Shameless: Series 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Shameless Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 27, 2009 · 48 min
Ian 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 hospitalised and there's more bad news when h
Episode 2
Feb 3, 2009 · 55 min
With the launch night of the newly redecorated Jockey looming, Jamie and Karen are feeling the pressure in their relationship. The honeymoon period is well and truly over - but can
Episode 3
Feb 10, 2009 · 53 min
Frank 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 criminal record is wiped clean. Shane and
Episode 4
Feb 17, 2009 · 47 min
Monica feels unwanted when Frank rejects her advances, and attends a hypnotist's show at the Jockey in the hope of regaining her sex appeal. Carl's new job leads to an intimate enc
Episode 5
Feb 24, 2009 · 56 min
Karen's relationship with Jamie is put under strain when she suffers a miscarriage, unaware she was pregnant to begin with, and matters are made worse by the Maguires' extreme reac
Episode 6
Mar 3, 2009 · 54 min
Paddy 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 Monica following a DSS investigation. C
Episode 7
Mar 10, 2009 · 53 min
Ian drives a car back to the United Kingdom following his travels overseas unaware there is something hidden in it. With her wedding anniversary just around the corner and a party
Episode 8
Mar 17, 2009 · 48 min
Paddy returns and is determined to keep his heroin addiction a secret from the Maguires, while Mimi starts to think that he's got cancer. Meanwhile, when Frank inherits a house fro
Episode 9
Mar 24, 2009 · 47 min
Nobody 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 who will help aid his recovery. After the
Episode 10
Mar 31, 2009 · 48 min
Norma 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 son's place on a scholarship. Meanwhile, P
Episode 11
Apr 7, 2009 · 46 min
Jamie 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 being sent back to prison. Paddy's secret c
Episode 12
Apr 14, 2009 · 56 min
Ian becomes angry with Liam when he discovers that he has been skipping school. He soon finds out that Danny is responsible for Liam's absence and suspects that there is more to th
Episode 13
Apr 21, 2009 · 47 min
The Gallagher unit is rocked when an unexpected visit from the social services catches them off guard and the family fall apart. In the aftermath Debbie unleashes her fury on Frank
Episode 14
Apr 28, 2009 · 47 min
Yvonne's past catches up with her and she tries to stop Chesney and Meena from learning the truth.
Episode 15
May 5, 2009 · 48 min
After Debbie throws him out for the night, Frank ends up in a confessional booth where he hears a neighbour's shocking confession. Frank finds himself drawn into what is going on.
Episode 16
May 12, 2009 · 55 min
Patrick continues to lose his grip on his marriage and his family.