shane need all the help they can get when their new fantasy-kidnap business lands them in trouble and sparks a police investigation. Meanwhile, Sita is forced to take drastic action when she discovers that Ches...

Jamie offers Carl a job but instead he sets up his own valet service as he likes all the attention he gets, and Kelly is not happy when she realises that Shane has been taking money from their joint bank account and is d...

After weeks of suffering at the hands of his own mental incarceration Frank is almost fully intact of his marbles and is planning his escape from the psychiatric hospital.
Libby meanwhile has had the dramatic news...

Karen and Connor return hoping to start afresh, but on a routine visit to her psychiatric hospital Karen is shocked to discover Frank, who seems vulnerable and confused. Frank's odyssey finally comes to an end when he fi...

Grim footage of Frank on his stag night shocks Libby back to reality, while Frank is still completely lost in his own sci-fi odyssey. When the local school fails its Ofsted report, Shane discovers a new venture for the M...

Frank is still AWOL and Libby is distraught that Monica is demanding custody of Stella and Liam. In another drug-fuelled dimension Frank has regenerated into Chatsworth's very own Time Lord as he battles to return home.<...

Everyone is talking about Libby and Frank's forthcoming wedding, but the nuptial plans are thrown into chaos at Frank's stag do when he disappears. The mystery of Frank's whereabouts is a veritable magical mystery tour i...

In the season finale, after the big reveal about their affair, Joe sets plans into motion to get him and Karen away from Chatsworth and, enlists the help of the Maguire's arch nemesis Roscoe. With Paddy out of the pictur...

It's Joe's birthday and celebrations are halted when he learns of his father's passing, realising that life is too short he sets about making some drastic choices starting with trying to get Karen to move away with him. ...

Patrick and Mimi decide to get a quickie divorce but end up being shocked when they find out their marriage was never legal. Mimi comes up with a plan for them to marry and then divorce so their kids wont be bastards. Th...

Kelly's half sister Tonya is left homeless and needs help to get her baby out of care. After hearing disturbing details of Kelly's past Mickey sets about seeking revenge on the man who was responsible 'her father'. Meanw...

When the boxing club is threatened with closure Ian sets about trying to save Jock from the hands of Paddy Maguire but is he aiming his anger at the right person. Meanwhile, Mickey sets about becoming a fireman and Paddy...

When Liam befriends a World War Two veteran to help him with a school project he finds solace in the old man's company, but Libby spies on them and jumps to all the wrong conclusions. When Maxine's brother Bruce turns up...

Shane is devastated to discover he's 'firing blanks' and while he frets, Kelly is reconciled to their future without children. Libby's attempts to set up a book club backfire when she, with Frank's encouragement, becomes...

Carl and Chesney attempt to outrun their troubles and end up in Wales. Back home, Maxine and Ian attempt to find out the truth and confront Jimmy, while Mimi isn't made welcome at the WI. Elsewhere, Mickey and Liam have ...

Shane asks Kelly to marry him but his dream turns to a nightmare when she turns him down. Elsewhere, Chesney holds a house party to get close to Sammy, but it all goes horribly wrong. Now that Libby and her mother are fi...

Frank's love Libby returns and her time away has only increased the passionate flame that burns in her heart. Meanwhile, Jamie focuses all his energies into giving his Madam, Michelle, whatever she wants in order to pay ...

The Maguires face a new conflict when Paddy announces that he's off with his new love interest D'Reen and that he's leaving them the family business but before he can, Mimi makes him guarantee the financial security for ...

Karen's home from the psychiatric hospital and Mimi does her best to ease her back in whilst keeping her illness a secret from everyone else also, Jamie is struggling with the thought of living with Karen's illness but a...

Mimi gets a toy boy, Billy the Jockey football team's star striker, but her happiness is short-lived when she discovers her new beau is the not the man she thought he was. Meanwhile, Shane and Kelly encourage Paddy to ge...

Jamie becomes increasingly worried about Karen as she sets out to prove she is more than just a mother, and the Maguires are left to pick up the pieces when her behaviour spirals out of control. Meanwhile, Liam's first t...

Mimi takes charge of organising baby Connor's christening, beginning by relieving a devastated Kelly of her godmother duties, which leaves Shane to face the consequences as his girlfriend demands he stand up to his mothe...

Frank has his 50th birthday and tries to romances Libby, who works at the local library. Liam isn't happy when Frank refuses to allow Nin his great grandmother to move in help with the family. Karen is worried who the fa...

Haunted by dreams of his kidnapper, Paddy resolves to banish his demons and regain control by tracking down Maureen, the woman responsible for what he has become. Meanwhile, Frank discovers his child benefit payments hav...

After managing to upset everyone, Frank gets cast out for the night by Debbie and seeks shelter in a church confessional where, he overhears a neighbour's shocking story. Meanwhile, the marriage of Mimi and Paddy is beyo...

Yvonne is confronted by a ghost from her past and has to think fast to keep the truth from Chesney and Meena. Frank tries to stay sober as the Gallaghers' set out to win back Liam and Stella, while Debbie resorts to her ...

The Gallagher family find their lives falling apart after an unexpected visit from social services. Chesney falls in love with a married woman.

