The Chatsworth inhabitants celebrate being awarded an Olympic ring from London 2012; Mimi hijacks control of the local school via the PTA; Shane sets up a new business venture; Jamie makes a shocking discovery.
Mimi decides that, as a member of the PTA, it's up to her to save the school from inspectors; Jamie tries to contact Kassi; Frank discovers a perk of being caretaker at the school.
Kelly offers to save Lillian's savings from police surveillance.
Jamie witnesses the unfolding of Kassi's dark secrets.
Chesney has a rough day at work; Avril loses her job, so Patreesha insists that she take a position at the car wash she owns with her husband, Bernard.
Aidan is forced to care for an OAP named Stanton; Esther struggles to raise the kids without Kassi, but a chance encounter with Frank persuades her that life's not that bad as a single parent.
Plans for the music festival are in place; Mimi and Jamie find out about Shane's affair with Randall; Letitia and Aidan plan to unite Chesney and Mary Mae.
Frank spots Lip and Katie on the bus not far from the Chatsworth; Saul begins to rebel after joining Rebecca's scout group.
Chesney's shop is robbed; Remona's estranged father arrives; Frank finds a stash of drugs at Esther's place; Randall becomes completely obsessed with Shane.
Billy applies for a security salesman job; Esther is shocked to find out that Thalia is a bully; Lillian takes a lonely Stella under her wing.
Mimi is ready to retire from the family business and move to Wilmslow; Randall doesn't take kindly to the news that Shane wants to end their relationship.
A gunman targets Frank; Frank, Derilee and Stella are held hostage; Monica returns; Lillian has a new boyfriend; Mimi's feud with the Blanco family escalates.
After several months behind bars, Frank is expecting an amazing welcome home party; Monica drops a massive bombshell in the Jockey; some old familiar faces return for one last time.
Frank loves his new job at World of Burgers; his new boss Wesley is jealous of his influence and plans to oust him; Karen embraces alternative parenting methods to deal with Connor's destructive hobby.
Much to Kelly's chagrin, Marty befriends a Brazilian housemaid and decides to liberate her from servitude.
Billy discovers a used pregnancy test after Mimi, Karen and Gloria spend the night boozing; Jackson is suspicious because Avril and Calum are always together after hours.
After the guilt of the hit and run, Shane tries to make amends by befriending the widow of the man he killed.
Marty finds the nerve to propose to Kelly; she becomes confused upon finding a letter from his children; Karen in convinced that Jamie is cheating on her.
Jackson and Shane are flourishing as wheeler dealers with stolen solar panels and food past its sell-by date. However when Shane, to Jackson's annoyance, starts to give away some left-overs to the homeless he has a queue of unemployed in the yard.
Dom receives a cryptic text from an former flame; Lillian bids farewell to another happy old man at the brothel who turns out to be the local magistrate.
Jamie must act swiftly to protect his family from gang threats; Avril continues to act as a rogue pharmacist despite Jackson's warnings; Lillian must pass the British citizenship test.
It's Mimi Maguire's first wedding anniversary to Billy and they plan to renew their vows; an emergency meeting is held about Patty's deteriorating health; Frank takes on the task of letting Patty know.
Chatsworth is under threat as half the estate is evicted in a government crackdown on those that receive benefits.
Frank disowns Carl, and everyone is expected to do their part in resisting Operation New Start; Jackson is falsely accused; Kelly visits a client in the hospital.
Mickey looks for love in all the wrong places during a boys' night out and ends up getting savagely attacked.
Jamie's family may be in danger when a suspended cop calls him for a favor; Aidan witnesses Frasier Kane assault a teacher; Mickey is trapped in a room with a pregnant junkie who goes into labor.
Jackson and Shane rob a supermarket, and Dominic -- a priest on sabbatical -- causes mayhem on the estate.
While Marty is still grieving the loss of the baby, Kelly is punishing herself physically and mentally and fast losing control.
Marty attempts to redirect a power line to the Gallagher house to get free electricity; the resulting power outtage plunges the whole estate into darkness.
Following his collapse, Chesney comes out of hospital to find that his cousin Toof wants to take him back to Bradford.
Jamie and Shane plan to steal a stash of lottery tickets, but Frank's cowardice leads to catastrophe.
