Shameless TV show TV show dates: January 9, 2012 — present Series status: Has not been cancelled Performers include: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Jeremy Allen White, and Laura Slade Wiggins. TV show description: Based on a UK TV series of the same name, the dramatic TV show follows Chicago’s Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) — the proud single dad of six independent and resourceful kids. A hopeless alcoholic, Frank can usually be found at the bar spending what little money the family has, scheming on how to beat the system to support his addictions, or passed out on the floor. His latest meal ticket is his agoraphobic neighbor Sheila (Joan Cusack), who keeps him housed and well fed as long as he submits to her outrageous sexual domination. But if Sheila comes to terms with her phobia, she may be moving on and Frank may be moving out. Fiona Gallagher (Emmy Rossum) is the eldest Gallagher child, so most of the family responsibility falls on her young shoulders.

A blossoming young woman, she takes it all in stride. She works a few dead-end, minimum wage jobs to bring in money and enjoys going out dancing with her girlfriends. Pursuing her heart is Steve Wilton (Justin Chatwin), a young man who has a lot of moxie and a lot of money. Second child “Lip” (Jeremy Allen White) — short for Phillip — is by far the smartest Gallagher. He’s a straight A student, but he also has a penchant for trouble that threatens to derail him academically. He uses his intelligence in various odd jobs to make money, such as running an ice cream truck in the summer that sells beer and marijuana, or taking the SATs for fellow students. His relationship with his tutoring student, neighborhood bad girl Karen Jackson (Laura Slade Wiggins), threatens to break his heart. She’s starved for attention and pays for Lips’ tutoring with sexual favors. The third Gallagher child is Ian (Cameron Monaghan), the one most like their mother. He’s in Army ROTC at school and is considering applying to West Point, if only he can get his grades up.

He works at a local grocery store, where he’s having a gay affair with his married Muslim boss. One of the middle Gallagher children is Debbie (Emma Kenney). She’s helpful, sensitive, and has a good heart. She longs for familial stability, and was even willing to pretend a complete stranger with dementia was her grandmother. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) is the second youngest Gallagher kid and a lot of trouble. He’s a daredevil and a bully with a destructive streak a mile wide. Still, he’s not afraid to go to extreme measures to help the family make ends meet. Youngest son Liam (Brennan Kane Johnson & Blake Alexander Johnson) is black, despite having two white parents. Veronica Fisher (Shanola Hampton) is the Gallaghers’ sassy and sexy neighbor. She’s always willing and able to lend a hand, go dancing with gal-pal Fiona or party down with Frank. She’s a go-getter with a lot of jobs, including an aide at the local assisted living facility, and a bartender at a Chicago hot spot where Fiona also works.

Veronica and her man, bartender Kevin “Kev” Ball, are totally hot for each other, and their wild sex life borders on adventuresome. He’s also the Gallaghers’ neighbor and friend. He’s a good guy who’s willing to give Frank drinks on credit and cash his disability checks for him, and take in a troubled teenage foster child, Ethel (Madison Davenport). Series Finale: This TV series has not ended yet. First aired: TBD What do you think? Do you like the Shameless TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season? Shameless - Official Series Site | SHOWTIME Shameless Shameless will return for season 8 About The Series Oscar�-nominated William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum star in this fiercely engaging and fearlessly twisted series. Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be...perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him.

They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are. Stream Showtime Now previous Season 7 The Gallaghers have always been fiercely loyal to one another, but now that Frank has taken things too far� will his outraged family finally declare war? One thing�s for sure: there�s never a dull moment for this clan. Season 7 Season 6 The Gallaghers are finally getting their acts together and striking out on their own, but growing up could also mean growing apart. One thing's certain: nothing ever comes easy when your last name is Gallagher -- except trouble. Season 6 Season 5 Fiona gets into a surprising love triangle; Frank falls for a dying doctor; Lip commits himself to college life and becomes romantically involved with a mentor; Ian and Mickey struggle to manage Ian's bi-polar disorder. Season 5 Season 4 Fiona gets into legal trouble after a party goes horribly wrong; Frank battles liver disease; Lip struggles with the realities of college life; Ian forces Mickey to confront his sexuality.

Season 4 Season 3 Jimmy struggles to balance his relationship with Fiona and his obligations to Estefania; Frank alientates his children and then tries to win them back; Karen returns and drives a wedge between Lip and Mandy with dire consequences. Season 3 Season 2 Frank and Monica rekindle their self-destructive relationship; Fiona is thrown when Steve arrives home with a surprise; Lip makes big changes; Karen and Sheila clash over Karen's new husband Jody. Season 2 Season 1 Frank goes missing and turns up in Toronto, tries to embrace sobriety, and bends the law to protect his disability checks; Fiona falls for a player with a lot of money and a big secret; Ian embraces his sexuality. Shameless (TV Series 2004–2013) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council estate.

Whilst they won't admit it, they ... See full summary » Creator: The Gallagher family celebrate Christmas 2004, bringing mayhem and death to the Chatsworth estate. 8.4 Debbie brings a wondering infant back to her house, but her family must conduct a plan to return him to his parents who believe he's been kidnapped. 8.2 As the housing officer and bailiffs continue to plague the Gallaghers, Frank feels the pressure and must deal with it. 8.2 a list of 42 titles created 19 Feb 2012 a list of 42 titles created 28 Jul 2013 a list of 48 titles created 08 Sep 2013 a list of 26 titles created 15 Sep 2015 a list of 21 titles created 2 months ago Search for " Shameless " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 11 wins & 37 nominations.

See more awards » Photos Edit Storyline The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council estate. Whilst they won't admit it, they need help and find it in Steve, a young middle class lad who falls for Fiona, the oldest sibling, and increasingly finds himself drawn to this unconventional and unique family. Anarchic family life seen through the eyes of an exceptionally bright fifteen year old, who struggles to come of age in the context of his belligerent father, closeted brother, psychotic sister and internet porn star neighbors. Written by Company Pictures (website) 13 January 2004 (UK) See more » Also Known As: Did You Know? Trivia Mark Mylod directed the first episode of both Shameless shows, the British one and its American remake. See more » Quotes Ian Gallagher : Sometimes we get so wrapped up in getting what we want, that we forget to ask ourselves why we wanted it in the first place. Another hit from the UK. Thank god for BBC America!

