S1 E1: Meet the Gallaghers
Having her handbag stolen proves to be a blessing in disguise for Fiona when handsome stranger Steve comes to her rescue. Lip discovers Ian is gay and decides he should pay a visit to Karen Jackson.
49 minutes
- Age 16
Charting the lives of the dysfunctional Gallagher family. Charmless, unemployed alcoholic Frank is the patriarch, but since he hit the bottle and mum took off, it fell to eldest sister Fiona to raise her five siblings.
Cast: David Threlfall, Elliott Tittensor, Rebecca Atkinson
S1 E2: We're Going to the Moon
Frank is nowhere to be found. The family panics when a body is found in the canal, but Frank turns up in Calais — with no passport and no clue how he got there.
49 minutes
S1 E3: We're Getting Married
It's Friday night at The Jockey and barman Kev is dealing with the usual pissed-up women on the prowl. When one gets heavy, he tells her he's getting married.
49 minutes
S1 E4: Abduction
When a small child goes missing from a children's party on the Chatsworth estate, Frank turns the crowd into a lynch mob.
48 minutes
S1 E5: Affairs
Frank and Karen hit the road for their driving lesson, but Karen adds some extra-curricular maneuvers to the timetable. Meanwhile, Ian and Kash are caught in the act by Kash's wife Yvonne.
46 minutes
S1 E6: Monica Comes Home
Debt collectors vulture around the Gallaghers, but Frank has something else on his mind: a plan to get his hands on child support from his estranged wife and mother of his children.
49 minutes
S1 E7: Dead
Frank is only worrying about himself as usual and things are not looking good. The housing office is onto him, his debts are piling up and the bailiffs are still on the doorstep.
48 minutes