When Manchester experiences an earth tremor, Monica’s waters break and she goes into labour. On the other side of Chatsworth, however, the same tremor knocks Frank off his barstool and puts him in a coma. Monica’s refusing to have the baby unless Frank is present - how long can she keep her bun in the oven for? Whilst out cold in his hospital bed, Frank experiences an alternative world.
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Whilst having another secret rendezvous, Debbie and Tom suddenly have to come to the aid of an assaulted woman. Things go horribly wrong when Tom gets arrested on suspicion of being the perpetrator of the attack. Only Debbie can supply his alibi but not without compromising their delicate position. There’s a showdown between Shane and Paddy.
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After Mandy gets arrested for suspected drug-running, she forms the most unlikely of friendships and finds herself helping Tom search for his real mother. The friendship, however, soon becomes something deeper for Mandy and with the help of Ian, she sets out to win Tom’s heart. But do Tom’s affections lie elsewhere? Mimi’s short fuse gets the better of her when she harms her favourite son, Mickey.
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Mandy looks set for an upturn in her love life when she’s persuaded into going on a blind date by Karen, Jamie and Ian. It seems like she’s struck gold and is onto a keeper, until her first night of sex and drugs turns into a nightmare. Finding themselves with a corpse on their hands, Karen and Mandy have to work out the best way to get rid of the evidence before they’re charged with murder
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When Stan gets caught in the crossfire between Yvonne and her kids, a full-blown row puts their relationship on the rocks. Things go from bad to worse when Yvonne finds herself held at gunpoint in the shop. Stan comes to the rescue but any hope of this leading to an easy reconciliation are thwarted when the gun goes off and Stan lies bleeding amongst the cut-price yoghurts.
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When Paddy’s caught on camera for an armed robbery and could face 20 years inside, Mimi begs him to call his brother, Noel. He’s the only one who can help.
But Paddy has a dark history with his sibling and would rather go to jail than ever set eyes on him again. When the Gallaghers find themselves £3,000 in debt to Mimi, after Frank inhaled a box of her drugs, it seems as though it’s Ian who’s the only one who can bail the family out.
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After breaking his window, Carl is introduced to amateur boxing by Paddy, only to find out that Paddy’s intentions are not for him to become a winning boxer. Norma is forced to resolve her emotional issues with Monica. Meanwhile, Jamie’s cellmate Mark shows up on the estate, and gets him in trouble with the police after tricking him into being his getaway driver.
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Monica has an unexpected visitor, her mother Joan, who no one’s seen for twenty years. Suddenly all Monica’s childhood insecurities come flooding back. But Joan has a secret, she’s got Alzheimer’s disease and has a very important task for Monica but, she can’t remember what it is.
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On the bus to a re-start course, Frank has a brief encounter with a beautiful stranger. Debbie invites some members of the church to stay, but has she got an ulterior motive. And Lillian’s assigned to a witness protection programme. Guest starring Esther Coles as Rosie, Joanne King as Brandi and George Whitton as Barney.
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A gas leak at the Gallagher’s brings sexy fireman Sean to Ian and Mandy’s attention. The two soon get competitive as to who’ll get to shag him and a wager is made. Ian wins and gets more than he bargained for - a relationship. It’s not long before Ian’s introducing him to the family but just as everything’s looking rosy, he discovers a secret about Sean’s that has explosive consequences.
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