8 June 2005 | by duke92278 (SAN FRANCISCO) – See all my reviews I happened upon this show one afternoon while nursing a hangover and have been hooked ever since. I was also lucky that BBCA was playing the entire series 1 as a marathon that day. This show blows away any of the lame crap that they call TV over here and is another testament to the vastly underrated talent of the UK. The only way a show this ballsy would be shown over here would be on a pay channel like HBO or Showtime. I am fast becoming a huge fan of British TV (Eastenders, The Office, Coupling, Father Ted, The Green Wing, ABFAB) and hopefully the DVD will be available to us yanks soon. Let's just hope some stupid network (NBC) doesn't get ahold of it in an attempt to "Americanize" it like they tried with Coupling and The Office. 40 of 50 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you?

Yes Shameless USA - Episode Guide - All 4 Shameless USA Frank loses a bet and is forced to surrender Liam as collateral Episode 2 - Summer Loving Frank thinks he's found the solution to his money woes when he meets Dottie, whose declining health and city pension make her an attractive friend Episode 3 - I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day Fiona is worried she'll be lured into temptation when she reconnects with her married school crush. Debbie obsesses about dying. Episode 4 - A Beautiful Mess The consequences of sleeping with Craig come home to roost for Fiona when his angry wife shows up in a vengeful mood. Debbie gets a stress-related rash. Episode 5 - Father's Day Frank tries to get his hands on Eddie's life insurance benefits and pension, despite being a prime suspect in his death. Fiona attends a high-class wedding. Episode 6 - Can I Have a Mother Frank's mother, Grammy Gallagher, turns up unexpectedly and tries to track down a former associate who owes her money. Sheila plans Karen's wedding. Episode 7 - A Bottle of Jean Nate Lip tries to get back into Karen's good books by putting together a prenuptial agreement for her and Jody.

Frank wants to kick Grammy out. Episode 8 - Parenthood Frank accidentally walks in on Ian and Mickey, who are locked in a passionate embrace. Lip decides to leave school and get a job, against Fiona's wishes. Episode 9 - Hurricane Monica Monica returns, but most of the family suspect she has no intention of staying for good. Fiona reconsiders her decision to kick Lip out of the house. Episode 10 - A Great Cause Fiona plans for a more exciting future now that Monica is back at home, but her reprieve from drudgery proves short-lived when Monica goes to pieces Episode 11 - Just Like the Pilgrims Intended Thanksgiving is anything but traditional in the Gallagher household as Carl accidentally shoots a bald eagle and Karen goes into labour Episode 12 - Fiona Interrupted In the last episode of season two, Frank plots to break Monica out of the psychiatric hospital, but not everyone thinks this is in her best interests Shameless (UK) - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com EDIT The critically acclaimed and brilliantly funny drama from award-winning writer Paul Abbott features the Chatsworth Estate's Gallaghers, probably the UK's most dysfunctional family.

Head of the family, Frank, embarks on a series of adventures with his remarkably well-balanced children Fiona, Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl and Liam - not forgetting the other two with Frank's valium-fuelled lover, Sheila. A shambolic family living on a Manchester estate, where eldest sister Fiona has to look after her five younger siblings after their mother's disappearance and their father became an alcoholic. After Fiona herself escapes, it's down to her twelve year old Sister Debbie to run the Gallagher household. With Sheila leaving and Monica's return it's a whole new ball game at the Gallagher residents, and it's not all plain sailing with Monica's estranged girlfriend Norma living in the van in the yard. No-ones life is ever going to be the same. Now in its eighth series things are still as dysfunctional as ever on the Chatsworth Estate with, Frank and Libby trying to get married with Monica coming back on the scene, Mimi's a new mother once again but still has the task of having to find out ho the father is.

Also, Karen and Jamie are trying to get on with their lives after all the recent events and, there's also a whole load of new people on the scene just waiting to cause mayhem. Shameless is packed with sex, drugs, gratuitous violence, love and scams. Chaos ensues with more tales of how one extraordinary family goes about its normal everyday life.moreless Shameless Series 1 episode guide - British Comedy Guide 1. Episode One First broadcast: Tuesday 13th January 2004 Having her handbag stolen proves to be a blessing in disguise for Fiona when handsome stranger Steve comes to her rescue. 2. Episode Two First broadcast: Tuesday 20th January 2004 It's Friday and Frank is nowhere to be seen, which is a bit odd as it's Giro day. 3. Episode Three First broadcast: Tuesday 27th January 2004 Friday night at The Jockey and barman Kev is dealing with the usual lairy, pissed-up women on the prowl. When one gets a bit heavy, he tells her the bad news: he's getting married. The only problem is he hasn't told his girlfriend Veronica... 4.

Episode Four First broadcast: Tuesday 3rd February 2004 When a small child goes missing from a children's party on the Chatsworth estate, Frank turns the crowd into a lynch mob. 5. Episode Five First broadcast: Tuesday 10th February 2004 Frank and Karen hit the road for their driving lesson, but Karen adds some extra-curricular manoeuvres to the timetable. Meanwhile, Ian and Kash are caught in the act by Kash's wife Yvonne. 6. Episode Six First broadcast: Tuesday 17th February 2004 Frank stuns the family by turning up in the morning to get his post when it's not even Giro day. It soon transpires that he's hatching a plan to get his hands on maintenance from his ex-wife. 7. Episode Seven First broadcast: Tuesday 24th February 2004 Frank is only worrying about himself as usual, and things are not looking good. The housing office is on to him, his debts are piling up and the bailiffs are still on the doorstep.

Special: Episode Eight First broadcast: Thursday 23rd December 2004 Forget a traditional Christmas and prepare for the outrageous Gallagher clan and the entire Chatsworth Estate to bring their own chaotic brand of Christmas cheer. Frank Gallagher | Shameless Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Eye color N/A Vernon Francis "Frank" Gallagher (born 26 January 1960) is the patriarch of the Gallagher Family . He is a perpetually unemployed, absentee single parent and also a severe alcoholic who blows all his time and money getting drunk at The Jockey . He has appeared more regularly than any other cast member and has been voted Best Shameless Character On Earth . With his ex-wife Monica Gallagher , he has fathered 8 children: Fiona , Lip , Carl , Debbie , Liam , Stella and twins William (who Monica aborted) and Ben . He is also de jure father to Monica's other son Ian . He also fathered twins Nigel and Delia with second wife Sheila Jackson , and he also apparently fathered Monica's half-sister.

It is revealed that Frank spiralled into alcoholism shortly after Monica deserted him in 2001 and shirked all responsibility, leaving his eldest daughter Fiona to pick up the pieces and hold the family together. Frank has apparently been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment several times in his youth. He claimed to have been incarcerated in Strangeways Prison. It has not been mentioned what exactly were the reasons for his string of past convictions. Frank is famously known for his khaki green Parka coat, which usually wears without fail. In Episode 8 of Series 9 , Frank revealed that though he originally stole the coat off a man on a bus, he was wearing it both when his daughter Fiona was conceived and when she was born. He revealed that he thought of the coat as an integral part of his identity. Contents [ show ] Personality In Series 1 he left the younger children in the care of Fiona, and moved in with agoraphobic Sheila Jackson , attracted by her large savings account and gullible nature. Often known to make a fool out of himself and shirk all responsibility, Frank nonetheless shows signs of loving his children. He can offer good advice, for example saving Liam from being taken into care when a parent was needed.