Ian is not happy when he finds out that his brother has been skiving off from school. When he thinks that Danny is responsible he is not pleased. Patrick goes cold turkey in an attempt to beat his addiction. Mandy is pre...

When Jamie finds out Joe has been battering Mandy, he puts Joe in hospital. With Jamie's previous murder conviction, the Maguires refuse to let him go back behind bars, so Mimi steps into the breach and takes the rap for...

The Gallaghers receive a letter from Liam's school summoning both his parents to the head teacher. With Monica gone, the family are forced to pull together and appear conventional - with Norma literally taking up Monica'...

Shane is left partially paralysed following the accident. Mimi and Kelly clash when they both try to help him with his recovery and Shane finds himself caught in the middle of their arguements.

Paddys back and thins are very tough he has a heroin addiction and no hair

Ian returns from his travels, unaware that the car he's driving back to England harbours a secret cargo. Ian makes an even more shocking discovery when returning home to the Gallagher house to find history has repeated i...

Disorientated and chained to a bed in a strange room, Paddy wakes to discover he can't remember where he is or how he got there.
Enter Maureen, the woman he's been secretly seeing ever since they met in the gravey...

Karen's relationship with Jamie is put under strain when she suffers a miscarriage, unaware she was pregnant she and Jamie start to contemplate whether they want kids or not. and things don't get any better for them when...

Feeling unwanted Monica decides to go and see a hypnotist at the Jockey in the hope of reigniting hers and Frank's love life. Meanwhile, after discovering that he has an STI, Carl has the harrowing task of tracking down ...

Frank falls victim to identity fraud and is horrified to discover his criminal record has been deleted, making him eligible for jury service. Once in court, however, he and a like-minded juror conspire to prolong the cas...

With the launch night of the newly redecorated Jockey looming, Jamie and Karen's relationship becomes strained. But, will a lesbian encounter re-ignite things. And, in the wake of Ian's departure, Mickey looks to expand ...

After Ian is attacked, he is left wondering how he could have provoked it but, after being attacked again putting him in hospital he wakes up to the news that he's got amnesia. Not only can he not remember his name famil...

When Manchester experiences an earth tremor, Monica's waters break and she goes into labour. On the other side of Chatsworth, the same tremor knocks Frank off of his barstool and puts him in a coma. Monica's refusing to ...

While enjoying another secret rendezvous, Debbie and Tom are forced to come to the aid of an assaulted woman, but things go horribly wrong when Tom gets arrested on suspicion of being the attacker. Only Debbie can supply...

After Mandy gets arrested for suspected drug running she forms the most unlikely of friendships and finds herself helping Tom search for his real mother. The friendship, however, soon becomes something deeper for Mandy a...

Mandy looks set for an upturn in her love life when she's persuaded to go on a blind date by Karen, Jamie and Ian. It seems she's struck gold and is onto a keeper, until her first night of sex and drugs turns into a nigh...

When Stan gets caught in the crossfire between Yvonne and her kids, a full-blown row puts their relationship on the rocks. Things go from bad to worse when Yvonne finds herself held at gunpoint in the shop. Stan comes to...

When Paddy is caught on camera for an armed robbery and could face 20 years inside, Mimi begs him to call his brother, Noel. He's the only one who can help. But Paddy has a dark history with his sibling and would rather ...

Jamie's ex-cellmate Mark comes to stay, but Karen doesn't trust him and the battle lines are drawn. Karen's got a fight on her hands if she's to prevent Mark from leading Jamie back into a life of crime. When Carl gets p...

Monica has an unexpected visitor, her mother Joan, who no one's seen for twenty years. Suddenly all Monica's childhood insecurities come flooding back. But Joan has a secret, she's got Alzheimer's disease and has a very ...

On the bus to a re-start course, Frank has the briefest encounters with a beautiful stranger. Debbie invites some members of the church to stay, but has she got an ulterior motive. And Lillian's assigned to a witness pro...

When there is a gas leak at the Gallaghers along comes a sexy fireman named Sean. He gets the attention of Ian and Mandy but which one of them will win the race to get the Sean into bed? Also, Carl finds himself in a ris...

A mishap with baby Katie and a bag of Es leads to a standoff between Mandy and Frank. When the family back Mandy, Frank is forced to leave the house and ends up sleeping rough. Meanwhile, when Liam learns he's going to b...

With the local council doling out money to the new young-mayor, Debbie sees a chance to buy hens and potatoes and give Chatsworth free egg and chips. Meanwhile, Shane falls for his perfect woman and it looks like she's f...

Frank Gallagher has won the lottery; or so the residents of Chatsworth think when Yvonne announces it on the local news. And Frank's not about to announce that he's never bought a lottery ticket in his life when free dri...

Monica seeks to make up for lost years with her children after failing a pregnancy test. Paddy is livid after the Jockey is robbed before Mimi's surprise birthday party, leaving Karen with the responsibility of arranging...

Mimi is forced to confront her deepest insecurity after an ex-boyfriend makes a cruel comment about her weight, and Paddy's inability to back up her up forces a wedge between the loving couple. And Carl takes offence whe...

