Fifth season of the offbeat and outrageous Channel 4 family drama following the lives and loves of the anarchic Gallagher family, who live on a rough council estate in Manchester. As this series begins, Frank (David Threlfall) has a bizarre, drug-induced encounter with his younger self, Lillian (Alice Barry) comes up with a surprising way to make money, and Lip's (Jody Latham) shady past catches up with him - leading to a violent confrontation in the pub, with shocking consequences.