The most exciting TV show in a generation
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
Producer: Chris Clough
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65 episodes
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Runtime: N/A minShortly after Cassie returned from the clinic, she meets up with Michelle. There, Michelle offers Cassie a spliff, but she informs Michelle that she doesn't smoke any more because she no longer does anything that makes her hungry. Then, whilst Cassie and Michelle are walking, Michelle asks Cassie to do a favour. Cassie, without knowing what the favour is, agrees to it. Michelle then tells Cassie that Sid is in love with her and the she really needs Cassie to shag Sid. They then walk in to a wedding clothes shop. Where Cassie suggests that they try on the clothes; Cassie being Tony and Michelle herself. At which point the shopkeeper arrives and asks them to leave. Cassie tell the shopkeeper that Michelle is pregnant and that her man has chosen to do the right thing in marrying her. Cassie then tells Michelle to faint, and for the shopkeeper to fetch some water. She does this to get rid of the shopkeeper and so that they can try on the wedding clothes. They then run out, to the sound of wedding bells, where Michelle complains that they are "the most visible fugitives ever". To which Cassie replies that the shopkeeper was a nasty person and that her New Year's resolution is that "nasty people don't count" and that she is a new person. Michelle tells Cassie that she missed her, saying, "I love you, you know?" to which Cassie responds, "Yeah, I mostly do."
Runtime: N/A minThe Careers Advisor tries to find the key to unlock Chris, Jal and Sid's ideal job, with limited success.
Runtime: N/A minThe episode opens with a screen that states that Ace and Lynton are attempting to get a DJ to play their music. It is written twice, once above in Ebonics and below in "proper" English. Ace and Lyton are having a conversation in some form of Ebonics with subtitles in "proper English". They mention a plan to see Stuart Elmore, a DJ with a lot of connections. They then mention that, when they arrive at the station, they need to be talking "proper English". When they arrive at the station, they starting in "proper English", there are now, Ebonics subtitles. Ace then asks Lynton to show the receptionist the mix tapes that he is carrying. Lynton tells Ace that the bag contains a pineapple. They once again mention their motto - "Bang bang shoot em up, props to the hood" (subtitled in Latin), and the receptionist responds with Ebonics and says, "Papoose, he is truly shower". They then offer to perform a demo, which they do. The receptionist says that they are good and then tries to get them on air. She sends them up, where they perform a very long intro to the rap. They then start the rap, but they are cut and thrown out because of the use of a swear word. Afterwards, the receptionist expresses sympathy with them outside, and they sign Lyton's hat and give it to her.
Runtime: N/A minCassie walks up to another student and asks him for his top, explaining that it's not for her it's for a friend. Anwar bets Maxxie £5 that she won't get it, Maxxie takes up the bet. She eventually does. She then tries to get his jeans, but he overhears and runs off. Then George walks along, Michelle tries to get his jeans. Maxxie bets £10 that she can't, which Anwar takes up. George decides not to. Maxxie says, "Double or quits" to if he can get George's jeans. George gives up his jeans and then Maxxie kisses George, and to the realization that George is also gay, Anwar exclaims, "The whole fucking world is gay". The rest of the scenes are from the episode.
Runtime: N/A minInitially, the careers adviser is working on her own application form. She calls Sid for help, but he isn't there. Anwar enters the careers office in a ninja costume. The careers adviser shrugs her shoulder and Anwar asks is it because "a brown man can't be a ninja?" He then performs a routine with nunchucks. The careers adviser is impressed; Anwar asks which gang he can be a part of. The careers adviser tells him that she can't help. Tony's questionnaire says that he can be anything that he wants to be. The careers adviser asks what he wants to be, to which he replies "Elvis". The careers adviser says that she "just wanted to make a difference". Tony asks her if she is "more of a Beatles fan", leaving by calling her a "hippie". Michelle then enters, at which point the careers adviser is under the desk. Michelle’s questionnaire says that she is very good at languages. They then start talking in French. The careers adviser shows prospectuses and Michelle tells her that she wants to go to a university that is far, far away, to which the careers adviser suggests The University of Strathclyde (which in fact does not have a specific Languages course). It instead runs individual language courses.