When he is rendered completely sober by a new drug, Frank appears reflective and even quite intelligent, wondering why Sheila would add to her problems by marrying a mess like him. In early series Frank comes across as a drunken bully, even headbutting his son Ian on one occasion. Most of his children initially hate Frank for his drunken bullying ways. Lip and Ian are never scared to show their feelings towards him, and even physically attack him on a few occasions. However, his middle daughter Debbie shows sympathy throughout the series when her father is either in serious trouble or presumed dead, something which has happened three times to date. The family have generally warmed towards him more as the series has progressed, mostly due to the fact that he isn't bothering them hugely on a daily basis. Frank's hallmark is drunken rants on a wide variety of literary, historical and philosophical subjects, usually returning to how decent, hard-working people, among whom he erroneously seems to count himself, are discriminated against. Frank frequently quotes Shakespeare, The Bible, references international current events and uses poetry and soliloquy to express his feelings or view, as he does at the start of each episode. Frank is a supporter of Manchester City Football Club.

In the earlier series, Frank is consistently drunk and incontinent and rarely makes any sort of intelligent appearance. He is first seen being carried into his house unconscious by the police. The next day, he meets Fiona 's new boyfriend Steve McBride and after finding out it was Steve who bought the house their new washing machine, is warmly receptive of him. Although Frank's birthday is cited as the 26th of January (because the air date of Episode 701 was 26/1/10), the party scene in Episode 3 of Series 4 , where Sheila told Frank she got him a passport after announcing they were going on a honeymoon, gives a different date. A flashback appears where Sheila is photographing an unconscious Frank lying on the floor, before a pop-up of the same photo appears on a passport which gives Frank's date of birth as 11 March 1959. Biography Series 1 The First Series began roughly three years after Monica , Frank's wife, mysteriously disappeared, abandoning her husband and six children, after "going out for a loaf of bread". At the time, Fiona was between 16–17 years of age, and had come home after having her appendix removed.

Lip was aged between 13/14, Ian was eleven, Carl was 11/12, Debbie was 10/11, and Liam was between 3–4 months of age. Frank claimed he "went on a bender" after Monica had gone. His alcoholism and tendency to shirk the responsibilities of fatherhood had apparently gotten worse. The family , in a separate incident, did a "moonlight flit" from their previous address at Bishop's Grove (presumably in Stretsford), and got their current address through the assistance of a Housing Officer named Billy Wilson. This was revealed in Episode 6 of Series 1 . However, it remains unclear if this occurred before or after Monica's abandonment. In the three years after the incident, Fiona put her life on hold taking care of her younger siblings and acting as a mother for Liam. Even working as a teaching assistant at the same nursery (presumably) that Liam attended. Fiona also became fast friends with two neighbours, Kevin Ball and Veronica Fisher .

They would often help Fiona with babysitting her siblings, Veronica and Fiona would go out clubbing on occasion, and Kev would work as a barman at The Jockey , Frank's favourite locale. Frank would notoriously run up a bar-tab, spending his unemployment benefits, while Fiona, Lip and Ian would be working to make up for their father's lack of contribution to the household bills. Fiona had her nursery job, Ian worked as an assistant operator at Yvonne Karib 's Cash and Carry , while Lip was known to charge other pupils at his school to complete their homework for them. Series 2 No longer able to claim benefits as he was officially dead, Frank was forced to live off Sheila's benefits. She gave birth to twins, Nigel and Delia in the Christmas Special . Neville , Frank's no-nonsense, workaholic father, was seen for the first and only time in the following episode . In the sixth episode of this series Frank was almost unfaithful to Sheila for a second time, when he agreed to have sex with the substitute landlady of The Jockey named Cassie Weston, in exchange for her clearing his bar tab. Karen stopped it going any further by threatening to tell Sheila.

In the seventh episode , Frank unexpectedly cleaned up his appearance to help Fiona re-assure Social Services that four year old Liam was well-cared for and didn't need to enter foster care. Frank earned the resentment of the Chatsworth community when, on the advice of insurance claims reps, he sued Yvonne Karib for accidentally knocking out his tooth. After being denied service in The Jockey , Frank agreed to drop the charges. But after finding himself indebted to the Accident Claims people, it took Sheila winning on the televised Grab My Grand to win a thousand pounds to save Frank from more debt. When Fiona left Chatsworth with Steve McBride , Frank was the last to find out they were gone. Series 3 During the New Year's Special , Frank is arrested for possession of Class-A drugs. But in a breach of protocol, the officers let him off when he agrees to humiliate himself for their entertainment. Elsewhere, Debbie learns from a local Catholic priest and the headteacher of a Catholic primary school that Liam is being considered for expulsion, due to blaspheming at a Christmas pageant. They demand to meet with Liam's parents. The following day, Debbie urges a barely-conscious Frank to deal with the situation.

Frank gives a half-hearted promise in reply. When the day arrives for the school visit, Debbie has to think fast, then decides to shave Liam's head and claim he has cancer in order to prevent his expulsion. But this gets out of control when the school and patrons of The Jockey collaborate on a fund-raiser for five year old Liam. Debbie and her horrified brothers, Lip , Ian and Carl , try to cover up the fact that he's not ill and limit the damage as best they can. Frank shows his lack of interest in his children during these events by becoming angry that no one has informed him Liam has cancer. Illustrating the fact that such a thing could in fact go unnoticed by Frank, who spends most of his time at The Jockey or unconscious. Series 4 Frank burns Sheila's kitchen down whilst cooking dinner and is rushed to hospital only for his first wife Monica to be called to his side. When Frank recovered, he was shocked to discover Monica had moved back into the Gallagher household claiming to be back for good. They later met for a friendly drink in The Jockey to discuss old times. However, Monica soon revealed she was back for her children and him, though their reunion was soon interrupted by Monica's girlfriend Norma Starkey .