An emergency visit to the hospital results in Frank receiving devastating news, prompting him to embark on an orgy of drink and drug-fuelled mayhem, which culminates in a bizarre, drug-induced encounter with his younger ...

Paddy is shaken up on learning about the suspicious deaths of his three ex-cell mates. To add to his worries, his son Jamie is about to marry Karen and Mimi is not keen on the idea. Karen is shocked to discover the truth...

Explosions across the estate spark fears that Chatsworth is a terrorist target. But it has the Maguire's worried that they're under threat from folk a little closer to home when Patrick finds the family semtex missing. M...

Carl wants his family back together and that means getting rid of Norma - for good. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when Norma proves to be a very tough adversary. Frank agrees to work on Shane's ice cream van - t...

Debbie's glad to have her dad back at home, but Monica's not happy with all the attention Frank is giving her and tells her it's time she found herself a boyfriend. Also Ian catches the eye of someone he least expected.

Monica manages to seduce Frank and sink her claws back in, but he dare not tell Sheila that he and Monica have been sleeping together. Sheila proves to be a frightening adversary when scorned and Frank could be in real d...

Frank’s desperate to keep the fact that he’s still married to estranged wife Monica from Sheila, and Monica’s not making it easy for him. But Sheila can see that she has competition for Frank and sets about trying ...

The Gallaghers' return for a fourth series, and its Lip's 18th birthday but not all is going to be clean sailing as there’s a few surprises ready to hit him. First the Maguires expect him to do something for them. But ...

In preparation for her wedding to Frank, Sheila commissions the building of a conservatory in her back yard - but she suddenly remembers her first husband is buried under the patio. Veronica's last stab at IVF on the NHS...

Debbie has a new best friend who is everything she wants to be and has the boys falling at her feet. Suddenly Debbie realises what other girls her own age have been getting up to and what she's been missing out on while ...

The Gallagher clan can't believe it when Carl starts to bring money into the household - but his mini-enterprise involves growing cannabis for the Maguires and the police are quick to bust him. Lip is jealous when Mandy ...

When Carol discovers her best friend Lillian had an affair with her husband back in the seventies, she takes revenge by reporting her to the DSS for benefit fraud. Frank Gallagher, who has been posing as Lillian's dead h...

Mandy goes into labour after a run in with a masked robber inside the corner shop. Lip desperately wants to visit his new daughter, but will Mandy's parents allow the visit? And if not, just what will it take for Lip to ...

Ian meets Jack and soon begins an affair with him. What will Kash say if he learns the truth, and more importantly, why is Jack behaving suspiciously?

Shameless returns with a feature-length special that kicks off the third season. How are the Gallagher's coping since Fiona's departure? Is Debbie managing to keep the family together? And more importantly, can the famil...

The elections are under way and Kash is on the verge of victory following an unexpected twist. It's also time for Fiona to make her choice, could she possibly live happily after after?

Debbie's on a mission to help Marty who has an impending court appearance for a breach of the peace. Fiona is suffering from morning sickness, so Craig is planning a surprise trip to Wales to relax. Craig's wife, Sue, is...

After walking out of her job at the nursery, Fiona confesses to Veronica that she is pregnant by Craig and hasn't told him. Frank falls foul of two shifty accident claims salesmen after being hit in the mouth by Kash's s...

During a night of passion, Fiona sleeps with the less than desirable Joey. The mourning after she's forced to face the consequences of her actions.

Lip is sleeping with Mandy while she pretends to be Ian's girlfriend to hide the fact that he's gay. However, after Mandy falls pregnant with Lip's baby everyone thinks Ian's the dad and the Maguires welcome him to the f...

Sheila asks Lip to water the plants for a neighbour who's away on holiday, but the house is burgled and Lip is arrested by a bent copper, stitched up and charged. Frank goes to the police station and makes matters a lot ...

The family is preparing itself for Fiona and Steve's wedding, but a group of dangerous drugs dealers threatens to stand in their way...

A garden competition brings out the competitive side in everyone. Frank is left to babysit, as Fiona suspects Steve of cheating...

Frank takes a call while partying at Kev and Veronica's, but only much later does he pass on the message that social services are coming to discuss fostering. After a mad clean up, the social worker arrives with a child ...

Frank is forced to take a job as a window cleaner when his father arrives. But is the window cleaning round really the best form of employment for Frank? Meanwhile Karen eyes up Kev down the pub.

It's Christmas on the Chattersworth Estate and it looks set to be a white Christmas as snow starts to fall but as always Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a disaster or two.

Monica is back and Frank clears his debts by holding his own funeral.

Frank makes a plan to get money back from his ex wife.

Yvonne, Kash's wife, catches him and Ian in the act. Frank and Karen take a driving test.

Frank turns a crowd into a lynch mob when a child goes missing from a birthday party.

A drunken Frank announces to the pub that Kev and Veronica are getting married. Now all Kev has to do is propose to Veronica and get a divorce from his criminal wife.

Frank is discovered to be in France but the question is, how did he get there?

When Fiona Gallagher's bag is stolen she meets Steve McBride, a car thief who takes a shine to the rest of the Gallaghers.