Skins
Series 2
Episode Guide
Episode
1: Tony and Maxxie
Written by Bryan Elsley
Directed by Aysha Rafaele
Tony is recovering
from the massive head injury he sustained at the end of series one.
Sid and Michelle are nowhere to be seen, caring for an invalid friend
has just been too much for them. So Maxxie is looking after Tony for
the day. But Maxxie has his own problems. He desperately wants to leave
college and follow his dream to become a dancer, but his Dad Walter
(new guest star Bill Bailey) is giving him hell about it. Tony wants
to go back to college, but his parents (Harry Enfield, Morwenna Banks)
won’t agree to that either. Their world has been rocked to its
foundations and they just don’t know what to do with their son.
So Maxxie wants out and Tony wants in and they’re going to have
to help each other. That’s if the gay hating, ASBO boys on Maxxie’s
estate don’t get them first. And all the while Maxxie has a strange
feeling that someone else nearby is on his case too.
Also guest starring Fiona Allen and Geoffrey Hughes.
Episode
2: Sketch
Written by Jack Thorne
Directed by Aysha Rafaele
Maxxie has a creepy
feeling that someone is watching him. Someone close by. A hot boy maybe?
No such luck. New to the series, Sketch (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) is Maxxie’s
stalker. A weird loner, she spends most days shut up in a poky flat
looking after her disabled Mum. So her attentions turn to the fit blonde
boy who lives on the estate. Soon everything in her life is about Maxxie
– If only he would even notice her, if only she wasn’t hopelessly
in love with him, if only he wasn’t gay.
Meanwhile, the sixth form college production of “Osama: The Musical”
is teetering towards disaster under the heavy-handed guidance of lecherous
drama teacher Bruce (new guest star Shane Richie). But Sketch is prepared
to do anything to get her leading man Maxxie, and if she can’t
have him, she’s going to make sure nobody can – and especially
not his current leading lady Michelle. But reality strikes when Sketch
finally comes face-to-face with the man she’s set her heart on.
So it’s time for plan B, his best friend Anwar?
Also guest starring Bill Bailey and Maria Miles.
Episode 3: Sid
Written by Bryan Elsley
Directed by Simon Massey
Sid hasn’t
coped at all well with the fact that his best friend Tony is a shadow
of the man he was. And his ‘girlfriend’ Cassie moving away
to Scotland hasn’t helped either, particularly when he catches
her looking like she’s having the time of her life with a pair
of tartan-clad boys. So his mood is not improved much when his Grandad,
a notorious Glaswegian hard bastard (Maurice Roëves) arrives, dying
of cancer, to say his final goodbyes. He has never liked his son and
he likes his Grandson Sid even less. So his arrival makes Sid’s
Dad’s (Peter Capaldi) life a misery too. Especially as he’s
brought Sid’s Uncle Sandy (Michael Nardonne) and his two weird
cousins along for good measure too. Multiply all this by ten when Sid’s
estranged Mum (Josie Lawrence) joins in to play happy families. So it’s
Jenkins family meltdown. And when Sid comes down for breakfast he ends
up making a discovery that nothing could have prepared him for. Sometimes
life is just too sudden, just too cruel. So Sid’s life crisis
deepens into a chasm of despair, what he really needs now is his best
mate, he needs Tony.
Also guest starring Kevin Eldon and a performance from new band Crystal
Castles.
Episode 4: Michelle
Written by Sally Tatchell
Directed by Simon Massey
So Michelle’s
Mum Anna (Arabella Weir) has gone and done it again. Married another
new husband. And worse, Michelle has to move in with them into their
poncey new house. But even worse, this time Michelle has to contend
with a new big-titted, emotionally-manipulative step sister called Scarlett
(Sia Berkeley). Before she knows what’s happening, Scarlett is
invading her life, co-opting her friends and offering unwanted advice
about what to do about her still incapacitated ex-boyfriend Tony. So
when Scarlett inveigles herself onto Michelle’s birthday camping
trip to the Gower and starts to move in on the emotionally fragile Sid,
Michelle’s got to do something. Sid needs Michelle, he’s
her friend, and he’s always had a thing for her anyway, so she
does the only thing she knows. And it’s fantastic, and…
hang on. How are they going to tell Tony? And who’s that arriving
back from Scotland and full of hope for Sid? Now that is bad timing.
Also guest starring Morwenna Banks.
Episode 5: Chris
Written by Ben Schiffer
Directed by Harry Enfield
Chris’
college career has been a long road full of tribulations; drugs, petty
theft, non attendance and resounding failure. So when the CCTV cameras
catch him shagging Buck Tooth in the Science corridor, the College Director
calls time. Chris is out. And out of his college accommodation as well.
