- Title: Shameless - Series 2
- Date: 18th January 2005
- Summary: (Episode three) There is a competition on the estate where the best garden wins a years free rent,Carol pulls out all the stops to get the Gallagher's garden looking great but Veronica feels shunned as her own mother doesn't help her do her garden. Kev takes pity on her and gets his mates from the council,Tommy and Phil,to install the stolen Diana memorial in their garden,Veronica is over the moon and it seems like there is no doubt they will win. After going out to celebrate Veronica and Kev come home to their new garden having been destroyed,she immediately blames her mum and has a huge row with her and Fiona. Sheila goes away to visit her sick mother and due to the Jockey being raided Frank turns the house into a pub and lets strangers look after the twins. Carol celebrates her 60th birthday in the Gallagher's new garden but Veronica is not invited. Fiona finds a text message on Steve's phone from a girl called Kerry Anne and thinks he is having an affair. Veronica storms over to the party to argue with her mum but ends up accusing Steve of having an affair in front of everyone. He reveals that Kerry Anne is his daughter and then Marty tells everyone that he wanked off Kev. Veronica is distraught and won't talk to Kev. A man from the council comes round to judge the gardens but ends up having a heart attack. Whilst Veronica comes to his aid Marty explains that he wanked off Kev because he wanted to have his sperm tested to see whether he had fertility problems,they make up and the man from the council tells them that the whole competition is a scam to get the area cleaned up for free. Steve tells Fiona about his daughter and she struggles to deal with it but he asks her to marry him and she accepts. Sheila returns home to her house/brewery to tell Frank her mum has died.
- Description:The second series of drama SHAMELESS tells the every day story of life with the Gallagher family on the Chatsworth estate in Manchester. Eldest daughter Fiona is bringing up the family with boyfriend Steve- Lip (Philip),Ian,Debbie,Carl and Liam - after their Mum Monica left to live with her trucker girlfriend. Dad Frank is a drunk who is of no help to anyone and has now shacked up with Sheila,a kind woman,but who suffers from numerous mental health problems and their twin babies Nigel and Delia. Veronica and Kev are good friends of the Gallagher's and live next door to the family while local policemen Tony and Stan tend to turn a blind eye whenever they can to keep the families out of trouble. Veronica's mum,Carol and brother Marty,who suffers from Tourettes syndrome,often join them down the local pub,The Jockey,where Kev works and which is run by lesbian landlady Jez. Sheila's daughter,Karen works at the pub having told Jez that she is gay and now lives in the flat upstairs as well. Ian is gay but only his twin brother Lip knows,he has been seeing Kash who runs the corner shop where he works for some time. Kash's wife Yvonne found out about them but has decided to stay in the marriage and keep quiet so she can get a few more kids out of him. Written by: Paul Abbott Directed by: David Evans Cast: Fiona (Anne-Marie Duff),Frank (David Threlfall),Steve (James McAvoy),Lip (Jody Latham),Ian (Gerard Kearns),Kev (Dean Lennox Kelly),Veronica (Maxine Peake),Marty (Jack Deam),Carol (Marjorie Yates),Sheila (Maggie O'Niell),Debbie (Rebecca Ryan),Carl (Elliot Tittensor),Liam (Joseph Furnace),Kash (Christopher Bisson),Yvonne (Kelli Hollis),Jez (Lindsey Dawson),Karen (Rebecca Atkinson),Tony (Anthony Flanagan),Tommy (Ian Reddington),Police Chief (Seamus O'Neill),Margie (Mary Wray),Mr Fitch (Tony Nyland)
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Company Productions Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 3
- Transmission Date:18/01/2005
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s