Set in working-class Chicago, the Gallagher family, a working class family of eight, must survive the ups and downs of today's recession.
With a mother who is out of her element and an alcoholic father who usually ends up passed out on the living room floor, 18-year-old daughter Fiona is left with the task of keeping her five younger brothers and sisters on the straight and narrow.
Shameless S2: Starts Tue 5 June at 21:30.