Runtime: N/A minThe gang without Chris are at a pub, where they discuss how much money they have raised to get Chris to go on the trip to Russia. Chris comes in a fish costume, Tony explains that he needs £700 to go to Russia, and since he had brought nothing to the funds that all they had was under £30. Chris explains that he needs to go because Angie will be there. Anwar tells the gang that porn star Cathy Barry is in the bar. Maxxie goes up to talk to Cathy to ask which one of the gang she likes. Maxxie returns, saying that she liked Chris. Chris shares a bed with Cathy where he spends a vast amount of time prodding her breasts. Chris tells her that he's in love with Angie and that he feels that he's being unfaithful. Chris explains that he wanted to go to Russia in the hope that a love between him and Angie would start, and that he needs £700 to go to Russia. Cathy offers a cheque for the trip.
Runtime: N/A minMichelle and Jal are in a bar, drinking shots, whilst they are deciding which of their friends is like each of the animal models bought by Michelle's stepfather, Malcolm. Jal is the duck, and Michelle is a cat. They also decide that Anwar is the sausage dog, Sid is the frog, and Tony, is not one of the models, but actually ice - "Cold and Transparent".
Runtime: N/A minEffy directly addresses the camera, talking of a girl, who for her whole life drank lemonade and became dependent upon it. Her parents appeased her, to the extent that they ignored her brother who was "a bit stupid". In order for her to rescue him from starvation, the girl drinks all the lemonade in her bowl, and farts that it propels her to escape.
Runtime: N/A minCassie and her friend from the therapy centre discuss all the things she will miss, including Sid.
Runtime: N/A minJal wants to show off her chihuahua.
Runtime: N/A minCan Chris wear 72 socks?
Runtime: N/A minAbigail hopes the the people of 2107 are jolly well.
Runtime: N/A minIt's dark in Tony's sister's head. Very dark.
Runtime: N/A minMaxxie has heard a lot about this interweb thing, and has something very exciting to show you lucky people.
Runtime: N/A minMichelle explains all about clothes for every occasion.
Runtime: N/A min"I hope you're getting on awfully well. We do not speak of grandmother's bunions."
Runtime: N/A minTony takes you on a tour of Bristol.
Runtime: N/A minSid heads into final battle with the Danish warlord Wallothet.
Runtime: N/A minIt's not just about the fresh clothes and loads of money.
Runtime: N/A minCassie's therapy video. She likes things that she likes, but she loves everything.
Runtime: N/A minTony's sister recorded this in his room when he was in a coma.
Runtime: N/A minSeasonal greetings from the Skins gang.
Runtime: N/A min"Black is such a slimming colour."
Runtime: N/A minA very special message from Sid to Tony.
Runtime: N/A minCassie posts Sid a message from Scotland.
Runtime: N/A min"Kenneth has an ode for Jal."
Runtime: N/A minSid visits his best mate Tony.
Runtime: N/A minAnwar's in love. His video diary boldly goes into detail.
Runtime: N/A minChris wants to show how much he misses Angie, and cares for the Data Protection Act.
Runtime: N/A minAbigail sends Tony a message, and makes some rather elaborate claims.
Runtime: N/A minEveryone wants to be in the college musical, though nobody's quite sure what it's about. The actress Aimee-Ffion Edwards appears in a non speaking role, presumably as Sketch.
Runtime: N/A minThis video features Michelle making a video for a dating website on behalf of her mother. Some of the traits she list this man must not have are hairy bums, commenting on breasts, weird gnome fetishes or skin tight green jeans. Michelle also states numerous times there must be no ogling of schoolgirls. It should be noted that this video was originally released exclusively on Myspace, however it later made available on the Skins official website.