Frank's adult life has come full circle; Jamie worries Karen may uncover the truth about Gloria; Ruby wants to be accepted as a Maguire, while Aidan is sick of being treated like the idiot child.
Karen returns but Jamie is unsure of her motives; Chesney's cousin Sita causes quite a stir especially with Carl Gallagher.
Frank is still missing; Libby is distraught that Monica is demanding custody of Stella and Liam; Mimi realizes her mistake in promoting Shane to head the family business; a feud between Patty and the Powells spins out of control.
Libby is shocked back to reality when grim footage appears of Frank on his stag night; the Maguires become involved with school security; Mimi is convinced that Avril is a lesbian.
Frank finally faces his deepest self and the sobering truth of his feelings for Libby; Sita's tutor makes her an offer after she fails her exams; Aidan arrives at Chatsworth.
Frank plans his escape from the psychiatric hospital; Libby hears the news that Frank's divorce is about to be nullified and they could lose the family home.
Jamie offers Carl a job with the Maguires; Kelly is furious when she discovers Shane has been filtering money from their joint account to the family business.
A police investigation begins into Kelly and Shane's fantasy-kidnap business; Sita learns that Chesney's new Muslim driving school venture is a ruse.
Bonnie, the new girl at the brothel proves a hit when her innovative ideas to improve the business are a success; Mimi is suffering from insomnia; Cilla ends up in the hospital.
To satisfy his paternal urges, Mickey adopts a cat; it turns out that the cat is HIV positive so Mickey turns to Lulu for advice.
When she discovers that Lillian has formally adopted Bonnie and handed her over the business, Kelly becomes outraged; Libby hires a nurse.
Jackson gets involved with a local political party; Mimi's brother turns up and announces he is soon to become her sister.
Shane steals Tilly's wheelchair; Libby rediscovers her passion for literature; Patty tells Frank to woo Libby back.
Paddy Maguire returns to Chatsworth in a coffin; Leticia dares Aidan to take a photo of Paddy's corpse for a kiss.
Neil is unsure of Mimi's advances towards him; Avril keeps secrets from her family; Mimi has designs on fit jogger Neil.
Jackson attacks Dee after spotting her kissing Dee Davies in her bedroom; unfortunately for him and Avril, a social worker sees the whole incident.
An explosion on the Maguire's turf sees the family prepare for revenge; Kelly is attacked by a stranger in a balaclava.
Mickey gives Mimi an ultimatum: either the new boiler goes or he does; Mickey finds himself on The Jockey sofa.
Aidan has landed in court over his bad behavior; Mimi is reunited with Billy Tutton; Frank takes in a Polish man as a lodger.
Marty needs a job fast and turns to crime to tide him over; Kelly learns that there's a price on Marty's head; Billy stands up for his rights as a father; Mimi offers Billy an ultimatum.
The community service team is unhappy with their leader and the play; after Michelle has an accident, Mickey takes the lead.
Carl witnesses a crime but walks past, unaware of the consequences; Mickey catches Billy and Mimi in a compromising position.
Liam has the honor of sharing his 11th birthday with Frank's 50th; however, Frank snubs the chance of a party to dwell on his own depressing existence.
The Maguires celebrate baby Connor's christening while Kelly demands that Shane cut the apron strings.
Karen's mind is in danger of unraveling; Liam becomes tangled in a web of his own lies when he pursues his first true love.
Mimi gets a new boyfriend, the Jockey soccer team's star player; her happiness is short-lived when she discovers her new beau is the not the man she thought he was.
Karen returns home and is cared for by Mimi,who tries to keep her daughter-in-law's illness a secret. However Jamie finds it hard to accept and on a night out has casual sex with Michelle,who runs an escort agency....
Paddy has met a woman called D'reen who shares his love of salsa and with whom he hopes to emigrate to Cuba but Mimi commits him to a final job,robbing the family's enemy,the psychopathic Roscoe...
When Libby returns, she is determined to rekindle her passion with Frank; her mother tries everything she can to sabotage Libby's efforts.
Shane asks Kelly to marry him but she turns him down; the Maguires exploit a new money-making scheme.
Carl and Chesney attempt to outrun their troubles; Jimmy's reign of terror targets the Gallaghers; Mickey and Liam are appointed to make a local community movie.
