Skins (TV series)

Skins
The cast of series 1 & 2. From left to right, Cassie Ainsworth, Michelle Richardson, Tony Stonem, Sketch, Anwar Kharral, Sid Jenkins, Chris Miles, Jal Fazer, and Maxxie Oliver.
Genre	Comedy drama Teen drama
Created by	Jamie Brittain Bryan Elsley[1]
Starring	Nicholas Hoult Mike Bailey Mitch Hewer Joe Dempsie April Pearson Hannah Murray Larissa Wilson Dev Patel[1]
Theme music composer	Fat Segal
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	19 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bryan Elsley George Faber Charles Pattinson[1]
Producer(s)	Chris Clough[1]
Location(s)	Bristol
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	approx. 47 minutes
Production company(s)	Company Pictures
Broadcast
Original channel	E4
Picture format	HDTV 720p
Audio format	Surround
Original run	January 25, 2007 (2007-01-25) – present
External links
Official website
Production website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Skins is a BAFTA-nominated British comedic teen drama from Company Pictures which premièred on E4 on 25 January 2007. Skins is one of E4's flagship programmes in their attempt to start showing more British content on their channels.^[2] Channel 4 reran the first series beginning 21 August 2007. A second series of ten episodes began airing on E4 on 11 February 2008 and Channel 4 on 14 February 2008.^[3]

Contents 1 Production 2 Plot 2.1 Series 1 2.2 Series 2 2.3 Series 3 3 Characters 3.1 First generation 3.2 Second generation 4 Online presence 4.1 Unseen Skins 4.2 Secret Party 4.3 The Lost Weeks 4.4 Skins Christmas Special 4.5 Skinscast 5 Reception 5.1 Awards 5.2 Ratings 6 Cultural influence 7 DVD releases 7.1 The Complete First Series 7.2 The Complete Second Series 7.3 Music replacement 8 International 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Production

The show is filmed in Bristol; the school scenes are all filmed at John Cabot Academy, and multiple scenes are located on College Green. In addition, Bristol landmarks can be glimpsed in the opening credits, such as (Bristol Cathedral on Series 1, and Pur Down BT Tower on series 2. Most of Series 2 Episode 4 was shot at the Gower Peninsula, and Series 2 Episode 6 was shot at The University of Exeter. A few scenes from Series 2 Episode 9 were shot in New York City in December 2007. Many of the other locations used during filming, such as the cafe and diner, are real locations in Bristol.

Skins was shot entirely in High Definition with Sony HDW-750P cameras and edited using Apple Final Cut Pro, Autodesk Lustre and Autodesk Smoke at BBC Post Production, Bristol.

Filming of the third series began on 23 July 2008. It was announced in 2008 that all of the original cast (except Kaya Scodelario and Lisa Backwell) will be replaced for series 3. Bryan Elsley said: "There are risks associated with dumping a cast, but we just did it. There was some disquiet at the channel, but then they told us just to go with it." Speaking at Broadcast's television drama conference, he also confirmed the show would stick to its pattern of introducing college-age characters, moving them on in the next series, then letting them go. "The first year is about getting to know the kids, and the second gives us the advantage of being able to explore their psyches a little more," said Elsey.

Open auditions were held in Bristol (where the show is set), which attracted 1,500 16 to 18 year-olds, followed by a further 2 days of auditions in London. Creator Jamie Brittain has said that the new cast will be quite different from the original cast, but people may see some similarities.

Plot

Main article: List of Skins episodes

The Dawson Bros claim the series represents the everyday lives of adolescents: Skins revolves around the lives of a group of 16–19 year-old friends who live in Bristol and attend the fictional Roundview Sixth Form College. Each episode has a self-contained theme and focuses on a different character, although several story arcs span different episodes. Accompanying the episode title at the beginning of each episode is a short montage of that episode's central character. The show follows each set of characters for two series.

Series 1

Series 1 introduces the main characters. Tony is a popular but manipulative boy, who is hugely protective of his mysterious and powerful sister Effy. His best friend Sid is too quiet to stand up for anything, but is in love with Tony's girlfriend Michelle. Her best friend Jal is an overbearing and talented clarinet player, Anwar is a Muslim who struggles to follow his faith, Maxxie an openly gay boy and Chris is their party animal friend with family problems. Cassie is a mentally unstable girl with an eating disorder, and the group later discover Sketch, who is a young carer and has an infatuation with a certain boy.

