Maxine is desperate to make a good impression at her parents' party so cajoles Ian into pretending to be her boyfriend. He reluctantly agrees, but their act unearths deep feelings that take everyone by surprise. Meanwhile, Carl realises what he's lost by splitting up with Maxine so he is determined to win her back. But Carl soon finds love and hate are two sides of the same coin when Micky reveals a painful secret. At the Jockey, Mimi does her best to conceal Karen's illness after she returns from the psychiatric unit. While Karen settles back into Chatsworth life, Jamie struggles to cope with the reality of living with mental illness. Escaping for a night out, Jamie meets Michelle, a Madame of a thriving male Escort Agency who plans to seduce him into a murky but lucrative new job.
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