Shameless: Season 6

2009 · 16 episodes · ★ 7.2

Series 6

What Season 6 of Shameless

Season six begins with Frank Gallagher in charge of the house after Monica leaves him for another woman. Without a steady job and with serious drinking problems, he barely looks after his six children, who are fending for themselves on Chatsworth Estate. Ian is attacked and loses his memory, and he has to recognize his own family. Jamie and Karen go through a marriage crisis, while Micky discovers an unexpected talent in a film course. Carl, after catching a sexually transmitted infection, decides to track down all of his former partners. Tom tries to win back Debbie, who isn't sure how she feels about him.

16episodes

Jan 27, 2009premiered

May 12, 2009latest episode

13.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 6 Episodes

6x01 Episode 1
Jan 27, 2009 · 48 min
Ian is attacked and left shaken and confused as to what he could have done to provoke it. When the stranger strikes again, Ian is left hospitalised and there's more bad news when he regains consciousness: he's got amnesia. Suddenly he's an alien amongst his own family and friends, and even his own sexuality is a mystery. Meanwhile it's Debbie's 16th birthday. Tom decides it's time to go public with their relationship, but Debbie has doubts about whether their relationship was ever really serious. Kelly has bad news for Shane about her pregnancy; Frank and Monica are faced with an impossible challenge when they hear the voice of newborn baby Stella: but do they want to know what she has to say about her parents and Chatsworth? And Ian's amnesia brings him a whole new perspective on his life, leaving him questioning if Chatsworth is the place for him after all.
Directing: David Richardson · Writing: Ed McCardie · Starring: Qasim Akhtar, Sarah Byrne, Andy Merchant, Nic Goodey
6x02 Episode 2
Feb 3, 2009 · 55 min
With the launch night of the newly redecorated Jockey looming, Jamie and Karen are feeling the pressure in their relationship. The honeymoon period is well and truly over - but can a lesbian encounter put the spice back into their marriage? In the wake of Ian's departure, Micky looks to expand his horizons and enrols on a film course. Soon Micky discover a hidden talent and new friends; his tutor Liz and her husband Ady. The couple soon introduce him to the world of swinging when together they seduce him into their bed. An accident sends Carl to hospital where he takes up a job and is befriended by auxiliary nurse Maxine. Maxine is introduced to the rest of the Gallaghers, but Carl feels left out when Debbie and Maxine spark up a friendship. Meanwhile Stan's attempts to bond with Chesney and Meena land them in trouble with the police and Norma makes a grim discovery while refurbishing the Jockey. And Mandy meets a new man in the form of Jamie's football team mate, Joe.
Directed by: David Threlfall · Written by: Sarah Hooper · Starring: Qasim Akhtar, Ben Batt, Sarah Byrne, Alanah Crampton
6x03 Episode 3
Feb 10, 2009 · 53 min
Frank is not happy when he finds out that he has been a victim of identity fraud. He finds that he is eligible for jury service after his criminal record is wiped clean. Shane and Micky scam some local tourists but Carrie is soon on their case.
Directed by: David Richardson · Written by: Jimmy Dowdall · Starring: Andrea Lowe, Lola Yoxall, Macy Yoxall, Sarah Parks
6x04 Episode 4
Feb 17, 2009 · 47 min
Monica feels unwanted when Frank rejects her advances, and attends a hypnotist's show at the Jockey in the hope of regaining her sex appeal. Carl's new job leads to an intimate encounter, but after discovering he has an STI, he sets out to track down all his previous partners. Meanwhile, Paddy sets out to catch the people who desecrated Fergal's grave and Mickey's love life hits a stumbling block
Directing: David Threlfall · Writing: Ed McCardie · Starring: Ben Batt, Joanna Higson, Alanah Crampton, Annabel Crampton
6x05 Episode 5
Feb 24, 2009 · 56 min
Karen's relationship with Jamie is put under strain when she suffers a miscarriage, unaware she was pregnant to begin with, and matters are made worse by the Maguires' extreme reaction. Liam wins a modelling competition that Debbie entered him in, Tom takes his prank war with Stan too far, and Carl gets into trouble with the female residents of the Chatsworth estate
Directing: Paul Walker · Writing: Tom Higgins · Starring: Qasim Akhtar, Ben Batt, Sarah Byrne, Alanah Crampton
6x06 Episode 6
Mar 3, 2009 · 54 min
Paddy wakes up to find himself chained to a bed in a strange room, unable to remember how he got there, and tension arises between Frank and Monica following a DSS investigation. Carl schemes to discover Micky's sexuality, Tom's last-ditch romantic gesture to regain Debbie's affection backfires, and Carrie decides it is time for a change
Directed by: Paul Walker · Written by: Jack Lothian · Starring: Joanna Higson, Sarah Byrne, Alanah Crampton, Annabel Crampton
6x07 Episode 7
