- Title: Shameless - Series 5
- Date: 29th January 2008
- Summary: With the local council doling out money to the new mini-mayor,Debbie sees a chance to buy hens and potatoes and give Chatsworth free egg and chips. Shane falls for his perfect woman but gets a surprise when she takes him back to her place. When Stan runs down an old lady,Carrie takes the rap to save his job but the old lady decides to sue
- Description:The multi-award winning Shameless returns to our screens with a bang and a sizzle when Frank accidentally pisses on a generator,electrocuting his cock. Things turn from bad to worse when in hospital he s told he has a heart condition and doesn t have long to liveand Meanwhile Lip returns home from University and is followed closely by his new girlfriend,much to Mandy s dismay. And he s not the only one with relationship issues: Ian very nearly finds love,Carl continues with his sexploits and the quiet outsider,Debbie,surprises everyone by falling head over heels. The Gallagher family look set to grow when Monica falls pregnant; it s just as well they re keeping the numbers up seeing as Liam decides to run away. Over at the Maguires,Mimi attempts dieting to save her marriage,Paddy has a visit from a long lost family member,Micky faces bankruptcy when he sets up his own business,(we knew he shouldn t have taken a loan from his dad not with those rates) and Shane and his new girlfriend are brought together by a cockroach. This series sees the opening of a brothel,a dead body in the Jockey,a pink (or is that fuchsia) limo,an earthquake in Chatsworth and free egg and chips for everyone except Frank who doesn t need it as he wins the lottery
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Company Productions Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 5
- Transmission Date:29/01/2008
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s