Steve is often presented as the moral hero of the show. It is unclear whether or not Paddy has died. The last straw for Shane was when Jimmy promised to harm the family, including Liam. She is also a drug dealer on the Chatsworth Estate and is frequently seen doing so on the show. She later takes Ian to a party at her parents house under the pretence that Ian is her doctor boyfriend. After the Gallagher household falls behind on their HP payments, Liam gambles at Joe Pritchard's (Ben Batt) shop to raise cash. The family realise why when Carl finds a letter Liam has kept from Debbie which tells them she has been sent to Afghanistan. Judging by certain scenes from the fourth to sixth series, the other Maguire boys, except for Jamie, seemed to be taking direction from Shane, in the absence of Paddy and Mimi, which might imply that Shane is the second oldest of the Maguire children. After this, Debbie and Mark have sex on the kitchen floor, reminiscent to the scene in the first episode where Steve and Fiona have sex in the same place as Debbie does. She begins an open, long-term relationship with Lip while he is away at university, but finishes with him in series 5 after Lip's secret university girlfriend shows her face, she spends the whole series being rejected by every man she's attracted to until she goes on a blind date with a young man named Dex whom she gives him an E and sleeps with him, until she realizes she might have killed him so she and Karen Maguire (Rebecca Atkinson) try to dispose of the body, and spend the episode horrified with their actions, until Mandy decides to turn herself in without telling them who supplied her the drugs and who assisted her to dispose the body, she then learns Dex wasn't really dead but just passed out from the drugs, Mandy decides to come clean to him only for him to reject her. Thus, in spite of his drunken ramblings, sometimes he does come across as being well-educated owing to the issues he raises during his interactions with others. In series 3, she embarked on a relationship with a man named Norman. Lip keeps it a secret and eventually becomes completely accepting of it. For example, when he and his family enter the local pub, The Jockey, the customers sitting at the table beside the entrance clear the seat for them. Marty escapes back to the Chatsworth with the stolen orphan and suggests to Sue that they raise it as their own. As his marriage implodes, Jamie is also trying to deal with a threat to both the family and their business, since his father has left Chatsworth for Ireland. In the end, he makes amends with his family and partakes in their activities. For example, when Chesney Karib (Qasim Akhtar) reacts badly after consuming drugs, she and Paddy care for Chesney by feeding him and ensuring that he sobers up safely. It is later revealed that Patreesha owns half of a car washing business with her husband, Bernard, who became estranged when Patreesha discovered that he was in fact gay. Eventually, Joe announces to Jamie that he's having an affair with his wife, and claims that he is baby Connor's father. She finds love with Carl Gallagher (Elliott Tittensor), and whilst on a job together, they get into trouble with the police and have sex in a shopping centre storeroom. In Series 7, Chesney helps his mother and Stan Waterman (Warren Donnelly) cheat Paddy Maguire (Sean Gilder) out of the money they owed him. As much as Karen is repulsed by the sordid nature of her affair with Joe, she is also drawn to it, and is disappointed when Joe briefly stops seeing her. She has not been heard or seen since going on maternity leave, and she completely lost control of the Jockey when the brewery appointed Karen as landlady. Debbie appeared in 65 episodes in total. It was then revealed that Liam (who started warming up to her before leaving in series 6) had decided to live with Monica permanently so he could help her to see love inside herself. Stella watches as Fiona offer Frank money to leave as he intended. When he reveals to his parents that he wants to pursue further education, Paddy and Mimi (Tina Malone) ridicule him. He is still stuck on the poverty line, working a food delivery job to support his girlfriend Tami and their son Freddie. A local tough named Jimmy kills a boy who took advantage of his sister, and he frames Carl and Chesney Karib (Qasim Akhtar) for the crime, forcing them to flee Chatsworth. The gas then ignited, causing the house to explode, killing both Maureen and Mandy and throwing Micky across the street. Martin Andrew "Marty" Fisher (born 1978) is the son of Carol Fisher (Marjorie Yates), and brother of Veronica Ball (Maxine Peake). Shameless showrunner John Wells has explained why Emmy Rossum did not return for the show's finale. In series 7, Frank falls for a librarian named Libby Croker (Pauline McLynn). Throughout series 5, Meena and Chesney threaten their mother's relationship with Stan Waterman (Warren Donnelly) because they don't like him. She also is a person upon whom other members of the family can depend. It was also said that he lived in the area but never visited because he did not want daughter Katie living near or knowing Frank and the Chatsworth Estate. In his last regular appearance, Tony assisted the Gallaghers in framing a corrupt police officer called Neary after he framed Lip Gallagher (Jody Latham) for a burglary. Maxine did not return for Series 8, with no mention given to her whereabouts. Several episodes later Karen and Connor's lives appear to be in danger, with Jamie receiving threatening phone calls and pictures of his family. Bruce didn't return in Series 8, along with his sister. Debbie literally got herself pregnant on PURPOSE as a teen just so she can manipulate someone into staying with her/loving her ( i cant get over that) Debbie . It was implied that he abused them both sexually. In Series 6, Chesney finds out that his mother had faked his father's death. When Fiona decides to take Stella and Ben back to Amsterdam with her, leaving her in the care of her old friend, Kev Ball (Dean Lennox Kelly), however he loses them. No account yet? Mandy and Jamie's mother, Mimi (Tina Malone), claimed to be responsible for attacking