Episode one, "Tony", is an ensemble piece, which introduces the characters and the format. Episodes two (Cassie), three (Jal), 4four (Chris), five (Sid) and seven (Michelle) focus on specific characters, whereas episodes six (Maxxie and Anwar) and nine (Finale) focus on multiple characters whose stories are interlinked. Each episode starts with the eyes of the main character. Episode eight, "Effy", focuses less on its namesake than on the central characters' search for her. The series finishes with the main cast singing Wild World.

Series 2

The second series premièred on E4 on 11 February 2008, however the first epsiode was available in four parts to MySpace users prior to airing.

The series is set six months after the conclusion of the first. Tony is alive after being hit by a bus, but he is now severely mentally impaired despite having no apparent physical injuries. The first episode focuses on Maxxie and Tony and features comedian Bill Bailey as Maxxie's father. Shane Richie stars in Episode 2 as a college drama lecturer, Bruce, who is producing the school play Osama: The Musical. Working on the production as a lighting technician is Sketch, who is a young carer who has been stalking Maxxie. She dramatically disrupts the play to get him to kiss her.

Sid has not been the same since his girlfriend Cassie moved to Scotland his best friend Tony suffered brain damage. In Episode 3 a chaotic visit from his — ironically — Scottish relatives ends in disaster as his father dies in his armchair. Episode 4 sees the group take a camping trip to Wales with Michelle's new step-sister Scarlet, where Sid and Michelle end up having sex, leading to a short lived relationship. Cassie returns from Scotland to visit Sid, but is heartbroken when she discovers him kissing Michelle and becomes a much darker version of her former self.

In Episode 5 Chris is expelled from college, and is forced to get a job. He becomes Jal's boyfriend, and after failing at several jobs reccommended by the college careers adviser (played by Josie Long), Chris becomes a successful estate agent. This gives him access to the keys for a small flat, but this leads to being reluctantly fired after a client comes to visit the flat he is living in post-party. At the party, he cheats on Jal with his old psychology teacher Angie. Jal later discovers she is pregnant.

Tony continues his recovery in his third featured episode, Episode 6, which is a metaphor for several elements of Jungian psychology. He visits the University of Exeter to attend an interview, but meets a strange, possibly imaginary girl who helps him sort out the physical co-ordination issues he has been having since his accident. Many of the teens' relationship problems are resolved in Episode 7, as Sid reconciles with Cassie, and Tony with Michelle. Episode 8 was written by Daniel Kaluuya, who plays "Posh" Kenneth. In this episode Jal continues to do battle with her conscience over her pregnancy, while Chris is rushed to hospital with a blood clot in his brain.

In Episode 9, Chris has discharged himself from hospital and seems well. Cassie attends her exams, but later Chris has another brain haemorrhage and dies in Cassie's arms. Cassie simply packs her bags and runs, ending up in New York. She makes a friend called Adam, who lets her stay in his flat, and takes her out to a nightclub. However, one morning, she wakes up to find he has left her.

In Episode 10 Chris's father visits Sid to explain that he does not want any of Chris' friends at his funeral. Upon hearing this Sid and Tony decide to steal Chris's coffin, but Jal finds out and forces them to return it before the funeral. In the same episode during the evening the central characters sit around a campfire and read out each others' results. Everyone gets the grades they need apart from Anwar who spontaneously heads off to London with Maxxie and his boyfriend, James, leaving Sketch behind in tears. Tony buys Sid a ticket to New York and after an emotional farewell, sends him off to find Cassie. After this, Tony, headed for Cardiff University, and Michelle, who has a place at the University of York, come to terms with the inevitable end of their relationship and decide they were "better than" a good couple.

The last scenes are of Sid searching for Cassie in New York, passing by the cafe she is working in. Finally, we return to the first shot of Series 1 Episode 1, an overhead shot of Tony's bed, but this time it is Effy in the bed. She stares directly at the camera, breaking the infamous fourth wall, and smiles and raises her eyebrows.

Series 3

Series 3 is expected to begin airing in early 2009 with the new characters. Producers have said that while the new series will focus on a new cast, some old faces may make occasional appearances.

