Shameless (2004–2013)

1. S01E01Episode 1January 13, 2004 5.3When Fiona Gallagher's (Anne-Marie Duff) bag is stolen on a night out in Manchester, a handsome stranger called Steve McBride (James McAvoy)
2. S01E02Episode 2January 20, 2004 5.6Frank makes an accidental trip to France, and following a row with Fiona decides to move in with Sheila.
3. S01E03Season's bestEpisode 3January 27, 2004 8.0Kev accidentally proposes to Veronica, and although he soon admits he's still legally married to Roxy, they decide to go ahead with a fake c
4. S01E04Episode 4February 3, 2004 6.7The Gallaghers have a big problem on their hands when a local child goes missing from a party. Debbie steals/kidnaps a baby from the estate.
5. S01E05Episode 5February 10, 2004 5.3Karen and Frank's affair continues behind the backs of Shelia and Lip. Shelia is concentrating on beating her phobea of open spaces, through
6. S01E06Episode 6February 17, 2004 6.0Frank brings down the power of the social services on his family in a failed attempt to extract money from Monica.
7. S01E07Episode 7February 24, 2004 6.7The balifs and Mr Wilson are still after Frank. And Frank seems to be more interested in spending time with his ex-wife, Monica, than dealin

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Episode 1January 4, 2005 8.0Frank 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 employme
2. S02E02Episode 2January 11, 2005 8.0Frank 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
3. S02E03Episode 3January 18, 2005 5.7A gardening competition is launched, by the council, to find the best garden and reward the winners with a years free rent! Naturally the sh
4. S02E04Episode 4January 25, 2005 6.3Plans are afoot for Steve and Fiona's upcoming wedding. They pay a visit to the local vicar who eventually agrees to let them marry in the c
5. S02E05Season's bestEpisode 5February 1, 2005 9.0Sheila 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, st
6. S02E06Episode 6February 8, 2005 8.5Lip 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 wit
7. S02E07Episode 7February 15, 2005 8.0Ladies Night at the Jockey proves to be more trouble than its worth. For one thing its full of blokes which only serves to anger Jez. Fiona
8. S02E08Episode 8February 22, 2005 8.0After 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
9. S02E09Episode 9March 1, 2005 6.0Debbie's on a mission to help Marty who has an impending court appearance for a breach of the peace. Fiona is suffering from morning sicknes
10. S02E10Episode 10March 8, 2005 6.7The local elections are underway and Kash is running to be Chatsworth's councillor against dirty-dealing Bernie Creme. However, it turns out

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Episode 1January 3, 2006 6.5When five year-old Liam denounces religion at his RC Primary School and is subject to a home-visit by his teacher and the local priest, sist
2. S03E02Episode 2January 10, 2006 6.3Ian 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 sus
3. S03E03Episode 3January 17, 2006 6.0Mandy 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
4. S03E04Episode 4January 24, 2006 6.5When Carol discovers her best friend Lillian had an affair with her husband back in the seventies, she takes revenge by reporting her to the
5. S03E05Episode 5January 31, 2006 5.7On the day that Kev should be happily celebrating his 35th birthday, his mother throws herself from her balcony. To add to his woes, he sees
6. S03E06Episode 6February 7, 2006 5.7The Gallagher clan can't believe it when Carl starts to bring money into the household - but his mini-enterprise involves growing cannabis f
7. S03E07Episode 7February 14, 2006 6.0Debbie 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 gir
8. S03E08Season's bestEpisode 8February 21, 2006 9.0In preparation for her wedding to Frank, Sheila commissions the building of a conservatory in her back yard - but she suddenly remembers her

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Season's bestEpisode 1January 9, 2007 7.0The 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
2. S04E02Episode 2January 16, 2007 7.0Frank’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. Bu
3. S04E03Episode 3January 23, 2007 4.0Monica manages to seduce Frank and sink her claws back in, but he dare not tell Sheila that he and Monica have been sleeping together. Sheil
4. S04E04Episode 4January 30, 2007 4.0Ian gets more than he bargained for when a new person enters his life. Another death in the Maguire household causes Mimi to think the famil
5. S04E05Episode 5February 6, 2007 4.5Debbie'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 fo
6. S04E06Episode 6February 13, 2007 4.0Carl wants his family back together and that means getting rid of Norma - for good. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when Norma proves
7. S04E07Episode 7February 20, 2007 7.0Explosions across the estate spark fears that Chatsworth is a terrorist target. But it has the Maguire's worried that they're under threat f
8. S04E08Episode 8February 27, 2007 4.5Learning of the death of his three ex-cell mates is sending Paddy round the bend. With the three of them taken out one-by-one in suspicious

