Sid Jenkins

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Sid Jenkins
Mike Bailey as Sid Jenkins
First appearance	"Tony"
Centric episodes	"Sid"
Information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Student
Family	Mark Jenkins (father) Liz Jenkins (mother)
Portrayed by	Mike Bailey
Created by	Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain

Sidney "Sid" Jenkins is a fictional character in the television series Skins portrayed by Mike Bailey.

[edit] Characterisation

Sid is portrayed as an unlucky virgin who is in love with his best friend Tony's girlfriend, Michelle. He is frequently unlucky: losing expensive weed, getting beaten up by Jal's brothers, getting urinated on by a dog and a homeless person. He is also at first oblivious to the machinations of his best friend who, aware of Sid's undying adoration of Michelle, exploits it for his amusement. His nice guy attitude is quick to win the affections of Cassie, but Sid is oblivious, which leads to him hurting her feelings on occasion. Sid is also very intelligent but underachieves in school because he is easily distracted.

[edit] Character history

In "Tony" he is promised by Tony that he will lose his virginity to Cassie before he turns 17, and losing the dope, drug dealer Madison Twatter is out to get him. Sid pines for Michelle, unaware of Cassie's presence. In "Cassie", Cassie comes to think Sid loves her and is sending her messages saying to eat, but later realises it's all in her head. Madison Twatter becomes a substitute teacher at Sid's school, closing in. In "Jal", Madison corners Sid and Jal, about to beat up Sid and smashing Jal's clarinet. Jal's brothers, thinking he is the problem, beat up Sid before chasing after Madison and his associate.

In "Chris", Cassie asks him on a date, only for him to be grounded and cancel in "Sid". When later he is offered by Tony a chance to see Michelle, he takes it. After being beaten up by chav girls, he finds Cassie waiting at his house, upset he had stood her up. She tries to be positive, but is hurt and jealous that Michelle has his love without earning it. After Tony makes Sid believe he can have Michelle, he takes her back before his eyes, affirming his power over them both.

In "Maxxie and Anwar", he helps Anwar liberate a girl from what they believe to be her abusive father, although he turns out to be her husband. In the episode's end, he shows strain keeping pills hidden in his anus. He also sees a picture of Cassie drawn by Maxxie, remarking on how beautiful he has made her look, to which Maxxie replies, "But, Cassie is beautiful".

"Michelle" is the episode where Sid realises he really wants Cassie. After a rebounding Michelle attempts to have sex with him, he realises that his love for her is at a level where she can only be his friend. He and Michelle then go to find Cassie at her rehab, to tell her. After Sid confesses he likes her, she reveals her new boyfriend, Simon, who is also a patient at the clinic.

In "Effy", Sid is dragged by Tony to help him find his missing sister, Effy. Eventually, Sid and Tony come to blows, deriding each other's perceived character flaws: Tony sees Sid as wishing to emulate him, whereas Sid sees Tony as something he would never want to become. Later, Sid sees Cassie, agrees to meet with her, and the two finally kiss. Their reunion is cut short by a call from Michelle, which prompts him to try and find Tony and Effy who may be in danger. After he takes Tony and Effy to the hospital, he is the one to defend Tony, who he refers to as his best friend, against his parents' accusations.

Sid spends the beginning of the first series finale wondering about Cassie and attempts to write a letter explaining how much he loves her. Not caring if he would show himself up or not, Sid hurriedly dresses in mismatching clothes and rushes to Cassie's rehab clinic, just after she leaves in a taxi. Sid waits in the reception to see Cassie where a nurse attends to him. Sid explains his dilemma to her, not mentioning Cassie's name and the nurse locks him in a padded room, deducing that Sid needs their help. Tony eventually comes to his aid and Sid is released from the clinic and the two then look for Cassie, along with a reluctant Effy. Giving up hope, Sid eventually attends Anwar's party and he leaves soon after. At the end of the episode, it's revealed after he left Anwar's party he was meeting with Cassie, who is sitting on a bench overlooking Bristol. He sits besides her, where they then hold hands.

Skins
General	Episode list • Unseen Skins episodes • Soundtrack
Characters	Tony Stonem • Sid Jenkins • Cassie • Jal Fazer • Chris Miles Maxxie • Anwar Kharral • Michelle Richardson • Effy Stonem • Abigail Stock