Shameless

A drunken piss on a generator turns just another night out for Frank into a nightmare. At the hospital, he's told that tests show he has a heart condition with little time left to live. He sets out to drink and do drugs, and is subsequently visited by his younger self.

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

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

Frank Gallagher wins the lottery, or so the residents of Chatsworth believe when Yvonne announces it on the local news! And Frank's not about to tell that he's never bought a lottery ticket in his life when free drinks are coming his way.

With the local council doling out money to the new mayor, Debbie sees a chance to buy hens and potatoes -- and give Chatsworth free eggs and chips. By putting Chesney forward, she hopes to achieve a second goal in getting him to notice her.

A mishap with baby Katie and a bag of ecstasy results in a standoff between Mandy and Frank. When the family backs Mandy, Frank is forced to leave the house and has a rough night sleeping. Liam learns that he's going to be changing diapers for Monica's new baby.

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

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

Monica has an unexpected visitor, her mother Joan, who no one's seen for twenty years. Suddenly all Monica's childhood insecurities come flooding back.

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

When Paddy is caught on camera during an armed robbery and faces 20 years in prison, Mimi begs him to call his brother, Noel—the only one who can help.

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

Mandy looks for an upturn in her love live when she's persuaded into going on a blind date by Karen, Jaime and Ian. It seems like she's struck gold and is onto a keeper until her first night of sex and drugs turns into a nightmare.

After Mandy gets arrested for suspected drug running, she forms the most unlikely of friendships and finds herself helping Tom search for his real mother. However, the friendship soon becomes something deeper for Mandy as she sets out to win Tom's heart.

While having another secret rendezvous, Debbie and Tom must suddenly come to the aid of an assaulted woman, but things go horribly wrong when Tom gets arrested on suspicion of being the perpetrator of the attack. Only Debbie can supply his alibi.

When Manchester experiences an earth tremor, Monica's water breaks and she goes into labour. However, on the other side of Chatsworth, the same tremor knocks Frank off his barstool and puts him in a coma.