- Title: Shameless - Series 6
- Date: 12th May 2009
- Summary: It's been a tough year for our Chatsworth residents: we've seen them survive benefit fraud,brothels,stints in jail,stings-gone-wrong,fake suicides,cold turkey,lesbian romps,lingerie parties,abandonment and a family torn apart and put back together again. What else could possibly happen? Patrick has lost his grip on his marriage and family - still haunted by dreams of his kidnapper,he resolves to banish his demons in order to take back control. A man on a mission,he tracks down the woman responsible for what he has become - Maureen. Consequently,the Maguires will never,ever be the same again. Frank becomes a self-styled martyr,but to his horror he discovers his child benefit has stopped. And so he sets out on a rampage of justice in an attempt to get it back. Meanwhile,Maxine still harbours secret feelings for an oblivious Carl. When he embarks on a VIP night out,blagging his way into an exclusive club,Maxine comes up with a plan to teach him a lesson. And with Mandy preparing to move in with Joe,Karen's guilt gets the better of her and she braces herself to tell Mandy her shocking secret.
- Description:This series promises benefit fraud,brothels,stints in jail and stings gone wrong,with fake suicides,cold turkey,joyriding,lesbian romps,lingerie parties,revenge and a trip to the seaside to boot all life-affirming events in the world of this Manchester estate. Debbie (Rebecca Ryan) hits sweet sixteen and the Gallaghers are going to celebrate the only way they know how a party! Frank (David Threlfall) suffers post-natal depression with baby number nine while Monica (Annabel Apsion) is busy re-decorating the house and regaining her womanhood. Micky Maguire (Ciaran Griffiths) goes to college and discovers a talent for porn,plus his Madchester tours in his pink limo get him and brother Shane (Nicky Evans) into trouble. Liam s (Johnny Bennett) talents continue to burst out when school discovers his leaning towards genius. New this series,there s feisty auxiliary nurse Maxine (Joanna Higson),who after seducing Carl (Elliott Tittensor) gets her feet firmly under the Gallagher s table when she becomes best mates and clubbing partner with Debbie,and Mandy (Samantha Siddall) meets a charismatic new love interest Joe (Ben Batt). Some sinister dealings and the breakdown of family on the Chatsworth Estate sets a darker tone to series six. The highly un-orthodox yet extremely tightly knit Gallagher family is torn apart,while the Maguires past deeds finally come back to haunt them. Even Yvonne (Kelli Hollis) has some serious explaining to do when an unexpected visitor turns up. How will they all cope? Cracks appear in Karen (Rebecca Atkinson) and Jamie s (Aaron McCusker) marriage and Paddy Maguire (Sean Gilder) discovers that temptation comes in various forms. Ian (Gerard Kearns) questions if Chatsworth is the place for him and introduces a strange newcomer to the estate; whilst Norma (Dystin Johnston) makes a grim discovery while refurbishing The Jockey,and a grimmer one,when she goes in search of her own past.
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Company Productions Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 16
- Transmission Date:12/05/2009
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s