Series 5 A drunk Frank is rushed to hospital when he urinates on an electric generator after being thrown out of The Jockey . Frank is less than pleased when he wakes up the next day and is so coarse with the wife of the comatose patient in the bed next to his that she informs him doctors discovered he has Aortic Stenosis, and may not be alive by next week. Frank is so worried about his apparent illness that he drowns his sorrows and makes no effort to greet Lip when he returns to the estate after months at Nottingham University. Later Frank begins to experience hallucinations of himself at age 12. The imaginary younger Frank berates him for not doing something with his life and bemoans the sorry excuse for a man he became. Later, Younger Frank forces him to remember what happened to him at age twelve. Finally, Frank recalls his birthday party was cancelled due to the death of his mother, Sarah Gallagher . Younger Frank forces him to take the short time he has to make amends to every one he wronged. Frank then phones a number of acquaintances about the mishaps they suffered because of him.

After that, Frank steals the digital camera from Mandy's room to record a series of confessions concerning his family. He admitted, among other things, that: he urinated in every drink Lip took out of the fridge as of 1998, once dropped Carl on his head as a baby, and would give Liam between the ages of 3-4 a couple of downers so he would "shut the fuck up". His most important confession was to Monica . Frank claimed that Monica's younger half-sister, who was born sometime after she met Frank, is technically also Monica's step-daughter. Feeling sorry for himself and sure he is going to die, Frank is overjoyed when he is spurred to realize that he is in fact leaving a legacy, his children. The following morning Frank is attacked by one of the many men he annoyed over the years and is rushed back to hospital. Monica meets him there and explains that he is not dying, in fact he is perfectly healthy. Frank makes his way into the ward he was in last time and finds the woman who told him he was ill only for her to admit that she was not a doctor.

When he assumed she was a doctor and made hurtful remarks about her husband lying in a coma she couldn't help herself, she also reveals that her husband is the one with Aortic Stenosis. A remorseful Frank then sits down with the patient and begins to speak to him. Series 6 Both Frank and Monica believe that newborn daughter Stella is communicating with them telepathically in the first episode of the series . Frank also performs one of his rare heroic acts when in the same episode, he talks a heartbroken Tom O'Leary out of committing suicide. There is a breakdown in the relationship between Frank and Monica. Monica tries to please Frank, but his continued indifference to her convinces Monica to abandon the Gallagher family once again. In Episode 10 , Frank and Norma , due to Monica's absence, have to pretend to be husband and wife on a visit to Liam's school when Frank's youngest son is considered for a scholarship. In a later interview at a university, Frank comes close to ruining Liam's chances of being accepted until Debbie saves the day. Series 7 Its been roughly nine months since the events of Series 6 . Debbie has left Chatsworth some four months earlier to join the army.

Frank is now living with Carl , Liam and a one year-old Stella . Frank feels lonely without Monica , and is turning fifty. Liam, who is turning eleven at the same time, is becoming infuriated with Frank. He attends a Grammar School, but with Debbie gone and Carl rarely around, its usually down to him to look after his father and baby-sister. He once tells Frank that the women in his life (Monica, Sheila and daughters Fiona and Debbie ) left him when they woke up to who he was, and Liam was willing to do the same when the time came. Frank would meet and fall in love with Libby Croker , a narcoleptic librarian. But would also meet her mother, the embittered wheelchair bound Patty Croker , who despises Frank as a distraction for Libby. In the same first episode of the series, Franks grandmother, simply referred to as "Nin", is seen for the first and only time. After giving Frank money to spend on Libby, Nin shoots her disabled husband and tells Frank to tell the police what happened. Nin ends up in Frintham Prison (the same women's prison Mimi Maguire stayed during the previous series) where she would be well-cared for.

Also Patty Gets shot and killed. Series 8 A scheming Monica returned, with her latest tricks including convincing everyone that Debbie was killed while serving with the Army in Iraq, and having her new girlfriend Mildred help her kidnap Frank and have him sectioned. Her main motive was to stop Frank from appealing against her challenge of their divorce and getting married to Libby Croker . No one knew where Frank was at first, all thinking he had run away from his looming wedding but in reality he was lost in drug induced Doctor Who themed fantasies while Monica's girlfriend, Nurse Fletcher told Doctor's that Frank's real life was all a delusion. Monica used Frank's absence further by telling Libby that Liam and Stella couldn't stay at 2 Windsor Gardens since their legal guardian was missing. Libby argued but it was Liam who convinced Monica to agree to his compromise: leave Stella with Libby and take him. Monica's assurance she only wanted to take the children for their own well being was proved false when she revealed she only wanted them so the council would give her a bigger house.

Frank's whereabouts were eventually discovered by Karen Maguire when she was surprised to meet him at the Psychiatric hospital when checking herself in for a few days to stabilise her bipolar medication. Finally assured that Frank hadn't left her, Libby raced to their hospital but was turned away without more than a short time to speak with him. This all lead to a long and confusing day where Libby decided to break Frank out of the hospital while Frank, ignorant to her plans, worked the other residents into a frenzy and escaped with them. Libby however ended up trapped at the hospital which resulted in Frank, Jamie , Shane , Micky and Chesney all breaking into the hospital to rescue her. Libby had since escaped herself however. Frank and Libby were eventually reuninted at The Jockey where the residents had staged a surprise wedding for them but unfortunately the confusion at the hospital meant the Priest had to leave before they could marry. Monica did stop by and cause a scene in an attempt to make Frank take her back but he turned her down. Liam on the other hand decided to stay living with Monica to help her be a better person.

Frank's feelings soon returned to normal though and his continued negligence of his relationship with Libby causes her to become disillusioned with him. His thievery from a charity event and the revelation that he performed Cunnilingus (but only after being blackmailed) on Letitia Powell 's headmistress in order to prevent her expulsion, finally destroyed any chances of Libby staying with him. Libby left Chatsworth , without her mother Patty and moved on. In a rare show of independence Libby left her mother and Frank completely unaware of where she was. After Liam's departure, Carl had to become the mature Gallagher in the household , being tasked with cleaning up after Frank's antics, looking after Stella , and even becoming a role model for Aidan Croker . However, Frank feared for the reputation of the Gallagher family when his son Carl wanted to become a police officer. He was also concerned that his only remaining child in Chatsworth (other than baby Stella ) would think himself too good for the estate and leave for good. However, Carl ignored his fathers warnings and went ahead with the police training anyway.

He was successful but at the end of Series 8 , the only person aware of Carl's new calling was Aidan Croker , who secretly read Carl's acceptance letter. ( Episode 822 )﻿ Series 9 Frank and Carl's relationship was strained even further in Series 9. Carl returned from Police basic training to find his father still detested the idea of his son joining the "enemy". Frank even went so far as to claim he was embarrassed of Carl. The two continued to be cold with each other, Carl being hurt but also angry with his father until Jamie Maguire stepped in and locked them in The Jockey cellar. Carl and Frank talked through their issues, venting the frustration they felt for each other until Carl made a certain comment that made Frank realize his son was still the same person. The Chatsworth Estate was under siege from a multi agency project to evict as many people as possible and when Carl stated that the project manager Carmen Kenaway would be delighted if she was hit over the head because of the insurance money she would receive. Carl may not have meant the statement as a proposal but Frank saw it as proof Carl was still his son and set about acting out the plan with much success.

