Shameless: Series 7 - Preview

Filming has begun on Series 7 of Channel 4’s drama series Shameless. Find out what's coming up!

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> Find out the latest spoilers in our Series 7 episode guide.


When's it back and for how many episodes?

The show will return in early 2010 with 16 brand new episodes.

We hear Frank has a new love interest?

Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall) finds a new love this series with the arrival of local librarian Libby, played by Shameless newcomer Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Jam & Jerusalem). Libby’s passion for romantic literature wakes in Frank something that has been dormant for so long… and then he meets her mum Patty (Valerie Lilley – The Catherine Tate Show) who might just put a spanner in the works.

> Read our interview with Pauline McLynn.

And how about the rest of the Gallaghers?

Liam (Johnny Bennett) hits senior school and develops his first crush, and Carl (Elliott Tittensor) and girlfriend Maxine (Joanna Higson) get adventurous in the bedroom. Ian (Gerard Kearns) and Micky Maguire (Ciaran Griffiths) now share a bungalow together, as the perfect odd couple.

What's coming up for the Maguires?

Eight months on from the tragic loss of Mandy, the Maguire family are preparing to welcome a new addition to the clan, a baby son for Karen (Rebecca Atkinson) and Jamie Maguire (Aaron McCusker). And baby Connor’s arrival doesn’t mean Joe Pritchard (Ben Batt) will loosen his hold on Karen, who soon discovers that motherhood brings on some unwanted Jackson family traits.

The Jockey’s got a new landlady – Mimi Maguire (Tina Malone) so Patrick (Sean Gilder) has to come to terms with their separate living arrangements.

While Kelly (Sally Carman) takes her new godparent duties to the extreme, boyfriend Shane Maguire (Nicky Evans) gets involved with wedding scams – and then thinks about a wedding of his own.


> Find out who came top in our poll of the best Shameless characters ever.

> Catch up with our Series 6 episode guide.