Runtime: N/A minThe video starts at an empty Italian style restaurant, with Anwar sat at a table talking to himself, the waiter then asks him, if he would like to choose wine. Meanwhile, Sketch is outside the restaurant, planning to break-up with Anwar. As the date continues, the waiter continually interrupts, and Anwar calls Sketch his girlfriend. They then run away from the restaurant without paying.
Runtime: N/A minSketch talks about how if she had a cock, Maxxie would love her. She shows half a picture of Anwar and half a picture of Maxxie and her plan is to make Anwar like Maxxie.
Runtime: N/A minTony can't sleep. And when he does, his dreams are, well his dreams are nightmares. The kind that make you wake up screaming.
Runtime: N/A minAnwar posts the second of his dating video blogs, this time the lucky lady under scrutiny is Sketch.
Runtime: N/A minCassie feels awkward around Chris and Jal so she tells them she has a date, when she really has no one. She even sends messages to Chris about her "date". Cassie wanders the streets alone for a few hours until she meets an old man. She helps him to his house and then is invited to stay for a cup of tea, but when the old man touches her while they are dancing, she tries to leave but the doors are locked. After she gets the keys, she forgives the man and cooks him dinner. He falls asleep, and she goes home.
Runtime: N/A minMonday: Maxxie meets a new love-interest: James, who is both gay and a cyclist. Maxxie seems very interested, leaving him a note on his bicycle. Sketch steals this note, later slashing Maxxie's tyres. Tuesday: Maxxie is forced to take the bus, and so leaving a window for Sketch to approach James warning him off on the grounds that: She was his ex-girlfriend and he stalks her (both lies). Wednesday: James tells Maxxie to leave him alone, only to work out Sketch was lying. The next morning (Thursday), James finds his tyres slashed and is also forced to get the bus, meeting Maxxie onboard. They talk and work out that this is all Sketch's work; they decide to start again. Sketch is seen outside looking in with a face of melancholy, as the two exchange names.
Runtime: N/A minChris has recorded a message for Facebook for: "Lord (sounds bad), Lord God, Christ, Almighty, Jesus, you've gotta lot of names, if I were you I think I would be called Almighty," as he decides now is the right time and well "everyone is on the internet these days". Chris tells 'God' that his mum used to take him and his brother to Sunday School and he loved the stories especially "Jonno" and the Whale, who went to Ayia Napa instead of Jerusalem. Chris reflects that his 3 minutes of death was like Jonno being in the whale before being spat back out, as he forgave people. He ends the message thanking God for sparing him and then ending with "They say the good die young. I suppose that makes perfect sense then."
Runtime: N/A minPandora has to get a weekend job because she isn't getting enough pocket money. She is having the "Wurst" time, so Effy saves the day.
Runtime: N/A minYou're freezing cold, you've got no money, its 10 o'clock, you call a taxi right? JJ, Cook and Freddie have a different plan.
Runtime: N/A minMost of the gang speak to Doug, the new head of year at roundview.
Runtime: N/A minWe see the twins when they were nine years old dressed in Spice Girl dresses. But did they stick to their pact? And was Emily always the doormat? Only time can tell.
Runtime: N/A minJJ hits the streets of Bristol and posts his 'magic' diary on rateyourmagic. He wants to improve his magician skills.
Runtime: N/A minNaomi is hungover and she still made it to the student rally.
Runtime: N/A minUsing Effy's webcam, Pandora sends Thomas a message.
Runtime: N/A minFreddie decides to hijack his sister's Sexxbomb audition tape, with consequences he probably wasn't expecting.
Runtime: N/A minKaren's audition for Search for a Sexx Bomb.
Runtime: N/A minCookie stars in his very own campaign video smearing his opponent Naomi Campbell and making some bold claims.
Runtime: N/A minKatie sends a message to her footballer boyfriend, Danny Guillermo: she's dumping him, but keeping his gifts.
Runtime: N/A minEmily has a project: getting her neighbours to get it on..
Runtime: N/A minEffy sends out messages during a stop in her road trip with Cook via webcam to her brother and mum.