Characters

Main article: List of Skins characters

First generation

Name	Actor	Series featured	Centric episodes
Tony Stonem	Nicholas Hoult	1 - 2	1.01, 2.01, 2.06
Tony's manipulative ways go unnoticed by many for some time. He is loved by many and often gets his own way. He dated Michelle and, although he cheats on her with Abigail, expresses his love for her. Immediately after admitting this, he is hit by a bus, which leaves him mentally impaired and unable to recall certain events or people. After working long and ceaselessly, Tony slowly regains his memories and abilities. After some problems with Michelle, the two become a couple again, although their relationship status is left unknown at the end of series 2. Tony will be continuing his education at Cardiff University.
Michelle Richardson	April Pearson	1 - 2	1.07, 2.04
Michelle lives with her mum, who has had many husbands over the years. Michelle is Tony's girlfriend, and after an accident that leaves Tony without memory of his feelings for her, she tries many times to get him to remember, but eventually gives up and becomes involved with Sid. After Tony remembers his affection for her and lets her know this, Michelle admits that she loves him as well. Although it is left uncertain at the end of series 2 whether or not Tony and Michelle will continue their relationship. Having achieved the best grades in the group, she decides to go to the University of York to further her education.
Sid Jenkins	Mike Bailey	1 - 2	1.05, 2.03
Sid is desperate to lose his virginity. Although a smart boy, he struggles with school and almost fails the entire Lower Sixth year. His love for Michelle makes him oblivious to Cassie's affection for him. Cassie's feelings are revealed to Sid, and the two begin a long-distance relationship with each other after Cassie moves to Scotland. They split up briefly and Sid then dates Michelle. When Cassie runs away to New York, Tony buys a plane ticket so Sid go in search of her.
Cassie Ainsworth	Hannah Murray	1 - 2	1.02, 2.09
After suffering with an eating disorder, Cassie is admitted to a rehab clinic. She harbors a deep affection for Sid and eventually they get together. They go through a rough period when Sid believes that Cassie was unfaithful during her stay in Scotland, and she worries about the different futures they will have after college. When she witnesses Chris's death, she flees to New York and gets a job as a waitress.
Chris Miles	Joe Dempsie	1 - 2	1.04, 2.05
Chris is the teenage party animal. His mother leaves unexpectedly, and he is forced to live on campus in student accommodation. His crush on psychology teacher Angie leads to a relationship, despite Angie's uneasiness with the situation. Chris is eventually expelled from college, consequently forcing him out of student housing and into a job. He becomes interested in Jal, and the two become close, despite some problems dealing with Angie. Jal becomes pregnant with his baby, which she later aborts. Chris dies towards the end of series 2 due to a brain haemorrhage.
Jal Fazer	Larissa Wilson	1 - 2	1.03, 2.08
Jal is a talented musician who plays the clarinet. She spends much of her time practicing for the Musician of the Year, but does not win. She lives with her dad and two brothers, Lynton and Ace. Her mother left when she was young, which has caused tension within the family. She grows a fondness for Chris, and after the two become a couple, she becomes pregnant with his child, which she later aborts.
Maxxie Oliver	Mitch Hewer	1 - 2	1.06, 2.01
Maxxie is an openly homosexual character who loves to dance. He has expressed to his parents on several occasions that he does not wish to further his studies in college, but wants to pursue a dancing career. He is stalked by a strange girl named Sketch, who, when unable to achieve Maxxie's attention, dates Anwar and attempts to turn him into a clone of Maxxie. In the final episode of the second series, Maxxie moves with boyfriend James and best friend Anwar to London.
Anwar Kharral	Dev Patel	1 - 2	1.06
Anwar is a Muslim boy with a dominating family, and is criticised because of his selective approach to his faith: he attributes his dislike of gay people to the Koran, but has no qualms about personally indulging in sex, alcohol, drugs and pork. He engages in a sexual relationship with Sketch, even though his best friend Maxxie disapproves of their relationship. Sketch attempts to change Anwar into a clone of Maxxie, but when Anwar discovers this, he dumps her. After receiving low grades on his A Levels, Anwar joins Maxxie and James in moving to London.
Sketch	Aimee-Ffion Edwards	2	2.02
Sketch lives with her mum, who has multiple sclerosis, in the opposite block of flats to Maxxie. She stalks him obsessively, telling her mother that Maxxie is her boyfriend, despite the fact that he is gay. Maxxie informs Sketch that he has no interest in her and that he finds her actions appalling, so Sketch sleeps with and dates Anwar. She attempts to turn Anwar into a clone of Maxxie but is dumped when her plan is discovered. In the last episode of series 2, she reveals that she will not be continuing with further education, and that she will be staying in Bristol.

As well as the regular cast, there are several important recurring characters. Daniel Kaluuya plays "Posh" Kenneth, who goes to the same college as the main cast. Georgina Moffat portrays Tony Stonem's mistress, Abigail Stock, a posh school girl with psychotic tendencies. Siwan Morris plays Angie, a psychology teacher who begins a relationship with Chris. British comedian and co-writer Josie Long appears as the college's careers counselor.