Frank and Carl reached an uneasy truce afterward and though Frank still disliked the idea of his son as an officer of the law and Carl was still angry, their relationship returned to some normality. In Episode 10 and 11 of the series Frank was dragged into a robbery attempt by Shane and Jamie Maguire . They decided to break into Manchester's old war rooms, now owned by the Lottery, to steal scratch cards and because Frank had worked in the underground tunnels some 30 years previous they demanded he be their guide. However, not wanting to be there, Frank took his first opportunity to escape and ended up causing a cave in that trapped Shane, Jamie, Ruby , Aidan and himself underground. The group spent days trapped with little food or water before finally being rescued, but during that time Frank discovered a box of mementos he had hidden there behind a brick with his name scratched into it. The box contained a letter he had written, filled with his hopes and dreams for the future and though he bitterly discounted their merit Ruby made him realize that he still valued his life. He even wrote a reply letter to his younger self and hid it in the wall.

Early in Series 9 Patty talked Frank into taking Stella to a local petting zoo as a very late birthday present. While there, Frank made a new best friend: Terry the terrapin. Frank cared for Terry better than he cared for his own children and started taking him everywhere in his pocket. It was only through dropping Terry into the underground tunnels that Jamie was able to get Frank to enter them in the first place. Series 10 At the very start of Series 10 Frank has to go to an appointment regarding his sickness benefits and though he uses his usual tricks to appear unfit for work they see right through him. Frank starts working at World of Burgers where he surprisingly excels. He becomes friends with the other workers but the manager Wesley dislikes Frank and attempts to get him fired only to fail again and again. Eventually sick of Frank's attitude Wesley makes him manager to prove a point and Frank quickly learns why certain rules are in place. Working late one night with one of the other workers, the shop is entered by a man who intends to rob the place.

However the man turns out to be someone Frank knows and he tries to convince him not to rob the place, knowing he will get blames as the shop door shouldn't have been left open so late. The man left with all the money anyway but Frank saved himself by destroying the CCTV tapes and saying her was alone in the shop when it was robbed by a group of men with guns. He then got rid of the manager title by tricking Cheryl, one of the workers, into helping the branch manager solve the problem of missed targets. Frank continued to work at World of Burgers for a while but lost the job to "position re-shuffling" when he was caught masturbating into a burger. Key Life Events 1993: Debbie , Frank's pride and joy, is born. 1998: Frank and Monica have their last son, Liam . 2000: Monica suffers post natal depression and leaves Frank for Norma Starkey . 2001: Frank and his children move to Chatsworth and he begins spending most of his time in the pub , leaving his children in the care of eldest daughter Fiona, and most of his children begin resenting him for his alcoholism.

2004: Frank meets Sheila Jackson , an agoraphobic and he later moves in with her. 2004: Frank begins an affair with Sheila's daughter Karen , who is also in a relationship with Frank's son Lip. Lip finds out and beats Frank up. 2004: Frank fakes his own death in order to get out of debt with the council and bailiffs. 25 December 2004: Sheila gives birth to twins Nigel and Delia , Frank's seventh and eighth child. 2005: Frank is reunited with his estranged father Neville . 2006: Frank commits bigamy by marrying Sheila Jackson. 2007: Monica returns and seduces Frank. Frank has to choose between Monica and Sheila. He originally chooses Sheila but she leaves him anyway, so he gets back together with Monica. 2008: Monica gives birth to Frank's ninth child, Stella . 2009: Frank is devastated when Monica leaves him once again. 2010: Frank turns 50 and meets Libby Croker . However, she ends up in jail after starting a riot to save a library from closure.

2010: Frank suffers from blindness due to his drinking and has sex with a transgender woman, who he headbutts after regaining his sight. 2010: Frank is reunited with Libby and invites her to live at the Gallagher house with his kids, but she brings along her mother Patty , who hates Frank. 2011: Frank and Libby get engaged but Monica returns and uses her nurse girlfriend to have Frank committed so she can take his kids from him and ruin the couple's wedding. He escapes and chooses Libby over Monica but the wedding is ruined as the Minister had to leave. 2011: Frank blows his chances with Libby when he has sex with Letitia Powell 's teacher. Libby leaves Chatsworth , leaving her mother Patty behind. 2012: Frank is trapped underground with Jamie , Shane , Ruby and Aidan after a robbery attempt gone wrong leads to a cave in. The group spend 4 or 5 days with little food or water before they are rescued. 2012: When the DWP finally see through Frank and declare him fit for work he is forced to get a job at World of Burgers. A job he surprisingly excels at.

Not surprisingly though he eventually loses the job. Injuries Frank has been assaulted by numerous characters throughout the span of the series. These include Michael the Bailiff (Episode 106), Lip (Episode 105), Ian (Episode 205), Carl (Series 8), Liam (Episode 701), Shane, Paddy and many more. When Frank was stealing paint he climbed over a fence, fell and injured his leg. After he tried to put out a fire he bashed his head on the stove knocking him out cold. Frank was punched in the face by Norma. Beaten up by Jamie and pushed head first into a wall. Crime Frank has taken many illegal drugs, mostly ectasy. Frank has on occasion physically assaulted various people. These include headbutting Ian, smashed a guitar over Norma's head, headbutted Micky, his co-juror (Episode 603), and Housing Officer Billy Wilson (Episode 106). Frank sold drugs for Shane in an ice cream van in Episode 405. Frank has stolen multiple bicycles, beverages from The Jockey, the little hammer from the bell in The Jockey.

And Frank had continued to claim child benefits for his oldest sons, Ian and Lip, despite the fact that both had finished school and left home. Relationships Romances﻿ Apart from his marriage to Monica and his illegal marriage to Sheila , he has had a sexual relationship with Sheila's daughter, Karen . At the time, Karen was going out with Frank's son, Lip . He also slept with Monica's mother, Joan Dallimore , when they first met, and fathered Monica's half sister with her. More recently, Frank met Rosie on the bus on the way to a Restart Program. They started a secret relationship that stopped when Rosie told Frank she had a husband in a care home that she couldn't leave as was leaving for the South Coast. In Series 7 Frank met a librarian named Libby Croker , and showed that he loved her by supporting the 'Save Chatsworth Library'. Libby moved into the Gallagher's house with her disabled mother, Patty who despite a strong dislike for Frank, actually preferred him to an unknown new boyfriend of her daughter's. In Series 8 Frank was meant to marry Libby , but due at first to a scheme of Monica's that saw him sectioned and later his own cold feet the marriage never occurred.

