▁has ▁a ▁relationship ▁of ▁convenience ▁with ▁M andy ▁Mag u ire ▁( Sam anth a ▁S idd all ), ▁to ▁protect ▁his ▁secret , ▁which ▁nearly ▁turns ▁sexual ▁when ▁they ' re ▁both ▁at ▁a ▁low ▁point , ▁but ▁they ▁f umble ▁about ▁until ▁Ian ▁dec ides ▁it ' s ▁a ▁bad ▁idea . ▁In ▁the ▁sevent h ▁series , ▁Ian ▁begins ▁a ▁serious ▁relationship ▁with ▁Max ine ▁D onn elly ▁( Jo anna ▁H ig son ). ▁When ▁Max ine ' s ▁brother , ▁Bruce ▁( Ph il ip ▁Hill - P ear son ) ▁asks ▁if ▁their ▁being ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁means ▁Ian ▁is ▁now ▁" bis ex ual ", ▁Ian ▁p aus es , ▁before ▁saying ▁he ▁just ▁bel ieves ▁he ▁has ▁found ▁the ▁right ▁person . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁Ger ard ▁K ear ns ▁break ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁film , ▁Ian ▁leaves ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁series ▁after ▁suffering ▁am nes ia . ▁He ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁episode ▁two ▁in ▁a ▁clip ▁of ▁him ▁part ying ▁abroad ▁and ▁appears ▁on ▁web cam ▁in ▁later ▁episodes . ▁He ▁returns ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁episode ; ▁this ▁features ▁the ▁debut ▁of ▁D anny , ▁a ▁de af ▁te en ager ▁whom ▁Ian ▁unw itting ly ▁trans ports ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁the ▁boot ▁of ▁his ▁car . ▁Ian ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁D anny ' s ▁dece ased ▁grand father , ▁which ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁D anny ' s