Shane is devastated to discover he's "firing blanks"; Carl and Chesney return to the Chatsworth estate and live secretly in Joe's storeroom; Libby's attempts to set up a book club backfire.
A tragic confrontation happens between the Gallaghers and Reggie when Libby spies on Liam and his secret friend and jumps to the wrong conclusions.
Ian's fundraising efforts for the boxing club lead him into a hornet's nest of unfinished business between Jock and Paddy.
Kelly takes guardianship of her 15-year-old half-sister who must prove she is responsible in order to keep her baby boy.
When Paddy and Mimi amicably agree to a quickie divorce, they are shocked to discover that they were never legally married; Mickey begins dating Gary.
Karen and Joe hide out in the shop; Jamie has Connor in hiding; Maxine and Ian get mugged; Roscoe seeks revenge on the Maguires.
After being attacked, Ian gets amnesia and gains a new perspective on life; it's Debbie's 16th birthday and Tom wants to go public with their relationship.
Jamie and Karen are feeling the pressure in their relationship; Karen resorts to stripping to get customers; Mickey goes to college; Carl's new girlfriend takes Debbie on a night out.
Frank is shocked to discover he's been a victim of identity fraud and, as a result, his record has been wiped clean and he's eligible for jury duty.
Monica feels neglected when Frank rejects her sexual advances, and she's determined to get her groove back; can a hypnotist night at the Jockey provide the answer?
Karen and Jamie's relationship is rocked when she suffers a miscarriage; romance blossoms for Mandy and Joe.
Debbie and Maxine find themselves locked in a shopping center while shoplifting; Ian returns from his travels with a body in the trunk of his car.
The Gallaghers struggle to deal with the aftermath of Monica's elopement; Paddy attempts to hide his heroin addiction from the family; Frank inherits a large house.
After Shane is left partially paralyzed following an accident, no one is sure if he will ever be the same again.
A summons to appear at a parent-teacher meeting at Liam's school results in a surprising revelation; Mimi's efforts to take control of Patrick's addiction start to get under his skin; Karen sacks Jamie and he demands a cash settlement.
The Maguires are plagued by further troubles when Mimi takes the rap for Jamie when he beats up Joe for battering Mandy.
Ian discovers that Liam has been skipping school; Danny tries to track down his father; Paddy quits heroin cold turkey; Mandy is torn between love and family.
An unexpected visit from the social services catches the Gallagher unit off guard, causing the family to fall apart.
Yvonne encounters a ghost from her past; Frank tries to act like a domestic god to win back Liam and Stella.
Frank overhears a neighbor's shocking confession and is unwittingly drawn into the secrets of the Chatsworth residents.
Paddy resolves to take back his life after being haunted by dreams of his kidnapper; Frank discovers his child benefit payments have stopped; Karen finds out she is pregnant.
Frank receives test results which show he has a heart condition and that he may not survive past the weekend, and so he sets out to drink and drug himself into a stupor.
Mimi faces up to her weight issues following a thoughtless comment from an ex-boyfriend -- a business rival of Paddy's.
Monica is disappointed when she takes a pregnancy test and the results come back negative; to get over the heartache, she makes up for lost years with the kids she has.
Yvonne announces on the local news that Frank Gallagher has won the lottery, which works out splendidly for him until Liam is kidnapped.
Shane falls for his perfect woman, but he gets a surprise when she takes him back to her place; Stan accidentally runs over an elderly woman.
After another run-in with Mandy, Frank finds himself back on the streets, where he bonds with another vagabond, Liam.
Ian and Mandy compete for affections of a sexy fireman; Ian wins, but he ends up getting much more than he bargained for -- a relationship.
Frank has a brief encounters with a beautiful stranger, Rosie. He finds himself eager to catch the bus to town again for just one more glimpse of her.
Monica's insecurities come flooding back when her mother visits; Joan has Alzheimer's and can't remember what important task she needed to have Monica perform.
Karen has a fight on her hands when Jamie's ex-cellmate Mark comes to stay; Carl finds a hidden boxing talent when he receives poor grades in his exams.