Later, due to Frank's cheating with a school head teacher and general neglect of their relationship, Libby left Frank and with mother Patty , moved out of the Gallagher home. Children Fiona Being the eldest of the Gallagher children, Fiona was left to parent her younger siblings. Although her upbringing was not as neglectful as her siblings, Fiona grew to resent her father for his alcoholism and neglect. In 2001, Monica left her husband and family after supposedly going to the shop for bread. This sent an already neglectful Frank further toward the pub, later saying that he had a break down. Fiona was forced to take over the family and was the main parent for her 5-month-old brother Liam , as well as her other three brothers and younger sister. When Fiona met Steve McBride , Frank nearly ruined their relationship by being abusive towards his son Ian , this angered Steve who then kidnapped Frank and drove him to France. Soon after, Frank moved in with Sheila Jackson , giving his family more space and stability at home. Fiona was later disgusted with Frank when it was discovered he was having an affair with Karen Jackson , the girlfriend of his son Lip .

Frank has shown that he is grateful and proud of his firstborn for taking control of the family, despite appearing the opposite at times. When Fiona left Chatsworth for Amsterdam, Frank kept a photo of her at his bedside (as seen in Series 7 ). However, he has not been in contact with his daughter since she left the estate. Lip Frank and Lip have a mutual dislike of each other. Frank considers Lip to be a "cheeky little gobshite" who "has too much to say for himself". While Lip despises Frank for, among other reasons, having an affair with his former girlfriend, Karen Jackson . After becoming a father himself, Lip was determined not to be like Frank, spending as much time as possible with his daughter, Katie , and her mother Mandy . Lip was the second Gallagher child to leave the Chatsworth Estate , the first being Fiona. He left temporarily for University originally, leaving his daughter and girlfriend behind but when he returned for a holiday Mandy sadly ended their relationship, not wanting to hold Lip back. Lip avoided returning to the Chatsworth of years afterward though he was last known to be living in London with his new girlfriend.

After Mandy's tragic death he became the full-time parent of his daughter Katie, who was taken to live with him, proving himself to be as different from his own father as possible. When Lip returned in Series 11, he appears to have returned to Manchester, apparently no longer with his wife, and is raising his now nine year old daughter Katie. His return was due to Frank spotting him on a bus-ride from work. Ian Ian , the middle son, was raised along with his brother's and sister's only to discover in his teen years that Frank was not his biological father. Ian discovered that only his mother was aware he wasn't a true Gallagher and that his real father, Gary Bennett , was an old boss of Monica's. Ian felt nervous and excited about meeting his new father, discussing the fact that he had a chance for a good father with Lip . However when Ian tracked Gary down he discovered that his real father was exactly like Frank, if not worse. Disappointed, he didn't even tell his father that he had another son. Ian's relationship with Frank changed after they both discovered they weren't father and son.

It caused many arguments between them over the following years but eventually they put it behind them and went back to treating each other like blood. It was after this final reconciliation that Frank decided to give new born daughter Stella the middle name "Ianna" after her brother. Frank is the only close family member not be aware that Ian is gay. Ian never felt able to tell Frank due to his borderline homophobic feelings at times and Frank either never noticed or didn't want to notice. Ian is the fourth Gallagher child to leave the Chatsworth Estate after ending his turbulent relationship with Maxine Donnelly . Debbie Debbie was the closest to her father out of all his children, constantly able to look past his mistakes throughout her entire childhood. She was the only one who truly respected her father and was always willing to help him. However, Debbie's opinion of her father began to change when Fiona left and Debbie took it upon herself to replace her as head of the family. As Debbie matured she was increasingly able to see Frank as everyone else saw him, lazy and useless. Though she never completely hated her father, she was never naive enough to believe him blameless. Frank would rely greatly on his younger daughter to the point of lending money off her since she was eleven years old.

In Series 5 , Debbie began a relationship with an older man, local PC Tom O'Leary , and was too scared to tell Frank because she was his "Little Debbie". Frank discovered the truth and assured Debbie that whatever she did wrong in her life, he would always love her. In Series 6 , Debbie lost patience with Frank when he continued to waste away the house keeping money in The Jockey whilst she was trying to raise money to feed his other children. Debbie's opinion of Frank hit it's lowest when young Liam and Stella were taken into care. The children came home however, when Yvonne Karib was convinced to foster them in exchange for the benefits and her not actually having to look after them full-time. Debbie later joined the army as a way to move on from the Chatsworth Estate and was posted to Afghanistan. She was the third Gallagher sibling to leave Chatsworth. Frank showed signs of regretting his past mistakes with Debbie when it seemed she had been killed in battle, only for it to be revealed Monica had set the lie up to get close to her family again and Debbie was fine. Carl Frank was never known to be close with his son Carl .

On a few occasions he spoke disparagingly of Carl, claiming he was "thick as pig-shit". Yet, Frank later revealed that he thought of Carl as being the most like him out of all his children. But since the departure of Liam and Libby Croker in Series 8 Carl has matured considerably as a person, becoming a role-model for both Aidan Croker and his younger sister Stella . When Carl decided to apply for the police force, Frank vehemently opposed his son's decision, afraid that Carl would feel himself too good for Chatsworth and look down on those around him. In Series 8 , Carl would be primarily responsible for proving his father's innocence after Frank was accused of sexually assaulting an elderly woman. Carl is the sixth Gallagher sibling to leave Chatsworth. Liam While Frank, despite believing Liam was "gonna be a star some day", was never particularly close with his youngest son, leaving him entirely in the care of Fiona and Debbie after her, they seemed to have got on well enough on the few occasions they did spend time together. But this changed about the time Debbie left Chatsworth, and Liam had to take on all his sister's former responsibilities.

Liam grew to resent his father and would openly insult him, at one point calling Frank a "job-shy, sponging waste of space", and telling his father that he didn't blame his mother , sisters and Sheila Jackson for leaving Frank when they did. There has been occasional physical violence in their relationship, such as Liam headbutting his father once after both were questioned by the police as witnesses to Nin's murder when Frank criticised his son for being slow in telling the inspectors what happened. Another occasion being when a drunken Frank struck his son because Liam was trying to get his help in sorting out the debt they were in. But he would still look after his father, in one episode giving him herbal cigarettes, non-alcoholic lager and paracetamol in place of the normal vices until Frank could recover his eyesight after drinking bootleg vodka. Liam also shares a birthday with his father. Liam is the fifth Gallagher child to leave the family home in Chatsworth, and at age twelve, he was youngest to do so when he went to live with Monica. Stella Stella Iana Princess Gallagher is Frank's youngest child by his first wife Monica , Stella was born in Episode 516 .

