"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:

Is one of channel 4's flagship schemes to show more British shows on their channel.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Naomi: [after Katie told her that Emily slept with JJ] Why are you so horrible?
Katie: Because I love her more than you ever can.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Skins Theme Tune

Great!

When this show first came out, i saw the trailer on the TV and thought it looked absolutely rubbish. However when the series one DVD came out my mum (yes my mum likes skins! and she's 42!)said that i might want to give it a chance. So i did and it's fantastic, nothing like i thought it was going to be. I don't see why some people have got all flustered about it exaggerating teenager's lives. Im 18 and personally my life is nothing like that of the skins bunch, but the show didn't set out to depict real life. It's an entertaining and funny show with a surprising amount of depth sometimes. If you have a sense of humour this show will appeal to you, if you don't or you have a very selective sense of humour then give it a pass or expect to be disappointed. Skins is what you make it, take it or leave it, it's up to you.