"Skins" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Creators:

Jamie Brittain
Bryan Elsley

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

The story of a group of British teens who are trying to grow up and find love and happiness despite questionable parenting and teachers who more want to be friends (and lovers) rather than authority figures.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Theft | Drug Dealing | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Interracial Relationship

Awards:

3 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Joseph Dempsie	...	Chris Miles (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mike Bailey	...	Sid Jenkins (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
April Pearson	...	Michelle Richardson (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mitch Hewer	...	Maxxie Oliver (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nicholas Hoult	...	Tony Stonem (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Larissa Wilson	...	Jal Fazer (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dev Patel	...	Anwar Kharral (19 episodes, 2007-2008)
Hannah Murray	...	Cassie Ainsworth (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kaya Scodelario	...	Effy Stonem / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel Kaluuya	...	Posh Kenneth / ... (11 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ollie Barbieri	...	JJ (10 episodes, 2009)
Luke Pasqualino	...	Freddie Mclair / ... (10 episodes, 2009)
Lisa Backwell	...	Pandora Moon / ... (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Morwenna Banks	...	Anthea Stonem / ... (10 episodes, 2007-2009)
Giles Thomas	...	Doug (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kathryn Prescott	...	Emily Fitch / ... (9 episodes, 2009)
Jack O'Connell	...	Cook (9 episodes, 2009)
Megan Prescott	...	Katie / ... (9 episodes, 2009)
Lily Loveless	...	Naomi Campbell / ... (9 episodes, 2009)
Harry Enfield	...	Jim Stonem (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
Siwan Morris	...	Angie (9 episodes, 2007-2008)

Runtime:

France:45 min (excluding commercials) | 60 min (including commercials) (9 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (2.0)

Certification:

UK:18 (DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:R (DVD rating) (season 1) | Australia:M (some episodes) | France:-12 (TV rating) | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

Bristol, England, UK

Company:

Company Pictures

Trivia:

The first show ever created for the channel E4.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Throughout the series, lighting screens and crew reflections can be seen in Sid's glasses multiple times.

Quotes:

Emily: [behind her closed door, after Naomi knocked] I'm not going to open the door. My face is all puffy. I cried a bit.
Naomi: I don't care.
[sits down on the front porch, Emily sits down, too]
Naomi: I do want someone. I need someone.
[beat]
Naomi: You're it.
Emily: [teary] And?
Naomi: [crying] And... when I'm with you, I feel like a better person. And I feel happier, less alone... less lonely
[Emily sticks her hand out of the catflap to hold Naomi's hand]
Naomi: It's not as simple as that, is it? Being with someone?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "TV Is Dead?: Winning Back the Teens (#1.2)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Skins Theme Tune

only show that shows what being a teenager is really like

the first series is simply brilliant. The acting is actually quite good, you get the feeling that most of them are just like their characters. But skins isn't about acting it's about finally giving teenagers something to watch that we can really relate to.

There's at least one character for everyone to feel a connection with, or a friendship, but no teen can say that skins is bad, even some adults that remember the olden days should enjoy it. The episode when Cassie appeared was what got me hooked, she was so disturbingly real. I don't watch TV but i must say i love skins and advise everyone to watch it.