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Episode 1January 1, 2008 4.5An emergency visit to the hospital results in Frank receiving devastating news, prompting him to embark on an orgy of drink and drug-fuelled
2. S05E02Episode 2January 8, 2008 7.0Mimi is forced to confront her deepest insecurity after an ex-boyfriend makes a cruel comment about her weight, and Paddy's inability to bac
3. S05E03Episode 3January 15, 2008 7.0Monica seeks to make up for lost years with her children after failing a pregnancy test. Paddy is livid after the Jockey is robbed before Mi
4. S05E04Episode 4January 22, 2008 4.5Frank Gallagher has won the lottery; or so the residents of Chatsworth think when Yvonne announces it on the local news. And Frank's not abo
5. S05E05Episode 5January 29, 2008 5.0With 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 a
6. S05E06Episode 6February 5, 2008 4.5A 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 t
7. S05E07Season's bestEpisode 7February 12, 2008 8.0When 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 th
8. S05E08Episode 8February 19, 2008 7.0On the bus to a re-start course, Frank has the briefest encounters with a beautiful stranger. Debbie invites some members of the church to s
9. S05E09Episode 9February 26, 2008 7.0Monica has an unexpected visitor, her mother Joan, who no one's seen for twenty years. Suddenly all Monica's childhood insecurities come flo
10. S05E10Episode 10March 4, 2008 7.0Jamie'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'
11. S05E11Episode 11March 11, 2008 8.0When 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 o
12. S05E12Episode 12March 18, 2008 7.0When Stan gets caught in the crossfire between Yvonne and her kids, a full-blown row puts their relationship on the rocks. Things go from ba
13. S05E13Episode 13March 25, 2008 7.0Mandy 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 gol
14. S05E14Episode 14April 1, 2008 7.0After Mandy gets arrested for suspected drug running she forms the most unlikely of friendships and finds herself helping Tom search for his
15. S05E15Episode 15April 8, 2008 8.0While enjoying another secret rendezvous, Debbie and Tom are forced to come to the aid of an assaulted woman, but things go horribly wrong w
16. S05E16Episode 16April 15, 2008 7.0When Manchester experiences an earth tremor, Monica's waters break and she goes into labour. On the other side of Chatsworth, the same tremo

