When 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 one who can help. But Paddy has a dark history with his sibling and would rather go to jail than ever set eyes on him again. As the reality of his situation dawns, he realises he has no choice. The Gallaghers find themselves three grand in debt to Mimi after Frank inhales a box of her drugs, and it seems that Ian is the only one who can bail the family out. But when his business venture fails, Ian finds he has nowhere to turn. In an act of desperation, he steals money from the till at the Jockey but things quickly spiral out of control. The status quo gets altered in the police house when Carrie becomes a sergeant. Tom is peeved that Carrie is exploiting her new position, but a chance comment leads him to discover a dark secret in Carrie's past, which means he can regain the upper hand...

Shameless (UK) Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - The Countdown
• s05e02 - Other Paddy
• s05e03 - Happy Birthday, Ma Maguire
• s05e04 - Frank's Big Win
• s05e05 - Beach Party
• s05e06 - Nowhere to Go
• s05e07 - Brothers and Boyfriends
• s05e08 - I Love Frank
• s05e09 - Absent Parents
• s05e10 - Old Friends, New Enemies
• s05e11 - Twin
• s05e12 - Family at War
• s05e13 - Date a Death
• s05e14 - The Ties That Blind Us
• s05e15 - Assault
• s05e16 - The Ninth Time Around

Shameless (UK) Show Summary

Blisteringly funny, offbeat drama following the rollercoaster lives and loves of an anarchic family from Manchester. Meet the Gallaghers. Mum went AWOL years ago, Dad stayed at home with the six children only to hit the bottle. And sometimes the kids... The real head of the family is big sister Fiona, who looks after Carl, Debbie and baby Liam. She is occasionally helped, more often hindered, by reluctant virgin 'Lip' and the actively gay, but very private, Ian.

Welcome to a hectic world of sexual adventures, triumphs, love, scams and a fair bit of crime on a rough Manchester housing estate, where wheel-less cars are the norm and the moving ones are stolen.