Karen's obsessive drive to prove herself more than just a mum has Jamie worried. With the help of a trampoline and a battalion of baton twirling majorettes her body is in perfect shape but her mind is in danger of unravelling, leaving the Maguires to pick up the pieces. Liam's pursuit of his first true love is threatened when he becomes tangled in a web of his own lies. His desperate attempts to conceal his Chatsworth life are shattered when Frank is summoned to the school. Maxine's life is thrown into turmoil when she is presented with an urgent choice. At the time she needs Carl most she finds him following in Frank's footsteps at the bottom of a pint glass. She turns to Ian for support. Elsewhere on Chatsworth, Yvonne is in debt and out of her depth when Paddy comes collecting. The Karibs concoct a plan leaving the shop under new management, Paddy enraged and Chesney starting a new independent life. Meanwhile, Mickey finds a plumber to help him with his neglected pipework.
Cast of Shameless
David ThrelfallFrank Gallagher
Rebecca AtkinsonKaren Jackson
Alice BarryLillian Tyler
Nicky EvansShane Maguire
Tina MaloneMimi Maguire
Gerard KearnsIan Gallagher
Elliott TittensorCarl Gallagher
Aaron McCuskerJamie Maguire
Rebecca RyanDebbie Gallagher
Sean GilderPaddy Maguire
Johnny BennettLiam Gallagher
Sally CarmanKelly-Marie Ball
Ciarán GriffithsMickey Maguire
Dean Lennox KellyKev Ball
Qasim AkhtarChesney Karib
Anne-Marie DuffFiona Gallagher
Maxine PeakeVeronica Fisher
Chris BissonKash Karib
Joseph FurnaceLiam Gallagher
Maggie O'NeillSheila Jackson
Michael TaylorBilly Tutton
Karen BrysonAvril Powell
Kira MartinLetitia Powell
Jody LathamLip Gallagher
Luke TittensorCarl Gallagher
Jack DeamMarty Fisher
Kelli HollisYvonne Karib
Valerie LilleyPatty Croker
Samantha SiddallMandy Maguire
James McAvoySteve McBride
Jordan MurphyKid #1
Liam BoyleMick
Nathan McMullenAngel
Gemma Paige NorthNadine
Oliver HudsonEric Tatchell
Matt CrossSean
Rosie CavalieroJennie Taylor
Daniel LestuzziPizza Boss
Christopher SimpsonMurad
Josh BrownMushroom
William AshJesus O'Toole
Steve MurphySolicitor
Christine CoxHannah
Mike McCleanFather Tony