It's Frank's 50th and Liam has the dubious honour of sharing the auspicious day with him on his 11th birthday. Uncharacteristically, Frank snubs the chance of a party, and instead opts to dwell in his own lonely loveless existence until... Libby, a local librarian falls into his life.

His passion reignited, a whirlwind romance ensues - but will Libby's mother Patty (a full-time wheelchair user), bibliophile activists and riot police stand in the way of Frank holding onto his new love?

Meanwhile, Liam's inherited the dirty nappies, rubber gloves and responsibility of the Gallagher household. Nin, Liam's great grandmother, offers to move in and help ease his burden, but a selfish Frank rejects her. Liam is infuriated. Unable to cope herself, Nin is spurred into hugging action and in turn teaches Liam a priceless lesson in surviving as a Gallagher.

Elsewhere, whilst an overdue Karen worries about the paternity of her unborn baby, an oblivious Jamie and the rest of the Maguire clan prepare for the imminent arrival. Joe lurks in the background, but a medical emergency soon brings him to the fore and back in favour with the Maguires.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 7 Episode 1 of Shameless (UK) resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Shameless (UK) Season 7 Episodes...

• s07e01 - Perfectly Frank
• s07e02 - Gunshot
• s07e03 - Out of Control
• s07e04 - Toyboy
• s07e05 - The Things You Do For Love
• s07e06 - From Chatsworth to Cuba
• s07e07 - Reunited
• s07e08 - Marry Me (1)
• s07e09 - The Wild Wales (2)
• s07e10 - Great Dangers (3)
• s07e11 - Fallen Heroes
• s07e12 - Boxer
• s07e13 - Keep it in the Family
• s07e14 - Secret Relations
• s07e15 - The End of the Affair
• s07e16 - Gang Wars

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.