The central cast's parents are recurring characters in the series, and are often played by well-known British actors credited in a guest starring role. These include Harry Enfield and Nina Wadia, both known as actors and comedians, whilst Danny Dyer is a well-known British film actor. Harry Enfield portrays Tony and Effy's father, Jim Stonem, with Morwenna Banks playing his wife Anthea Stonem. Peter Capaldi and Josie Lawrence acts as Sid's parents, Mark and Liz Jenkins. Kevin Eldon portrays Manfred, who Liz has an affair with. Neil Morrissey and Naomi Allisstone play Marcus and Margeritte, Cassie's parents. Arabella Weir acts as Michelle's mother, Anna Richardson. Danny Dyer portrays Michelle's step father Malcolm, until his relationship ends with Anna. Mark Monero as acts as musician, Ronnie Fazer, who is Jal's father. Josette Simon plays Jal's estranged mother, Elaine in the second series. Mark Heap portrays Graham Miles, Chris' father, and Sarah Lancashire portrays Chris' stepmother, Mary. Inder Manocha plays Istiak Kharral, Anwar's father, with Nina Wadia playing Anwar's mother. Heidi Monsen acts as Dr. Victoria Stock, Abigail and Josh's mother. In the second series, Maxxie‘s parents are introduced and played by Bill Bailey and Fiona Allen as Walter and Jackie Oliver.

Second generation

Name	Actor	Series featured	Centric episodes
Effy Stonem	Kaya Scodelario	1 +	1.08, 2.07
Effy is the sister of Tony, and she is cared for greatly by him. In series 1, she was known as a party girl and a relatively unexplored character, speaking only on two occasions. In series 2, Effy has begun to start to talk more, and has revealed a caring side when aiding Tony in his recovery from his accident. It has been confirmed Effy will be a major character in the show's third and fourth series.
Pandora[4]	Lisa Backwell	2 +
Pandora is Effy's best friend.
Cook	Jack O'Connell [4]	3 +	3.02
Cook is charismatic, but a "complete fucking nutcase".[5]
Freddie	Unannounced	3 +
Freddie is a skater.[4]
JJ	Unannounced	3 +
JJ is a magician.[4]
Karen	Unannounced	3 +
There is no official information about Karen yet.
Naomi	Unannounced	3 +
Naomi is an idealistic girl.[4]
Emily	Unannounced	3 +
Emily is Katie's twin.[4]
Katie	Unannounced	3 +
Katie is Emily's twin.[4]
Thomas	Unannounced	3 +
Thomas is an African boy.[4]

Mackenzie Crook guest stars, playing psychotic Bristol gangster, Johnny. Comedians Jordan Long and Justin Edwards will also feature, as his inept henchmen Lucas and Benny. ^[6] Scott Mills said on Chris Moyles' Radio 1 show on July 8, 2008 that he would be auditioning for the role of a television presenter on Skins.

Online presence

Unseen Skins

Main article: List of Unseen Skins episodes

Accompanying each episode of the program was an online mini-episode, released after first broadcast. The storyline of this mini-episode interweaves with the main episode and shows parts of the story that may not have been elaborated upon before. The mini-episodes for the final two episodes have not been released online and are only available on the series' DVD.^[7]

A second series of Unseen Skins has been released on the official Skins website.

Secret Party

E4 launched a "Secret Party" and invited fans to get involved. This was the second time the show has offered UGC competitions to encourage the involvement of creative and talented fans. The competitions involved the chance to design a projection for the party, to interview the cast or to take official photographs at the event. A competition was also launched on MySpace to win tickets for the event, that would give fans a chance to be spotted by members of the casting team who would be on the lookout for extras at the event. The Oxford band Foals are featured on the episode performing the song "Hummer" at the party.

The Lost Weeks

During January 2008, E4 began publishing webisodes (web episodes) to bridge the gap between Series 1 and 2. The few minute episodes are designed to show various developments of the characters in order to enhance the understanding of the events that have taken place between the first and second series. As of 4 February 2008, all episodes have been released on the website.

Skins Christmas Special

Not much is mentioned in this feature (7.22) about Tony so it is thought he is still in hospital. It opens with the gang in a pub having a talk about the turkey they're going to have. Chris and Anwar do not want to celebrate Christmas so decide to go off on their own. It mainly follows them throughout, until they join the others. Kenneth and Maxxie do the infamous "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" dance. Anwar also proceeds to 'tongue', 'chew' and 'fondle' the turkey.

Skinscast

E4 releases a companion podcast after each show, downloadable from both the E4 website and iTunes. It features inside gossip and interviews with the cast on their specific episodes. It is hosted by Daniel Kaluuya (aka Posh Kenneth) and often includes a lot of humour and banter. Fans are also given the chance to ask questions and win prizes.

