"Skins" (2007) TV series

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)
Jack O'Connell	...	Cook (9 episodes, 2009)
Kathryn Prescott	...	Emily Fitch / ... (9 episodes, 2009)
Megan Prescott	...	Katie / ... (9 episodes, 2009)
Lily Loveless	...	Naomi Campbell / ... (9 episodes, 2009)
Giles Thomas	...	Doug (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
Harry Enfield	...	Jim Stonem (9 episodes, 2007-2009)
Siwan Morris	...	Angie (9 episodes, 2007-2008)

Also Known As:

Juventude à Flor da Pele (Brazil) [pt]
Kumple (Poland) [pl]
Skins (Hungary) [hu]
Skins (France) [fr]
Skins - Hautnah (Germany) [de]
Skins - liekeissä (Finland) [fi]
Spanok (Hungary) (working title) [hu]

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: [quoting] "I see it now in lights - Naomi get to know me."
Naomi: I thought it was catchy.
Emily: Yeah, so is AIDS.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Skins Theme Tune

Fun! Outragous!

I thought Skins was fantastic! Although a little far fetched at times its still entertaining and funny too. Even though its targeted at people over 18, being 15 I think this program totally appeals to my age group (for all the wrong reasons). I certainly do hope they do another series, you can relate someone you know to all of the characters and has gaped a hole in English comedy!!! I certainly suggest it and check out E4's website, you can learn much more about the characters and extra clips. Overall my favourite aspect of the program are the characters especially Maxxie and Tony! - warning this program contains strong language, sex and a plethora of drug references