- Title: Shameless - Series 5
- Date: 22nd January 2008
- Summary: The residents of Chatsworth falsely believe that Frank has won the lottery when Yvonne announces it on the local news. Complications arise though when Liam is kidnapped and Frank's "winnings" are demanded as ransom
- 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 4
- Transmission Date:22/01/2008
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s