- Title: Shameless - Series 2
- Date: 1st February 2005
- Summary: (Episode five) Lip does extra homework at school to try and raise money for a trip to America after winning a science scholarship. Trouble is there is no where quiet to work until Sheila asks him to go and feed her friend Lena's fish as she is on holiday. Lip uses the house to do his homework but he doesn't know that Carl and his mate Chugs are also in on the free house. Debbie's video copying business is going well until she comes across a homemade porn film with the lollypop lady and a mystery man starring as Elvis,she circulates copies round and soon it is all people can talk about. Lip goes to Lena's house late at night to find it has been broken into,Lena jumps out and accuses Lip and the police arrive,one of which is bent copper Neary who beats Lip and then says he was assaulted. Tony can't find Fiona so is forced to bring Frank in as Lip's guardian,the result being that Lip is charged with theft,assault and resisting arrest. It turns out that Carl and Chugs had been round the house earlier in the day when his older brother and his mates turned up and nicked everything. They manage to get back Lena's stuff by holding Chugs' brother Vince's grandma's ashes to ransom. They then attempt to buy off PC Neary with all ?450 of Debbie's money she earned from the videos but he wants more. Fiona gets angry and they hatch a plan to stitch him up letting his sergeant catch him with a wooden spoon and Lip with his trousers down and incriminating red marks. Eventually all the charges are dropped and Lip not only raises extra cash at an auction at the Jockey but also finds a new lover in Lena. Stan sings his usual Elvis number at the karaoke and everyone soon recognises him as the lollypop lady's mystery man.
- 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),Tony (Anthony Flanagan),Stan (Warren Donnelly),Mandy (Samantha Siddall),Lillian (Alice Barry),Lena (Brana Bajic),Sergeant (Maureen Lunt),Lucy Connor (Maisie-Jo Stahl),PC Neary (Bill Rogers)
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Company Productions Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 5
- Transmission Date:01/02/2005
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s