Series 7

1. Episode One

First broadcast: Tuesday 26^th January 2010

It's Frank's 50th and Liam has the dubious honour of sharing the auspicious day with him on his 11th birthday. Uncharacteristically, Frank snubs the chance of a party, and instead opts to dwell in his own lonely loveless existence until... Libby, a local librarian literally falls into his life.

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2. Episode Two

First broadcast: Tuesday 26^th January 2010

The Maguire clan is fully mobilised for the christening of its newest member - baby Connor, with Mimi pulling all the strings.

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3. Episode Three

First broadcast: Tuesday 2^nd February 2010

Liam's pursuit of his first true love is threatened when he becomes tangled in a web of his own lies. His desperate attempts to conceal his Chatsworth life are shattered when Frank is summoned to the school.

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4. Episode Four

First broadcast: Tuesday 9^th February 2010

Mimi gets a toy boy, Billy, the Jockey football team's star striker. However, Mimi's happiness is short-lived when she discovers her new beau is the not the man she thought he was.

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5. Episode Five

First broadcast: Tuesday 16^th February 2010

Maxine is desperate to make a good impression at her parent's party so cajoles Ian into pretending to be her boyfriend.

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6. Episode Six

First broadcast: Tuesday 23^rd February 2010

Patrick's plans to salsa into the sunset with his new love are scuppered when Mimi forces him to guarantee the financial security of the family.

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7. Episode Seven

First broadcast: Tuesday 2^nd March 2010

Frank's romantic love, Libby, returns and her time away has only fanned the passionate flame that burns in her heart.

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8. Episode Eight

First broadcast: Tuesday 9^th March 2010

Wedding bells are in the air on the estate, a little too frequently for the liking of the police, as the Maguire's exploit a new money making scheme.

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9. Episode Nine

First broadcast: Tuesday 16^th March 2010

Carl and Chesney's attempt to outrun their troubles lead them to discover the grass isn't always greener, even in Wales.

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10. Episode Ten

First broadcast: Tuesday 23^rd March 2010

Shane is devastated to discover he's firing blanks and whilst he frets, Kelly is reconciled to their future without children.

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11. Episode Eleven

First broadcast: Tuesday 30^th March 2010

A school project leads Liam to befriend elderly world war two veteran, Reggie.

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12. Episode Twelve

First broadcast: Tuesday 6^th April 2010

In an attempt to build confidence Ian joins the local boxing club and quickly strikes up a friendship with its aging owner and trainer, Jock.

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13. Episode Thirteen

First broadcast: Tuesday 13^th April 2010

Kelly takes guardianship of her 15 year old half sister Tonya, when left homeless and needing help to get her baby boy out of care.

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14. Episode Fourteen

First broadcast: Tuesday 20^th April 2010

After months of separation Patrick and Mimi amicably agree to a clean break and a quickie divorce; however, they get a nasty shock when it's revealed their marriage was never legal.

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15. Episode Fifteen

First broadcast: Tuesday 27^th April 2010

During his birthday celebrations, Joe receives tragic news of his father's death. The painful realisation that 'life's too short' fuels his determination to start a new life with Karen.

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16. Episode Sixteen

First broadcast: Tuesday 4^th May 2010

Births, breakdowns and ballroom dancing, librarian love and legless lust, masochism, murder and sham marriage, it's been a frenetic year on the Chatsworth estate... but it's not quite over yet.

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Series 7 Products

• Shameless - The Complete Chatsworth Collection
• Shameless - Series 1 - 8
• Shameless - Series Seven
• Shameless - Series 1 - 7