Joe, and was sentenced to two months imprisonment. He now resides in Amsterdam with Fiona. Deborah "Debbie" Gallagher (born 27 october 1992) is the 5th Gallagher sibling. by . This article is about the characters in the original UK version. Between Series 78, Liam was the remaining Gallagher on the Chatsworth estate that possesses any sense of responsibility and maturity. Marty reveals that he and Sue lived happily for years in Spain with their kids, only for Sue to cheat on him with a rich local and kick him out of the house. When Frank goes missing after his stag night, Monica demands custody of Liam and Stella. Meanwhile, Monica feigns bereavement over the baby she "miscarried". Dominic "Dom" Meak is a priest on sabbatical leave due to his affair with an underage girl who became pregnant but then miscarried. This resulted in Shane confronting Paddy, who beat him up in The Jockey. Debbie, like her sister Fiona before her, was an adult in a child's body due to having to grow up quickly and take care of the family. Lip dates a string of girls throughout the show, even partaking in a sexual affair with Lena Marshall (Brana Bajic), a woman considerably older than he was. On 6 March 2010, it was announced that Sean Gilder had quit Shameless after five years with the show because of his rumored dislike of Tina Malone who portrays Mimi. Debbie was Liam's main caregiver and role model since Fiona's departure from Chatsworth in series 2, being the main nurturing influence in his life from the ages of four to ten. He returns in Series 8, Episode 17. When Ian prepares himself to kill the thug, Maxine and he find that he escaped from his bonds while they were conversing. Kash then attends the shop in order to speak with his son. Sheila suffers from agoraphobia and is a fan of daytime television, especially Countdown, finding it unbelievable that someone doesn't know who Carol Vorderman or Richard Whiteley are. Joe distanced himself from Karen during and after her mental breakdown, but they continued to have feelings for each other. Separated, living in separate houses and each given the freedom to see other people, Paddy takes a night out with sons Jamie, Shane (Nicky Evans) and Micky (Ciarn Griffiths) as an opportunity to restart his love life with a meaningless one-night stand with a female clubber. Karen later realises Jamie is possibly having an affair, and asks for the help of Gloria and others to find out who it is, worried that perhaps it is her condition causing paranoia. Sometime later, Kelly rejected Shane's marriage proposal, as she could not marry him after lying to him. He returned in series 8, when he snatched Cilla without Mimi noticing. She becomes a close friend to Ian and pretends to date him to keep leering boys away from her, leading to her relationship with Ian's brother Lip. Paddy was so ashamed of his actions that he was willing to inject himself with heroin at Shane's request, but Shane stopped him at the last minute. Mandy's protective parents, Paddy (Sean Gilder) and Mimi (Tina Malone), forbid the Gallaghers from having anything to do with Katie, with the Maguires intent on raising the baby. She appears in the Christmas special, revealing herself to be a midwife. When a mugger stole Fiona's bag, Steve gave chase and attempted to catch him. Kash became a city councillor in Series 3. Skeeter49 2 yr. ago I think it was her friends I had an issue with, not Debbie herself. After some close scrapes, Joe and Karen manage to sneak Connor away from Jamie, and Joe announces they're leaving the Chatsworth estate, although Karen is becoming increasingly unsettled at both the idea of a future with Joe and the feeling that Joe's decided what will happen without giving her a choice. Fiona decides to take Stella and Ben back to Amsterdam with her, leaving her in the care of her old friend, Kev Ball (Dean Lennox Kelly), however he loses them. Billy is often portrayed as unreliable and childish; therefore mocked by most of the Chatsworth community. She invites half the estate to stay with her when they're evicted, and also gets into a fight with Gloria Meak (Angeline Ball), which is quickly settled. The scene featuring Debbie that put viewers on edge was explained during the Shameless Season 10 Premiere. However, that probably won't end up happening. Although his father Paddy Maguire (Sean Gilder) often shows him disrespect and is violent towards him, Paddy still loves his son. She is Lip Gallagher's (Jody Latham) love interest in series 1, soon his father Frank Gallagher moves in with her & her mother, and at first shes appalled by him and the idea of living with him, to the point she seduces him into sleeping with her, in the hopes Sheila catches him and kicks him out under the assumption that Frank sexually assaulted her underage daughter, however after the fallout between Frank & Lip, and seeing Sheila show genuine concern for Frank cant bring herself to tell her mother the truth, She then leaves to stay with her grandmother. Joe and Karen hide out at his shop. After several rough sessions in which he makes it clear that he finds it difficult to forgive her, Jamie tells her that he wants her and Connor back home, and that they will have to see if it can work out. She and Aidan are the only ones left to contend with Frank's outrageous behavior. After almost getting caught and their secret threatened. He watches Fiona hand Frank money to leave however, the latter refuses to take it as Carl sees that he couldn't live without his family and is pleased to see this side. In Series 9, Mimi forces Billy to have an open relationship because she is worried and too old for him. Ruby reveals that she has always hated Mimi for her treatment of her father and threatens to kill her. When Monica left after her deception was revealed, Liam followed her to the bus stop, where her latest Lesbian lover greeted her. He mostly spends his time in The Jockey either drinking, offering advice or flirting with the local women. She and Stan have now left Windsor Gardens. Neville Gallagher is Frank Gallagher's (David Threlfall) estranged father who visits Chatsworth in the first episode of series 2. 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