Runtime: N/A minThomas sends his friend Moses (in the Congo) a message about the British people and their wonderful, weird ways. And a song?
Runtime: N/A minThis series follows the lives of sixth form students Tony Stonem, Michelle Richardson, Sid Jenkins, Cassie Ainsworth, Chris Miles, Jal Fazer, Maxxie Oliver and Anwar Kharral.
9 episodes
Tony's a smart kid. So smart he believes that he can get his best mate Sid laid... and make a profit.
Runtime: 45 minCassie's family and friends are too wrapped up in their own worlds to notice that she's not eating - but there is someone who cares.
Runtime: 44 minHow can Jal come within an ace of winning the Young Musician of the Year competition in the face of total indifference of all those around her?
Runtime: 44 minHappy-go-lucky party animal Chris wakes up one morning to find his mum's gone away for a few days and left him a grand. But what do you do after you've thrown a party to end all parties and blown all the money?
Runtime: 45 minSid's in trouble. Deep trouble. His coursework hasn't made the grade, he's grounded, and as sexually frustrated as ever. Will Sid buckle down and focus on his future or will he continue to be hypnotized by his best friend's girlfriend?
Runtime: 44 minWhat happens when two friends suddenly run up against the limits of their friendship? Maxxie and Anwar are about to find out.
Runtime: 45 minTime's up for Tony. His girlfriend Michelle just isn't going to take it anymore. Nor is she going to take her mum's latest husband Malcolm; toy boy, business failure and serial idiot to boot.
Runtime: 45 minHas nobody noticed that Effy, Tony's little sister, never utters a word? Has nobody ever noticed that she sneaks out at night? Tony has. And Tony doesn't care about anybody or anything - except his little sister.
Runtime: 45 minIt's taken quite a lot of time and effort for everyone to fall out with each other. But they've worked at it and they certainly aren't in the mood for apologies. Anwar's crazy birthday party offers a chance for scores to be settled.
Runtime: 44 minThis series follows the lives of sixth form students Tony Stonem, Michelle Richardson, Sid Jenkins, Cassie Ainsworth, Chris Miles, Jal Fazer, Maxxie Oliver, Anwar Kharral and new character Lucy "Sketch".
10 episodes
Maxxie is looking after Tony, but he has his own problems. He desperately wants to leave college and follow his dream to become a dancer, but his dad is giving him hell about it.
Runtime: 45 minMaxxie has a creepy feeling that someone is watching him. Someone close by. A hot boy maybe? No such luck! Sketch is Maxxie's stalker. She's prepared to do anything to get her man, and if she can't have him, she's going to make sure nobody can.
Runtime: 45 minSid hasn't coped at all well with the fact that his best friend Tony is a shadow of the man he was and that Cassie has moved away to Scotland, where as far as he can tell, she is having the time of her life.
Runtime: 45 minMichelle's mum has gone and done it again - another new husband. Before Michelle knows what's happening, her manipulative new step sister Scarlett is invading her life, co-opting her friends and offering unwanted advice.
Runtime: 45 minIt's been a long road full of tribulations, drugs, petty theft, non attendance and resounding failure for Chris at college. So when the CCTV cameras catch him shagging Buck Tooth in the science corridor, the director calls time.
Runtime: 45 minTony's world is a strange one. Isolated and alone, he is desperate to find the way back to himself. He tries to act normal, but bumping into Sid and Michelle at a club sends him spiralling again.
Runtime: 45 minEffy takes care of her depressed mom, tries to restore the relationship between Tony and Michelle, and mentors the new girl at school.
Runtime: 45 minJal has a secret so big, she can't tell anyone until she works out what to do about it. But as revision, music school auditions and needy best friends press down on her, the secret starts to leak out.
Runtime: 45 minWhat's the matter with Cassie? She's back together with Sid, Chris is on the mend, Michelle and Tony are back with each other and exams are finally over. But can Cassie be happy?
Runtime: 45 minIt's the day of final report cards, and the friends decide not to look at their grades until they've said goodbye to Chris.