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Season's bestEpisode 1January 27, 2009 8.0Ian is attacked and left shaken and confused as to what he could have done to provoke it. When the stranger strikes again, Ian is left hospi
2. S06E02Episode 2February 3, 2009 7.0With the launch night of the newly redecorated Jockey looming, Jamie and Karen are feeling the pressure in their relationship. The honeymoon
3. S06E03Episode 3February 10, 2009 7.0Frank is not happy when he finds out that he has been a victim of identity fraud. He finds that he is eligible for jury service after his cr
4. S06E04Episode 4February 17, 2009 7.0Monica feels unwanted when Frank rejects her advances, and attends a hypnotist's show at the Jockey in the hope of regaining her sex appeal.
5. S06E05Episode 5February 24, 2009 7.0Karen's relationship with Jamie is put under strain when she suffers a miscarriage, unaware she was pregnant to begin with, and matters are
6. S06E06Episode 6March 3, 2009 7.0Paddy wakes up to find himself chained to a bed in a strange room, unable to remember how he got there, and tension arises between Frank and
7. S06E07Episode 7March 10, 2009 7.0Ian drives a car back to the United Kingdom following his travels overseas unaware there is something hidden in it. With her wedding anniver
8. S06E08Episode 8March 17, 2009 7.0Paddy returns and is determined to keep his heroin addiction a secret from the Maguires, while Mimi starts to think that he's got cancer. Me
9. S06E09Episode 9March 24, 2009 7.0Nobody is sure if Shane will ever be the same again after he is left partially paralysed by the accident, while Mimi and Kelly clash over wh
10. S06E10Episode 10March 31, 2009 7.0Norma steps into Monica's shoes to help Liam's parents appear conventional in front of his head teacher, but Frank looks set to spoil his so
11. S06E11Episode 11April 7, 2009 7.0Jamie beats Joe up after he discovers that he has been hitting Mandy. Mimi decides to take the blame for the attack to save her son from bei
12. S06E12Episode 12April 14, 2009 7.0Ian becomes angry with Liam when he discovers that he has been skipping school. He soon finds out that Danny is responsible for Liam's absen
13. S06E13Episode 13April 21, 2009 7.0The Gallagher unit is rocked when an unexpected visit from the social services catches them off guard and the family fall apart. In the afte
14. S06E14Episode 14April 28, 2009 7.0Yvonne's past catches up with her and she tries to stop Chesney and Meena from learning the truth.
15. S06E15Episode 15May 5, 2009 8.0After Debbie throws him out for the night, Frank ends up in a confessional booth where he hears a neighbour's shocking confession. Frank fin
16. S06E16Episode 16May 12, 2009 8.0Patrick continues to lose his grip on his marriage and his family.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Season's bestEpisode 1January 26, 2010 7.0It's Frank's 50th and Liam has the dubious honour of sharing the auspicious day with him on his 11th birthday. Uncharacteristically, Frank s
2. S07E02Episode 2January 26, 2010 7.0The Maguire clan is fully mobilised for the christening of its newest member baby Connor, with Mimi pulling all the strings. Her first act,
3. S07E03Episode 3February 2, 2010 7.0Karen'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 twir
4. S07E04Episode 4February 9, 2010 7.0Mimi 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
5. S07E05Episode 5February 16, 2010 4.0Maxine is desperate to make a good impression at her parents' party so cajoles Ian into pretending to be her boyfriend. He reluctantly agree
6. S07E06Episode 6February 23, 2010 7.0Paddy's plans to salsa into the sunset with his new love D'een are scuppered when Mimi forces him to guarantee the financial security of the
7. S07E07Episode 7March 2, 2010 7.0Frank's romantic interest, Libby, returns and her time away has only increased her ardour. Armed with just a mobile library she is determine
8. S07E08Episode 8March 9, 2010 7.0Wedding bells are in the air on the estate, a little too frequently for the police, as the Maguire's exploit a new money-making scheme. Busi
9. S07E09Episode 9March 16, 2010 7.0Carl and Chesney's attempt to outrun their troubles make them realise the grass isn't always greener. Stranded on a Welsh farm they are offe
10. S07E10Episode 10March 23, 2010 7.0Shane is devastated to discover he's 'firing blanks' and while he frets, Kelly is reconciled to their future without children. The Maguire m
11. S07E11Episode 11March 30, 2010 7.0Liam befriends World War Two veteran, Reggie, to help him with a school project. Troubled and lonely without his sister and fed up with Libb
12. S07E12Episode 12April 6, 2010 7.0In an attempt to build up some confidence, Ian joins the local boxing club and quickly strikes up a friendship with the owner, Jock. But whe
13. S07E13Episode 13April 13, 2010 7.0Kelly takes guardianship of her 15 year-old half sister Tonya who is homeless and needs help to get her baby boy out of care. In a meeting w
14. S07E14Episode 14April 20, 2010 7.0After months of separation Patrick and Mimi amicably agree to a quickie divorce, but they get a nasty shock when it's revealed their marriag
15. S07E15Episode 15April 27, 2010 7.0During his birthday celebration Joe receives the tragic news of his father's death. The painful realisation that life is too short fuels his
16. S07E16Episode 16May 4, 2010 7.0Karen and Joe are holed up in the shop with the spectre of Jamie's revenge hanging over them. Joe is plotting their future away from Chatswo

