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Shameless Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2004 - 2004
This first season of Shameless chronicles the life of the Gallagher's and their neighbours, following the romance between Steve and Fiona, as well as an explosive ending which sees Karen leave Chatsworth.
Episode 1
Meet The Gallaghers
Tue, Jan 13, 2004 60 mins
Fiona (Anne-Marie Duff) is drawn to a guy who comes to her rescue at a nightclub; the police deliver alcoholic Frank (David Threlfall) home from the pub; Lip (Jody Latham) is surprised by a neighbor's gratitude after he helps her with homework; Ian's stash of magazines is discovered. Ian: Gerard Kearns. Steve: James McAvoy. Karen: Rebecca Atkinson. Veronica: Maxine Peake.
Episode 2
We're Going to The Moon
Tue, Jan 20, 2004 60 mins
Following a binge, Frank awakens on a park bench far away from home. In fact, he's in France thanks to Steve, who placed an inebriated Frank aboard a ferry. Furious, Fiona orders Steve to retrieve her father.
Episode 3
We're Getting Married
Tue, Jan 27, 2004 60 mins
To discourage a gaggle of flirtatious women at his pub, Kev tells them he's engaged to Veronica, but she doesn't know this and he's already married to another woman; Ian is pursued by an amorous girl who doesn't know he's gay. Carol: Marjorie Yates.
Episode 4
Abduction
Tue, Feb 3, 2004 60 mins
Frank turns his neighbors into a frenzied mob after a little boy goes missing during a birthday party, but has trouble restoring the calm when he finds the child in his own home wearing girl's clothes; tired of seducing Lip, Karen sets her sights on a new man.
Episode 5
Affairs
Tue, Feb 10, 2004 60 mins
Frank's interest in Karen delights her mother, who is unaware of his less-than-fatherly interest in her daughter; and Ian fears he will be outed after Kash's wife (Kelly Hollis) discovers their affair.
Episode 6
Monica Comes Home
Tue, Feb 17, 2004 60 mins
As a mounting stack of unpaid debts attracts burly bailiffs to his door, Frank seeks child support from his ex-wife (Annabelle Apsion), leading to a painful family reunion at Sheila's. Norma: Dystin Johnson.
Episode 7
Dead
Tue, Feb 24, 2004 60 mins
Norma offers Frank a way out of debt when she suggests he fake his own death, leading to a merry wake at the Jockey and a surprise from Sheila. Also, Steve buys a house for Fiona, which quickly reaps dividends thanks to his unorthodox planning.