When Stan gets caught in the crossfire between Yvonne and her kids, a full-blown fight puts their relationship on the rocks; things go from bad to worse when Yvonne finds herself held at gunpoint in the shop and Stan comes to her rescue.
Mandy is persuaded to go on a blind date by Karen, Jamie and Ian; things don't go exactly as planned and Karen and Mandy later have to rid themselves of a corpse.
Mandy gets arrested for suspected drug running; Mimi is accused of being too aggressive, so she adopts a more caring nature; Monica continues to keep Frank awake at night.
Debbie and Tom are forced to come to the aid of an assaulted woman in the midst of enjoying another secret rendezvous.
Monica's water breaks when Manchester is rocked by an earthquake; Frank falls from a bar stool and goes into a coma; Katie is kidnapped.
Lip turns 18 and is told what is expected of him by the Maguires; Debbie tries to get her mother out of the house.
Frank struggles to stop Monica from telling Sheila that they're still married; Sheila sets about reuniting Monica with her estranged lover Norma.
Frank struggles with telling Sheila that he cheated on her with his ex-wife; Lip and Ian make a grisly discovery.
Monica urges Debbie to find a boyfriend: Ian catches the eye of someone he least expected; Frank is forced to move back in with his kids.
Carl wants to get rid of Norma, but she proves to be a tough adversary; Shane's ice cream truck is actually a cover for drug dealing.
The family fears that Chatsworth is a terrorist target; Frank tells Monica that she wasn't his first choice.
Paddy is shaken when he discovers that his three ex-cellmates have been murdered; Norma and Monica makes plans to travel; Carl tries to reunite Monica and Frank.
When Liam denounces religion and attracts the unwanted attention of his teacher, the Gallaghers try to convince them that Liam has cancer.
Lip and Jack develop a scam and soon become firm friends; Kev's sister begins lodging at Shelia and Frank's.
After being knocked down during a robbery, Mandy gives birth to Lip's daughter; the Maguire family won't let Lip near the child or Mandy until he gets information about the robbery and who stole Mimi's bracelet.
On Kev's birthday, his mother throws herself from her balcony and his ex-wife shows up at the funeral straight out of prison.
The Gallaghers find out Carl is running a drug operation after he starts flaunting his cash.
Debbie has a new best friend who is everything she wants to be and has the boys falling at her feet; Frank becomes a medical guinea pig.
Shelia and Frank's preparations for their wedding hit a snag when Shelia reveals what really happened to her ex-husband.
A large quantity of stolen meat that was swiped by Kev and Lip suddenly reappears, which pleases the residents of Chatsworth. But their joy is short-lived when it's discovered that the meat is contaminated, and the army is called in to seal off the estate.
Kev and Veronica take in a foster child; Steve gets his hands on the police chief's car.
Ian tries to hide the fact that he is gay by dating Mandy of the notorious Maguire family. Meanwhile, Steve and Fiona plan their wedding.
Sheila asks Lip to water plants for a neighbor who's away on vacation, giving Lip a haven away from the chaos of the Gallagher house.
A serious problem arises regarding Mandy's arrangement with Ian and Lip---she's pregnant.
Fiona wakes up to face the consequences of a wild ladies night at the pub. Meanwhile, a social worker pays the Gallaghers a visit.
Fiona has some surprising news to deliver to Craig following their one-night stand, but she's in for a surprise herself when she gets to his house. Also: Frank tries to sue Kash and Yvonne after their shop door hits him in the face.
Craig's wife, jealous over his relationship with Fiona, strikes an unlikely friendship with Marty. Meanwhile, Fiona is suffering from morning sickness.
The second season ends with local elections, a seemingly tragic death, a stolen identity and a tearful goodbye.
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.
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.
Kev accidently proposes to Veronica; a drunken Frank blabs the news to everyone; Kev reveals a secret to Veronica.
A small child goes missing from a birthday party; Frank turns the crowd into a lynch mob; Fiona and Steve realize that the missing child is with nine-year-old Debbie.
Frank and Karen hit the road for their driving lesson, although Karen has some extra-curricular lessons on the agenda; the Gallaghers must to find a parent for parents' evening or face a visit from the social services.
Frank tries to fool his ex-wife out of hiding; Frank is spotted at the supermarket; Monica reveals her secret at a family meal.