Skins
Series
2
Skins
is back; making a welcome return with ten brand new episodes following
the chaotic lives and lusts of that loveable group of spliff-head Bristol
scamps.
It’s been six months since Tony (Nicholas Hoult) suddenly met
with the front end of a bus - remarkably he isn’t dead, but he
sure isn’t the same person. As if waking up with a body that doesn’t
work properly isn’t tough enough, getting back on top of things
is even harder when your friends are all acting totally weird.
Sid (Mike Bailey) can’t get his head around the fact that his
best mate is a shadow of the man he’s always looked up to. And
to top it off, he finally got the girl, Cassie, only to see her whisked
off to Scotland by her crazy parents. Sod’s law. But to Cassie
(Hannah Murray) it’s totally okay because they’ll email
all the time and then one day she’ll come back and they’ll
live happily ever after… wow… yeah… like totally!
Michelle (April Pearson) is lost without Tony too, and her Mum has gone
and married yet another man - but this time there’s a ‘big-titted’
step-sister involved who’s intent on trying to make a move on
her mates. Maxxie’s (Mitch Hewer) got hell at home too because
his Dad (Bill Bailey) doesn’t want him to follow his dream of
being a dancer. Even Anwar (Dev Patel) has changed since he bagged himself
a secret girlfriend called Sketch (Aimee-Ffion Edwards).
Her mates are mixed up, but Jal (Larissa Wilson) is throwing off the
good girl image and letting her hair down. And what about pill-popping,
teacher-shagging Chris (Joe Dempsie) - well getting expelled wasn’t
his finest hour - but now the party animal is stepping out on his own
and starting to sort out his life out... what could possibly go wrong?
And while all around is falling apart, it’s Effy (Kaya Scodelario)
who’s taking control.
Series two features a host of new guest appearances. including Shane
Ritchie, Bill Bailey and Josie Long. They’ll join the ever-impressive
list of returning guest stars including; Harry Enfield, Arabella Weir,
Geoffrey Hughes, Josie Lawrence and Peter Capaldi.
E4 are understandably still grinning from ear-to-ear at the success
of their home-grown ‘yoof’ drama. Head of the channel, Angela
Jain says of the show; “Skins was always a brilliantly
creative premise, written and performed by a remarkably talented (and
young) writing and acting team, but still no-one quite anticipated the
noise, enthusiasm and acclaim it would generate specifically amongst
young people. Skins ended up being the most successful home-grown E4
commission ever; a channel-defining show that proved you can have a
breakout drama hit on multichannel and one that can established loyal
and involved fan base online too.”
Skins is written by a team
of writers and young contributors, including Ben Schiffer (24),
Lucy Kirkwood (23), Daniel Kaluuya (18) [who appears on-screen as ‘Posh
Kenneth’], Sally Tatchell (30, The Bill) and Jack Thorne
(28, Shameless) with co-creators Jamie Brittain (22) and Bryan
Elsley (The Young Person’s Guide to Becoming a Rock Star).
Skins
Series 2
An Introduction by co-creator
Jamie Brittain
Episode Guide
Cast and Characters
Writers and Contributors
Skins
Series 1
April Pearson (Michelle) Interview
Mike Bailey (Sid) Interview
Hannah Murray (Cassie) Interview
The Making Of Skins - Co-Creator Bryan
Elsley
Episode Guide
Cast and Characters
