Shameless

During a lads' night out, Micky is the victim of a gay bashing, leaving him mentally and physically scarred.

On a lads' night out, Micky slopes away from the rest of the Chatsworth troop, looking for love in all the wrong places. He hooks up with Gav and just when it's getting steamy, Gav turns on Micky, subjecting him to a savage attack. The attack leaves Micky hurt, and mentally shaken. The situation is not easy for Micky - as well as pulling off convincing lies to the family over what happened, and keeping their blood-lust at bay, he has to carry on with the day job. Carl is his sole confidante, pushing Micky to track down his attacker. As Micky's outrage grows, he seeks out Gav and follows him home, intent on revenge...

On the same night out, Carl falls for a beautiful girl, Clem - she's sharp, funny, and sexy as hell. He's a lucky lad - especially when she suggests he spend the night at her place. As Carl heads off to tell his mates, Clem slides herself over and into her wheel-chair. He hadn't realised and it's a big test and decision for Carl, who... bolts, runs out on her and wakes in the arms of some unworthy skank. But Carl can't get Clem out of his head.

Meanwhile, Aidan is having trouble at school, having fallen in with a group of older mates. Aidan looks up to older lad Frasier as a man of the world, listens to his skewed advice on life. Hanging around on the Chatsworth one night, drinking, messing about, one of Aidan's teachers passes. Frasier follows her, jeering, taunting, gets in her face - but it goes too far and events spiral out of control.

At the Maguire house, Ruby Hepburn arrives - Ruby is the 22 year old niece of Mimi - a sexy, spunky, and a constant challenge - it's "all about me" for Ruby. But she's a fractured individual; and has arrived on the Chatsworth with a point to prove to her extended family.