Runtime: 45 minThis series sees the introduction of a new cast; it follows the lives of sixth form students Effy Stonem, Pandora Moon, Thomas Tomone, James Cook, Freddie McClair, JJ Jones, Naomi Campbell, and twin sisters Emily and Katie Fitch.
10 episodes
It's the first day of the new term at Roundview College, and best friends Freddie, JJ and Cook's world collides with Effy's.
Runtime: 43 minIt's Cook's 17th birthday, and half the college have been invited to his Uncle Keith's pub to witness a night Cook believes will go down in history.
Runtime: 45 minThomas arrives in the UK from Congo alone. His family are due to join him in a few days - he must find somewhere for them to live so he moves into an abandoned flat on an estate.
Runtime: 45 minThe first and only boy Pandora's ever fancied has been deported before she's got beyond first base. But her lovesickness has to take a backseat when the Jim/Anthea/Steve love triangle is blown open.
Runtime: 45 minFreddie's big sister Karen has reached the final of a TV talent show. Freddie is emotionally blackmailed into upholding the story she and her dad are spinning about their dead mother, all to look good in front of the cameras.
Runtime: 45 minNaomi thinks she's got her world worked out - but her super smart exterior hides the insecurities beneath, and when the student president elections are announced, it stirs her into questioning what she really wants.
Runtime: 45 minPoor JJ. Everything's gone pear-shaped since Effy came between his two best friends and split apart his friendship group - but Emily proves to be a true friend in his hour of need.
Runtime: 45 minEffy's lost her mojo. Mindless sex with Cook no longer satisfies her and things in the Stonem household are becoming intolerable.
Runtime: 47 minKatie is too humiliated from the incident in the woods to leave the house. Lucky she's got Emily to bail her out.
Runtime: 46 minOutlaws Cook and Effy are running wild, clinging to each other and blocking out the rest of the world by getting totally off their faces.
Runtime: 45 minLike the previous series, this series follows the lives of the second generation, which consists of Effy Stonem, Pandora Moon, Thomas Tomone, James Cook, Freddie McClair, JJ Jones, Naomi Campbell, and twin sisters Emily and Katie Fitch.
8 episodes
Thomas experiences a life-changing event, causing him to question everything - his faith, his family and even his choice of friends.
Runtime: 45 minEmily and Naomi are loved up and enjoying their extended summer of love together. The thorn in Emily's side is her family. Her mother is unable to accept Naomi as anything other than a bad influence, and is keen for Emily to go travelling alone.
Runtime: 45 minCook is in prison after what happened at the party. He's told by his lawyer that he has no choice but to plead guilty... but Cook isn't willing to accept responsibility.
Runtime: 45 minKatie Fitch has a problem. Katie's family's bankrupt, and they've got nowhere to live. And under the strain of it all, Jenna and Rob seem to be headed for splitsville and James Fitch is scared.
Runtime: 44 minFreddie is loved up. Completely. He and Effy are enjoying their time together and carrying on their hedonistic ways with no thought of tomorrow.
Runtime: 45 minJJ is in love. Lara Lloyd is sweet perfection and he's smitten. But JJ thinks she's way out of his league and lacks the courage to ask her out.
Runtime: 45 minEffy has been in a psychiatric hospital recovering. After lots of sessions with her counsellor John Foster, he tells her she is ready to go back home.
Runtime: 45 minWith A-level results in for most of the gang, thoughts about the past and the future are on their minds.
Runtime: 49 minThis series sees the introduction of a new cast; it follows the lives of the third generation of characters, which consists of Franky Fitzgerald, Rich Hardbeck, Mini McGuinness, Liv Malone, Alo Creevey, and brothers Nick and Matty Levan.
8 episodes
Loner Franky accidentally challenges Mini's position as Queen Bee. Mini plays the long game and Franky finds herself befriended by the girls.