Homeless, family-less, Chris is going down hill fast, until Jal steps
in with a challenge. She’ll try to unwind a little so long as
he gets his act together and gets some focus. So Chris gets a job, several
jobs, in fact every time he’s fired he gets another one, and he
moves into the smallest bed-sit in Bristol. So Jal’s got to chill
out, and wow when she does she’s pretty gorgeous, and talented,
and cool, and… Could Chris have had his eyes opened wider than
any drug could do?
Also guest starring Harry Enfield, Siwan Morris and Stephen Critchlow
Episode
6: Tony
Written by Jamie Brittain
Directed by Harry Enfield
Tony's
(Nicholas Hoult) world is a strange one. Isolated, alone, he is desperate
to find the way back to himself. Since the accident he lives in a world
of half understood dreams. He tries to act normal, but bumping into
Sid (Mike Bailey) and Michelle (April Pearson) at a club sends him spiralling
again. Nobody understands how the world looks to him, nobody except
the strange beautiful girl he meets when trying to escape from his so-called
best friend and ex-girlfriend. The next day Tony heads off to a University
open day and runs into her again. Who is she? His head tells him that
she is an angel. But can he ever trust his head again?
Guest starring Sean Pertwee.
Episode
7: Effy
Written by Lucy Kirkwood
Directed by Simon Massey
What is
it about Effy (Kaya Scodelario)? The mystery girl has had a lot to deal
with. The Stonem family home is in disarray: while Dad (Harry Enfield)
is working abroad, Mum (Morwenna Banks) is also away, with the fairies,
and Tony (Nicholas Hoult) is moping after Michelle (April Pearson).
On top of this, Effy has her GCSE art coursework deadline looming. So
solving all her family's problems, planning her academic future, as
well as sorting out the 'Tony and Michelle', 'Sid and Cassie' dilemma
is all she needs right now. And then on top of this, whilst also trying
to maintain her reputation for being the wildest kid on the block, she's
lumbered with the new girl, spoddy Pandora (Lisa Backwell). So how weird
when suddenly Pandora turns out to be best friend material. Maybe the
future's bright after all - well, Effy and Pandora's future anyway.
Also guest starring Bob Crampton as himself and Jan Ravens.
Episode
8: Jal
Written by Daniel Kaluuya
Directed by Simon Massey
Jal (Larissa
Wilson) has a secret so big she can't tell anyone until she works out
what the hell she's going to do about it. But Spanish A-level revision,
music school auditions and needy best friends are pressing down on her,
and all the time the "secret" is starting to leak out. What's
more, Chris (Joe Dempsie) has asked her to move in with him into his
pokey love nest. But what Jal doesn't know is that Chris has been hiding
a secret all of his own.
Guest starring Mark Monero and Josette Simon.
Episode
9: Cassie
Written by Bryan Elsley
Directed by Charles Martin
What's
the matter with Cassie (Hannah Murray)? She's back together with Sid
(Mike Bailey), Chris (Joe Dempsie) is on the mend, Michelle (April Pearson)
and Tony (Nicholas Hoult) are back with each other, A-level exams are
finally over. It's all good, surely? And to celebrate, Sid has organised
a dinner party where everyone can try to get along. But how can they?
Jal (Larissa Wilson) is lying to Chris, Chris is lying to everyone,
including himself. And when it finally gets too much, Cassie runs. She
runs and runs and keeps on going - until she arrives at a totally magical
place, where the people are friendly and she can get along. But can
she be happy?
Guest starring Born Ruffians. [Born
Ruffians interview]
Episode
10
Written by Jack Thorne
Directed by Charles Martin
It's the
day of the A-level results, and also of Chris's funeral. The gang have
made a pact not to look at their grades until after they've said goodbye
to Chris (Joe Dempsie). But Jal (Larissa Wilson) can't face getting
out of bed and Cassie (Hannah Murray) is half way across the world.
Then, to cap it off, Chris's dad Graham (Mark Heap) appears and gives
Sid (Mike Bailey) a problem. So who does Sid go to? Tony (Nicholas Hoult),
even though they're not really friends any more. And Tony comes up with
an enterprising solution. So in the end our friends get to say their
goodbyes to Chris, and to each other. Tony and Sid's friendship is set
in stone once more. And who's that coming up behind ready to take the
lead? It's Effy (Kaya Scodelario), of course.
Guest starring Mark Heap, John Thomson, Josie Lawrence and Nina Wadia.
Skins
Series 2
The
Return of Skins
An Introduction by co-creator
Jamie Brittain
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
