▁fails ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁good ▁impression ▁due ▁to ▁nerv ous ness . ▁But ▁that ▁changed ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁Frank ▁attempts ▁to ▁ste al ▁the ▁" Jo y ▁of ▁Sex " ▁manual ▁from ▁the ▁university ▁library ; ▁Li am ▁pl uck s ▁up ▁the ▁courage ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁panel ▁of ▁education ▁direct ors ▁why ▁he ▁deser ves ▁the ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁an ▁imp ass ioned ▁speech . ▁Li am ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 7 8 ▁episodes ▁in ▁total . ▁ ▁Li am ▁was ▁also ▁persu aded ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Carl ▁to ▁create ▁false ▁ident ities ▁on ▁the ▁internet ▁for ▁him , ▁Ch es ney ▁Kar ib ▁( Q as im ▁Ak ht ar ), ▁Max ine ▁D onn elly ▁( Jo anna ▁H ig son ), ▁and ▁M icky ▁Mag u ire ▁( C iar án ▁Griff ith s ), ▁so ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁admitted ▁into ▁an ▁exclusive ▁night club . ▁ ▁In ▁series ▁ 3 , ▁the ▁then ▁five - year - old ▁Li am ▁was ▁almost ▁exp elled ▁from ▁his ▁RC ▁primary ▁school ▁when ▁he ▁open ly ▁den ounced ▁religion ▁during ▁a ▁Christmas ▁n ativity ▁play ▁that ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁school . ▁Deb bie ▁learned ▁of ▁this ▁development ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁meeting ▁with ▁Li am ' s ▁head te acher ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁parish ▁priest . ▁Deb bie ▁tried ▁to ▁warn ▁Frank ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁the ▁expected ▁visit ▁from ▁the ▁school , ▁but ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the