Shameless: Series 2
Frank, identified as Manchester's favorite son and the world's worst father, embarks on a series of adventures during the second season. He is accompanied by his remarkably well-balanced children, named Fiona, Lip, Ian, Carl, Debbie, and Liam, as well as the twins. The season continues the narrative of this extraordinary family going about their normal everyday life on a rough Manchester council estate. Packed with s
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- A young group of siblings are pretty much abandoned by their parents.
- The siblings survive by their wits and humor on a rough Manchester council estate.
- While they will not admit it, the siblings need help and find it in Steve, a young middle-class lad who falls for the oldest sibling, Fiona.
- Steve increasingly finds himself drawn into the lives of the family.
Season overview
Frank, identified as Manchester's favorite son and the world's worst father, embarks on a series of adventures during the second season. He is accompanied by his remarkably well-balanced children, named Fiona, Lip, Ian, Carl, Debbie, and Liam, as well as the twins. The season continues the narrative of this extraordinary family going about their normal everyday life on a rough Manchester council estate. Packed with sex, love, and scams, the central focus of the narrative remains that the most important thing is family, even as the siblings navigate life largely abandoned by their parents and surviving by their wits and humor.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 4, 2005 · 44 min
Frank 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 employment for Frank? Meanwhile Karen eyes up Ke
Episode 2
Jan 11, 2005 · 46 min
Frank 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 discuss fostering. After a mad clean up,
Episode 3
Jan 18, 2005 · 47 min
A gardening competition is launched, by the council, to find the best garden and reward the winners with a years free rent! Naturally the shabby gardens of the Chattersworth estate
Episode 4
Jan 25, 2005 · 49 min
Plans 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 church but only after Steve agrees to pay
Episode 5
Feb 1, 2005 · 47 min
Sheila 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, stitched up and charged. Frank goes to the
Episode 6
Feb 8, 2005 · 48 min
Lip 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 with Lip's baby everyone thinks Ian's the d
Episode 7
Feb 15, 2005 · 45 min
Ladies 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 eyes up footballer Ryan but when she wak
Episode 8
Feb 22, 2005 · 43 min
After 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 of two shifty accident claims salesmen
Episode 9
Mar 1, 2005 · 48 min
Debbie's on a mission to help Marty who has an impending court appearance for a breach of the peace. Fiona is suffering from morning sickness, so Craig is planning a surprise trip
Episode 10
Mar 8, 2005 · 49 min
The local elections are underway and Kash is running to be Chatsworth's councillor against dirty-dealing Bernie Creme. However, it turns out that Bernie is just a racist who expose