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Episode 1January 10, 2011 4.0Libby and Frank are supposed to be getting married, but this is put on hold when Frank disappears on his stag night. Mimi tries to find out
2. S08E02Episode 2January 11, 2011 7.0Frank is still missing and imagines that he is in a parallel universe featuring Doctor Who characters. His ex-wife Monica, having heard that
3. S08E03Episode 3January 12, 2011 7.0Shane finds security work at the local school and helps a boy being bullied by his twin. Frank is still incarcerated in a psychiatric hospit
4. S08E04Episode 4January 13, 2011 6.0Karen attends the psychiatric hospital as an out-patient and finds that Frank has been there all along.
5. S08E05Episode 5January 14, 2011 7.0After weeks of suffering at the hands of his own mental incarceration Frank is almost fully intact of his marbles and is plots his escape. L
6. S08E06Episode 6January 18, 2011 7.0It's Carl's 21st birthday, and he gets a job working for the Maguires. However his first job does not go to plan when Kelly steals money whi
7. S08E07Episode 7January 25, 2011 7.0Sita calls the terrorist line in order to teach Chesney a lesson. Shane and Kelly get more than they bargained for when a woman's sexual fan
8. S08E08Episode 8February 1, 2011 6.0Mickey and Shane think of a way to make some extra money. Their final idea was to make a child pornography site which contained no nude imag
9. S08E09Episode 9February 8, 2011 6.0Mimi seems to be suffering with insomnia, however her condition deteriorates when she believes that she may have dementia.
10. S08E10Episode 10February 15, 2011 7.0Mickey needs somebody to love, He adopts a cat with FIDS (feline AIDS) and meets Philip who also suffers with AIDS in order to learn more ab
11. S08E11Episode 11February 22, 2011 7.0Libby 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
12. S08E12Episode 12March 1, 2011 6.0Mimi's transvestite brother turns up, but isn't all he appears to be. The Maguires are still at each others throats, and Chesney is in dange
13. S08E13Episode 13March 8, 2011 7.0Following his sexual encounter with Letitia's headmistress, Miss Heller, Frank has had his final chance with Libby, who seems taken with the
14. S08E14Episode 14August 30, 2011 8.0Paddy returns to the Chatsworth estate in a coffin, but are the residents in for a shock? Elsewhere, Karen decides that a childrens entertai
15. S08E15Episode 15September 6, 2011 8.0Avril is busy keeping secrets from her family; with no job and no money, but always a gift to hand, something doesn't quite add up. Mimi has
16. S08E16Episode 16September 13, 2011 8.0While cleaning the windows, Jackson spots Letitia kissing Dee Davies in her bedroom. Jackson goes berserk, attacking Dee in front of a socia
17. S08E17Season's bestEpisode 17September 20, 2011 8.5A new gang has rolled into Chatsworth with an unlikely mission - to save the souls of the community.
18. S08E18Episode 18September 27, 2011 7.0Dean Lennox Kelly returns for the landmark 100th episode of Shameless, as Mickey give Mimi an ultimatum: either the new boiler goes or he do
19. S08E19Episode 19October 4, 2011 6.0Aidan's bad behaviour ends up seeing him in court. Patty ends up having to decide the outcome. Cilla's abduction sees Mimi being forced to f
20. S08E20Episode 20October 11, 2011 7.0Marty attempts to find a job and ends up turning to crime to tide him over. Kelly discovers that there's a price on Marty's head. Billy is d
21. S08E21Episode 21October 18, 2011 7.0Billy needs to start pulling his weight and Mimi decides to test his manhood. Ray's skill with numbers ends up being noticed by Micky who pl
22. S08E22Episode 22October 25, 2011 7.0Billy and Mimi find the game is up after Micky finds them in a compromising position. Billy is scared as the Maguire brothers want his blood

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Episode 1January 9, 2012 7.0The dysfunction Gallagher family returns, but all is not well on the Chatsworth Estate. Half of Frank's neighbours are evicted from their ho
2. S09E02Episode 2January 10, 2012 8.0Not everyone is pleased to see Carl after he shows up on the estate as a qualified policeman. Jackson finds himself being accused of falsely
3. S09E03Episode 3January 17, 2012 4.0Mimi and Billy decide to have an open marriage. Patty and Lillian's funeral mourning brings them some unwanted attention. Kelly can't grieve
4. S09E04Season's bestEpisode 4January 24, 2012 8.5Micky ends up becoming the victim of a gay bashing, leaving him mentally and physically scarred whilst enjoying a night out with the boys. C
5. S09E05Episode 5January 31, 2012 8.5Somebody from Jamie's past arrives on the estate, looking for a favour to be returned. D.S. Brooks, is currently suspended pending some seri
6. S09E06Episode 6February 7, 2012 8.0Jackson agrees to help Shane on a robbery job at a supermarket. Gloria's brother Dominic, a whisky preist, causes mayhem on the estate. Ches
7. S09E07Episode 7February 14, 2012 8.0Everyone is really worried about Kelly. Marty is still grieving about the loss of the baby, Kelly is punishing herself physically and mental
8. S09E08Episode 8February 21, 2012 8.0Times are difficult and Marty and Aidan attempt to redirect a power line to the Gallagher House so that they can use free electricity. The g
9. S09E09Episode 9February 28, 2012 8.5When Chesney arrives home from hospital, he finds his cousin Toof waiting there for him. After he reveals his plan to close the shop and tak
10. S09E10Episode 10March 6, 2012 8.5Jamie and Shane come up with a plan to steal a stash of scratch cards from the Lottery rooms in Manchester. Frank ends up being recruited al
11. S09E11Episode 11March 13, 2012 4.0Jamie is scared that Karen may uncover the truth about what happened with Gloria. Ruby wants to be accepted as part of the Maguire family wh