She was born less than two years after Monica returned to Chatsworth , though she left her family again less than a year after her seventh child's birth. Stella has been mainly cared-for since birth by older siblings such as Debbie, Liam and Carl, as well as Patty and Libby Croker . Frank has had very little to do with his youngest daughter, though Patty managed to force him into spending time with her from time to time. It was on one such occasion that Frank took Stella to the zoo and rescued Terry the Terrapin after he accidentally killed all the other terrapins. By Series 11, Stella is six years old, and doing the lion's share of the chores at the Gallagher home, being all but ignored by Frank and Aidan. Though Monica returns long-term in Episode 13 of Series 11. By episode 14, Monica gives birth to her and Frank's new son, Ben. Seeing the neglect of her childhood being repeated with Stella and Ben, a newly-returned Fiona plots to remove Stella and Ben from Frank and Monica's custody. Ben Ben is the eighth child and was born in Episode 14 of Series 11, the last ever episode of Shameless.

Fiona returns to the Gallagher home after about a decade, believing Monica had a miscarriage, only to discover, to her disgust, that Ben's unborn twin (named William by Monica) was merely aborted early in the pregnancy. Having witnessed the neglect of Stella and Ben in the care of an indifferent Frank and an unstable Monica, Fiona planned on removing the children from their care and taking legal custody herself. In the end, however, the older Gallagher siblings, Fiona, Lip and Carl agreed to let Monica and Frank keep their younger children, and presumably are maintaining contact for Stella and Ben's sake. Nigel and Delia Unlike any of his children before, Frank was present during the birth of Nigel and Delia . However, he was drunk and he ended up passing out on the floor. Throughout the first years of their lives, Nigel and Delia lived with both their mother Sheila and father Frank. Frank often took them to The Jockey with him and once got himself barred by the police because of it. When Sheila left the twins in his care whilst visiting her mother, Frank lost Delia to a madman dressed as a women. He showed just how much he loved both children as he desperately tried to get his daughter back to safety.

In 2007, Frank and his ex-wife Monica began a passionate affair which resulted in Frank having to choose between her and Sheila. Frank eventually chose Sheila but she finally opened her eyes to what Frank really was and she and the twins left for a cruise leaving Frank devastated. Sheila and the twins haven't been heard from by anyone on the estate since leaving and Frank even seemed to have forgotten Nigel's name at one point. Pets Sady When Frank was given a dog in Series 2 named Sady at first Frank tried to kill the dog twice. Frank put Sady in a bag and dropped it in the river but when Sady returned to Frank in The Jockey. Frank then played catch with Sady and throw the ball into the motorway so that Sady would get ran over. But Sady again and brought Frank a mini alcoholic drink then frank said I will name you Bernard. The dog lives with frank and Sheila through Series 3 and briefly appears. At the start of Series 4 when Frank got knocked out and the stove was on fire Sady dragged him out but Frank accidentally shuts him in. It is then revealed that he was killed in the fire when a fireman covered his dead body.

Other Relatives Parents During his childhood, Frank doted on his mother Sarah and always wanted her to be proud of him. They shared their hatred for Frank's father Neville and often badmouthed him when he wasn't around. Frank was utterly devastated by her death on his 12th birthday but was unable to attend her funeral because his father ordered him not too. Frank has always carried the burden that he didn't make his mother proud of him before she died, which could be one of the reasons for his alcoholism. Unlike the relationship with his mother, Frank holds a strong hatred for his father Neville who shares that same resentment for Frank. Frank later suggested that Neville was only made happy by Frank's birth as it finally weakened Sarah. Frank was rescued from a painful teenage life by his grandmother Nin. However, he rejected her when he became an alcoholic. Despite the bad feeling between Frank and Neville, the Gallagher children loved their grandfather and saw him often. In 2005, Neville arrived in Chatsworth to visit his new grandchildren Nigel and Delia. Neville spent the entire visit trying to persuade Frank to get a job and treat Sheila better.

To get his father of his back Frank pretended to have got work as a window cleaner and left the house each day with a ladder and bucket before hiding in The Jockey . When Neville discovered the truth he tried to push Frank off a ladder and ended up suffering a heart attack, where he finally learnt the truth about how Frank and Sarah hated him. After this, Frank and Neville once again became estranged. Aunt Iris Frank and his Auntie Iris seemingly had a close relationship during his childhood. Frank admired Iris's Gypsy lifestyle and Iris admired Frank's reckless way of living his life. When she died in 2009, she left her caravan to Frank and his kids. However, Frank sold it. Grandmother Known simply as "Nin", she appears only in the first episode of Series 7 . She is around eighty years of age, and is perpetually disappointed in Frank, whom she addresses by his first name, Vernon. But in comparison is fond of her great grandchildren, especially Liam who she describes as "full of promise". She was married to Jonty, a mentally-handicapped, morbidly obese man who appears to be twenty years her junior.

She shoots Jonty dead in order to escape having to be his carer as well as a form of euthanasia. Nin also appears in a deleted scene, where, some days before his fiftieth birthday, an inebriated Frank drags an unhappy Liam to a more respectable part of Chatsworth in the middle of the night to a house where Frank's father Neville apparently lives. Frank rants for a few moments at his father, but is instead answered by Nin, who tells Frank that Neville is away at a boat club on a team-building weekend. A neighbour from the next house asks Frank to be quiet, but Frank hurls a glass bottle at the man's house in reply. The police appear shortly to arrest Frank. cars frank owns a bmc (british motor company) J4. For the first series it's just a place to hang out. At some point Fiona and Steve had sex in it. In series 2 craig gets it working. Marty drives it the courthouse and Craig's dads funneral. For serise 4 to 6 Norma lives in it. the gallegers went to the sea side in it.

Frank dosent care much for it, he once referred to it as " A piace of shit" he also damages it. Frank once mentioned that he had a blue ford escort van but it was taken by Monica when she first left frank and the kids. Quotes == There is a street fight and Frank says stuff that Debbie doesn't want him to say. == Paddy: Who the fuck are you!? Frank: Debbie's new boyfriend! ' Debbie : No he's not!! 'Frank: Yes! He! Is! You love him! Debbie : Looks at Mark, as she is trying to say it's true Mark : Looks back at Debbie and smiles. == After Stella and Liam have been taken away, they blame each other and their dad, then Frank comes out with something that really really upsets Debbie . == Carl : Where the fuck were you? Debbie : I told you i was going out! Carl : You didn't say you were staying out! Carl : Fucking Josie came to drop off forms, heard Stella crying, dad were passed out on the floor and Liam was holding the baby. None of us were here. Debbie : You two were in charge! Ian : Don't blame me!