Mar 10, 2009 · 53 min
Ian drives a car back to the United Kingdom following his travels overseas unaware there is something hidden in it. With her wedding anniversary just around the corner and a party planned, Mimi becomes even more worried about Paddy's absence.
Directed by: Lawrence Till · Written by: Ian Kershaw · Starring: Ben Batt, Alanah Crampton, Annabel Crampton, Lola Yoxall
6x08 Episode 8
Mar 17, 2009 · 48 min
Paddy returns and is determined to keep his heroin addiction a secret from the Maguires, while Mimi starts to think that he's got cancer. Meanwhile, when Frank inherits a house from an aunt, the Gallaghers celebrate a possible new start outside Chatsworth however, thing's aren't all as they first appear. After Kelly resigns from Lillian's brothel, she and Shane scam unsuspecting male clients in hotels across the city, until a sting goes horribly wrong leading to life threatning circumstances. Meanwhile, Jamie sabotages Karen's application for a wedding licence, and she reacts in a shocking way by standing strong ang making it clear that she'll never let the Maguires get hold of The Jockey.
Directed by: Lawrence Till · Written by: Davey Jones · Starring: Qasim Akhtar, Ben Batt, Enid Dunn, Vortre Williams
6x09 Episode 9
Mar 24, 2009 · 47 min
Nobody is sure if Shane will ever be the same again after he is left partially paralysed by the accident, while Mimi and Kelly clash over who will help aid his recovery. After the departure of Monica, Norma contemplates her own future on the estate and a figure from the past offers her the chance of a fresh start. Elsewhere, Jamie settles back in with the Maguires and alarm bells ring for Karen when she suspects all is not right in Mandy and Joe's relationship
Directed by: Paul Walker · Written by: Malcolm Campbell · Starring: Ben Batt, Joanna Higson, Lola Yoxall, Macy Yoxall
6x10 Episode 10
Mar 31, 2009 · 48 min
Norma steps into Monica's shoes to help Liam's parents appear conventional in front of his head teacher, but Frank looks set to spoil his son's place on a scholarship. Meanwhile, Paddy is increasingly agitated by Mimi's efforts to wean him off drugs, and Karen sacks Jamie - only for Joe to propose taking his place. Lillian gets a surprise visit from her son Rodney, and Kelly recruits Meena to do Shane's physiotherapy
Directed by: Paul Walker · Written by: Tracy Brabin · Starring: Joanna Higson, Craig Shepherd, Sarah Byrne, Lola Yoxall
6x11 Episode 11
Apr 7, 2009 · 46 min
Jamie beats Joe up after he discovers that he has been hitting Mandy. Mimi decides to take the blame for the attack to save her son from being sent back to prison. Paddy's secret comes out.
Directed by: David Threlfall · Written by: Emma Taylor · Starring: Ben Batt, Joanna Higson, Jonny Owen, Lola Yoxall
6x12 Episode 12
Apr 14, 2009 · 56 min
Ian becomes angry with Liam when he discovers that he has been skipping school. He soon finds out that Danny is responsible for Liam's absence and suspects that there is more to this than meets the eye. Patrick goes cold turkey and faces his demons, but can he come out clean and make a fresh start? And although Mimi faces an uncertain prison sentence, her main concern is Patrick's past infidelity. With Joe recovering, Mandy is under mounting pressure from all sides to leave him, but the decision is hers alone. And Meena takes her modelling career in a raunchy direction, much to Yvonne's disapproval.
Directed by: David Threlfall · Written by: Tom Higgins, Kevin Erlis · Starring: Ben Batt, Joanna Higson, Sarah Byrne, Lola Yoxall
6x13 Episode 13
Apr 21, 2009 · 47 min
The Gallagher unit is rocked when an unexpected visit from the social services catches them off guard and the family fall apart. In the aftermath Debbie unleashes her fury on Frank, which propels him on an almighty bender, but can Frank realise the solution to their problems won't be found at the bottom of a pint glass, before it's too late? Every teenage boy's fantasy becomes reality for Chesney when he is introduced to a married housewife who pops his cherry and he quickly falls head over heels.
Directing: Tony Slater Ling · Writing: Paul Tomalin · Starring: Qasim Akhtar, Ben Batt, Sarah Byrne, Don Gayle
6x14 Episode 14
Apr 28, 2009 · 47 min
Yvonne's past catches up with her and she tries to stop Chesney and Meena from learning the truth.
Directing: Tony Slater Ling · Writing: Tom Higgins · Starring: Qasim Akhtar, Ben Batt, Joanna Higson, Ken Bradshaw
6x15 Episode 15
May 5, 2009 · 48 min
After Debbie throws him out for the night, Frank ends up in a confessional booth where he hears a neighbour's shocking confession. Frank finds himself drawn into what is going on.
Directing: Lawrence Till · Writing: Ed McCardie · Starring: Qasim Akhtar, Ben Batt, Joanna Higson, Sarah Byrne
6x16 Episode 16 Season Finale
May 12, 2009 · 55 min
Patrick continues to lose his grip on his marriage and his family.
Directing: Lawrence Till · Writing: Alex Ganley · Starring: Qasim Akhtar, Ben Batt, Joanna Higson, Sarah Byrne