Runtime: 45 minRich uses his taste in extreme music to keep the world, especially girls, at bay. When Alo finds Rich's perfect woman, Rich is forced to into pairing up with Grace to learn how to chat up girls.
Runtime: 46 minMini is under threat. When Grace brings Franky into the charity fashion show, Mini sacks them both, and re-imagines the show in her own image to cement her power.
Runtime: 48 minMini befriends the gang to isolate Liv. Liv takes off with a boy called Matty, and they take a day out of reality with no consequences or commitments.
Runtime: 44 minNick is the star of the school and seems to have everything - he's hot, he's the son of a proud father, and he's a rugby hero. But Matty's reappearance has unsettled him and old wounds are re-opened.
Runtime: 45 minSick of his constant partying and wild ways, Alo's parents take him out of college and get him to buckle down on the farm. Alo rebels and has a party that ruins the farm, hoping this will show his parents that they can't keep him trapped there.
Runtime: 45 minGrace has always believed in fairytales and happy endings, but she is forced to face reality when Rich meets her father.
Runtime: 46 minIt's the day of Rich and Grace's wedding and the fractured gang try and make it a happy day but they're at each other's throats.
Runtime: 45 minLike the previous series, it follows the lives of the third generation of characters, which consists of Franky Fitzgerald, Rich Hardbeck, Mini McGuinness, Liv Malone, Alo Creevey, brothers Nick and Matty Levan, and new character Alex Henley.
10 episodes
The gang are on a summer holiday in Morocco! The villa may be half finished, in the middle of nowhere and without running water, but they've found a load of weed under the floorboards so they don't care.
Runtime: 47 minProfessor David Blood has banned Rich from visiting Grace in hospital and it's killing him. Alo tries to keep Rich out of trouble with band practice, but Rich is committed to his love.
Runtime: 44 minIt's Alex Henley's first day at Roundview College, but he doesn't seem to be worried about fitting in or making new friends.
Runtime: 46 minFranky is in a bad place - it's the week of her mock exams and she's unable to concentrate of her studies. Her friends are avoiding her, while Jeff and Geoff's attempts at parental support only succeed in making her feel smothered.
Runtime: 46 minMini's mum has a pervy new live-in boyfriend who Mini hates with a passion. To makes matters worse, Alo has broken the rules of their no-strings-attached secret relationship and declared his love for her.
Runtime: 46 minNick is desperately in love with Franky, but it's a one-way street. He has no choice but to accept Franky as his friend and nothing more, but his love for her grows with each passing day.
Runtime: 46 minAlo still has no idea that Mini is carrying his baby. Fed up of trying to get back to the fun times they used to have, he attempts to get over Mini by hooking up with a new girl, Poppy Champion.
Runtime: 45 minAlone and forced to face up to the choices she's made, Liv discovers that she's not as strong as she thought she was.
Runtime: 46 minMini and Franky have been hiding from the world in Mini's house for several weeks. Mini's bump is now too pronounced to hide, while Franky is avoiding Nick and doing her best to delay the inevitable moment when he realises his brother is back.
Runtime: 45 minIt's the end of an era. Everyone's futures hang in the balance as Franky struggles to confront her past.
Runtime: 47 minThe final series sees the return of several characters from the first two generations of the show.
6 episodes
Working as an assistant at a hedge fund in the city, Effy becomes increasingly addicted to status. The risks she takes to get ahead become more and more extreme.
Runtime: 48 minEffy's glamorous life begins to unravel as her company faces financial difficulties and her friend Naomi embarks on a grueling treatment plan.
Runtime: 48 minCassie has returned from the USA, alone. As she negotiates a solitary new life in London, she finds friendship in unexpected places.
Runtime: 47 minCassie's strange new relationship is put to the test when she lets someone else take her picture.
Runtime: 47 minWorking as a drug dealer and gangster run-around, Cook finds himself in hot water after his boss asks a favour of him.
Runtime: 47 minCook gets more than he bargained for from the women in his life. They have varying expectations of him but Cook rises to their challenges - to explosive effect.
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