When I left this morning, Carl was here! Carl : You should have rang. Debbie : I lost my phone. Carl : That's not my fault! Frank: Tragedy, Words can not express... ' Ian , Debbie and Carl look at 'Frank as if to say it is as much his fault as theirs. Frank: Oh, I see where this is going. Well, it sounds to me like you were out getting laid, you scuttled off back to your palace and you're just a dopey bastard. Carl : Where've you been for the last 25 years? Frank: This would never have happened before! Ian : What does that mean? Frank: It means that Fiona would have kept it together! Debbie : You're a cunt. Debbie Storms upstairs really upset, while Carl and Ian look at Frank as if to say why the fuck did you say that.

Shameless, Channel 4 Home > tv > Shameless, Channel 4 Shameless, Channel 4 | reviews, news & interviews Shameless, Channel 4 Familiar faces return for the final episode of Paul Abbott's long-running family drama by Lisa-Marie Ferla Wednesday, 29 May 2013 Share Goodbye to the Gallaghers: Frank (David Threlfall) and his dysfunctional brood bow out They say that the most important part of any drama is the journey that it takes its leading characters on. Whatever events have taken place - and after 139 episodes and nearly a decade, this show has had a lot of them - you can expect them to have shaped the characters, who will likely have learned valuable life lessons and evolved. Despite this, it is no great surprise to see Shameless patriarch Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall) begin the show’s final episode from jail - where he has spent three months for benefit fraud. Shameless has experienced diminishing critical returns as the years have progressed and actors (among them Maxine Peake of The Village, and James McAvoy of just about everywhere ) have moved on.

With this concluding series it has rediscovered its roots, and included cameos from various long-gone cast members. So it’s only right that its final episode returns to the dysfunctional Gallagher family that started it all. The final episode feels as much of a reunion as an ending We see Frank leave prison and fall into the arms of ex-wife Monica (Annabelle Apsion), who returned at the end of the previous episode and is pregnant with a tenth member of the Gallagher brood. In typical Shameless fashion, her waters break (in Frank’s local/second home The Jockey) before the news does. It’s a big surprise for Frank, who was convinced that his lady had had an abortion - and almost as much of a surprise for me, who still remembers a Monica who left her family for a trucker named Norma. It turns out that the abortion was “only 50 percent successful” - and if this is offensive, you’re watching the wrong show - and the resulting guilt sends Monica to her bed for a fortnight, weeping over the life her twins (“Bill and Ben!”) never had together.

Meanwhile, history seems to be repeating as young Stella (Nikita Brownlee) - a hybrid of the sensible Debbie, who disappointingly does not make a return for the finale, and pragmatic oldest sister Fiona - is the only member of the family paying attention to the baby left alive, until Fiona herself ( Anne-Marie Duff , pictured right, with Apsion) returns to the bosom of her family for the first time since disappearing into the sunset with real-life husband McAvoy’s Steve McBride back in 2005. Fiona and brothers Lip (Jody Latham) and Carl (Elliott Tittensor - now a police officer, to the entire family’s horror) have been summoned for the funeral of their aborted brother, and Fiona sees her chance to rescue her two youngest siblings from the life she managed to escape. With Dean Lennox Kelly also returning as neighbour Kev, the final episode feels as much of a reunion as an ending. Threlfall, that rare cast member who stayed with Shameless until the death, gives one of his finest performances in an episode he also directed - including one of the hilarious monologues that were always the best thing about the show.

Brownlee’s performances, once you manage to ignore the fact that the baby she is lugging around for much of the episode is clearly made of plastic, carry on the tradition of a show that - for all the headlines - was always full of heart, and about family first. Well, almost. I’d be surprised if anybody who was ever a fan didn’t get a little emotional at the end. Shameless USA - Episode Guide - All 4 Shameless USA Series 4 Episode 1 - Simple Pleasures Fiona gets established in her job, Ian is still missing, Debbie and Carl deal with the upheavals of adolescence, Lip struggles to adjust to college life, and Frank reappears in a state of ill-health Episode 2 - My Oldest Daughter Fiona adjusts to living above the poverty line. Carl tries to find a match for Frank's blood type so that one of his children can donate part of their liver to him, but Fiona refuses to cooperate. Episode 3 - Like Father, Like Daughter While Frank gets close to his unsuspecting daughter Sammi, Fiona hits it off with Mike's drug addict brother, Robbie. And Debbie lies to Sheila about going out for a sleepover.

Episode 4 - Strangers on a Train In increasingly dire health straits, Frank attempts to contrive an 'accident' with an overeager Carl that will cover the cost of a potential transplant Episode 5 - There's the Rub Fiona's bad decisions come back to haunt her when Robbie alerts Mike to their affair, leaving her horrified and in employment limbo. Lip gets a surprise visit at college from the military police. Episode 6 - Iron City The family waits nervously for an update on Liam at the hospital, Fiona finds herself in the county jail, and Frank wakes up in the emergency room to get some sobering news about his declining health Episode 7 - A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr... With Fiona under court order to stay inside the house and Frank's illness keeping him out of commission, the weight of guardianship falls squarely on Lip's shoulders, but he gets some unexpected help Episode 8 - Hope Springs Paternal Fiona prepares for a visit from her probation officer by trying to get the house spotless. Carl gets into trouble at school, Debbie bonds with Sammi, and Ian returns to the Gallagher house at last.

Episode 9 - The Legend of Bonnie and Carl In detention, Carl shares a connection with a troubled girl named Bonnie. Debbie is jealous of the new girl in Matty's life, while Fiona's criminal record makes her search for a job more difficult. Episode 10 - Liver, I Hardly Know Her Fiona goes off the rails and parties with Robbie's degenerate friends. When the family don't hear from her, they go into search-party mode, which is not unlike their past experiences with Frank. Episode 11 - Emily Frank wakes after surgery suffering from post-operative delirium. Fiona is hauled away to a correctional facility. Ian gives an ultimatum to Mickey. Debbie is humiliated by an older student at school. Episode 12 - Lazarus Sheila fights for custody of the Native American children. Fiona gets out of jail early and lands herself a job. And, as Frank's recovery continues, he begins to feel more like his old, troubled self. Advertisement

Question: What was the family name of Frank and his six children in the Channel 4 TV series Shameless?
Answer: GALLAGHER