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Season's bestEpisode 1September 12, 2012 8.0Frank's old excuses fail to wash with the Department of Work and Pensions, so faced with losing benefits his hopes rest with the World of Bu
2. S10E02Episode 2September 13, 2012 7.0Frank is enjoying his new job at World of Burgers. Wesley is jealous of his influence though and comes up with a scheme to oust him in order
3. S10E03Episode 3September 19, 2012 6.7Marty befriends a Brazilian housemaid and determines to rescue her from her life of servitude. Kelly insists it's none of their business, bu
4. S10E04Episode 4September 26, 2012 7.0Billy discovers a used pregnancy test after Mimi, Karen and Gloria spend the night boozing. He turns to Jamie for advice, and both of them s
5. S10E05Episode 5October 3, 2012 7.7Consumed with guilt after the hit and run, Shane tries to makes amends by befriending Ruth, the widow of the man he killed.
6. S10E06Episode 6October 10, 2012 7.3Marty makes a life-changing decision and finds the nerve to propose to Kelly. Over the moon, she accepts.
7. S10E07Episode 7October 17, 2012 7.0Shane's and Jacksons business is booming. Expansion is afoot and their future looks rosy. But Shane suddenly turns charitable and begins giv
8. S10E08Episode 8October 24, 2012 7.0Dom receives a disturbing text from an ex-girlfriend, who appears to be in desperation, so he turns to Frank for help. Meanwhile, Lillian di
9. S10E09Episode 9October 31, 2012 6.7When a new gang hit Chatsworth, The Maguires fear for their future on the estate, and it falls on Jamie to protect his family from their new
10. S10E10Episode 10November 1, 2012 7.3It's a big day for Mimi Maguire - it's her first wedding anniversary to Billy and they're going to renew their vows. Determined to make a fr

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01Episode 1February 26, 2013 6.7It's a grand occasion as the residents of Chatsworth celebrate being awarded an Olympic ring from London 2012. The Maguires toast the expans
2. S11E02Episode 2March 5, 2013 7.3As a member of the PTA, Mimi demands respect. But when the teachers threaten to quit over the return of a notorious troublemaker and Mimi's
3. S11E03Episode 3March 12, 2013 6.3Kelly agrees to help save Lillian's savings from police survelliance. But when she discovers how much Lillian has, she is forced to decide w
4. S11E04Episode 4March 19, 2013 6.7Jamie's illusion of his brother's perfect life is shattered when the police raid Kassi's home and haul him to the station. Kassi won't tell
5. S11E05Episode 5March 26, 2013 7.0Chesney's having a rough day at work. His chillers have broken, but on the hunt for replacements he meets Remona, a feisty Muslim pharmacist
6. S11E06Episode 6April 2, 2013 7.0Aiden is once again in trouble with the law. Sentenced to community service, Aiden is forced to care for an OAP called Stanton. But his life
7. S11E07Episode 7April 9, 2013 7.7Shane's plans for DJ Scouse Mouse at Shane-a-delica are going well. Tickets for the festival are selling out and the site looks impressive.
8. S11E08Episode 8April 16, 2013 7.3Frank is shocked when he boards a bus - only to be reunited with his eldest son, Lip, and grandaughter Katie. However, it is not a pleasent
9. S11E09Episode 9April 23, 2013 7.5A robbery at Chesney's shop reunites Remona with her estranged father, Barry. But she is not willing to rekindle their relationship. However
10. S11E10Episode 10April 30, 2013 7.5Billy is fed up of being the village idiot and decides it's time to earn the respect of Mimi and his peers by applying for a security salesm
11. S11E11Episode 11May 7, 2013 7.3Patreesha thinks she is the latest British music export to the States when her new jazz musician boyfriend Louis promises her a lucrative si
12. S11E12Episode 12May 14, 2013 8.0It seems Chatsworth may never be the same again when Mimi announces her plans to retire and move to Wilmslow to dedicate her life to charity
13. S11E13Episode 13May 21, 2013 8.0Things are looking up for Frank: Derilee has left her husband and joined him at the Gallaghers, becoming a surrogate mum for Stella and his
14. S11E14Season's bestEpisode 14May 28, 2013 8.5After spending months in jail, Frank returns to Chatsworth hoping for a welcome home party. However, he discovers Monica has took up residen

Season 11 ranked & reviewed