Reception

The first series received positive reviews, although some critics complained that the series depicts teenagers unrealistically and stereotypically.^[8] Others criticised the excessive promoting of the show (specifically, in the U.K.) and having relatively mediocre writing in comparison to other similarly themed shows. Actor Nicholas Hoult defended criticism of the extreme storylines, saying they would not reflect "everyone's teenage life", adding "It is maybe heightened for entertainment but all of it is believable."^[9]

Writer and producer Marieke Hardy was extremely admiring of the show, and particularly enjoyed the fact that the show was "beautiful and sad and poignant and perfectly hurtful", while also managing to give impression of being drama that is "edgy, funny and rude". However, she did state that she was unsure whether the show was meant for teenagers or not.^[10]

Comedian and writer Stewart Lee has remarked during an interview on the BBC4 programme Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe that he feels lucky for having been a teenager watching TV for teenagers in the 1970s and not the 2000s as "there was something really comforting for nerds and weirdos about programmes like Children of the Stones and The Changes." He said that watching Skins as a teenager today would make him feel lonelier than he already would have been.^[11] However, Brooker himself gave the programme a positive review in his Guardian column "Screen Burn",^[12] and specifically stated that "The series had wrong-footed me", comparing his initial expectation of Skins as a shallow show to after he had finished watching the series.

Gordon Farrer writing in Melbourne's The Age called it a "refreshing, entertaining and worthy series" and wrote it was "compulsory viewing for parents of teenagers as much as for teens."^[13]

Awards

The programme won the Best Drama prize at the 2008 Rose d'Or ceremony.^[14]

It was announced on 18 March 2008 that the show had been nominated for Best Drama Series in the British Academy Television Awards 2008.^[15]

The show's innovative promotion techniques won Best Advertising Campaign at the MediaGuardian Awards for Innovation in 2008.^[16] The viral marketing building up to the start of series two won the Entertainment category at the Interactive Marketing and Advertising Awards 2008.^[17]

Ratings

The pilot episode of Skins averaged 1.5 million viewers.^[18]

The ratings for the second series which launched on E4 on 11 February 2008 peaked at 884,000 viewers (a further 160,000 watched it an hour later on E4+1) which gave it 5.9% audience share and taking 60% of the 16-24 demographic, however this was still more than 500,000 viewers down on its series one premiere.^[19] 809,300 tuned in to the second episode, which aired one week later in the 10 p.m. slot. The series finale attracted an audience of 740,000 on E4, equating to a 4.65% share of the audience.^[20]

Cultural influence

The programme has given rise to the term 'skins party', referring to a debauched night of heavy drinking and recreational drug use.^[21]

During the 2007 Easter holiday a girl in County Durham threw a house party; it was advertised on her MySpace profile as a "Skins Unofficial Party," referring to the party in the first episode, with the subtitle "Let's trash the average family-sized house disco party". 200 people turned up, breaking into the house and causing over £20,000 of seemingly deliberate damage. She alleges that her account was hacked and someone else placed the ad.^[22][23]

Similar incidents have taken place in the Republic of Ireland, with major household damage and theft of personal property being reported in Bray and Foxrock. Although these attacks have not been conclusively linked to the show, news outlets have reported that they are called Skins parties.^[24]

Club nights marketed as 'Skins Secret Parties' have also taken shape in Leicester.^[25] Following this, a series of parties were run by Company Pictures in spring 2008.^[26]

DVD releases

The Complete First Series
9 episodes English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Subtitles: English	Special features
	9 Unseen Skins episodes Video diaries Music video for "Standing in the Way of Control" Director's cut trailer Broadcast trailers
	Release dates
	United Kingdom  Ireland	Australia	New Zealand	France	United States
	24 September, 2007[27]	20 February, 2008	27 February, 2008	25 March, 2008	13 January, 2009
	Rated 18	Rated R18+	Rated R16[28]	Rated PG -12[29]	TBA
The Complete Second Series
10 episodes English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Subtitles: English	Special features
	Behind the scenes Interviews with cast & crew Skins Secret Party special episode 5 bonus Skins stories: "Cassandra", "Christmas with Skins", "Audition Day", "Tony & Sid", and "Maxxie’s Love Life" Broadcast trailer Writer Daniel Kaluuya’s story of working on Skins Skins in New York City
	Release dates
	United Kingdom  Ireland	Australia	New Zealand
	May 5, 2008[30]	20 August, 2008[31]	18 September, 2008[32]
	Rated 18	Rated MA15+	Rated R16

Music replacement

Much of the popular music used in the original broadcasts is not found in the DVD episodes,^[33] although the original music is available in the series soundtrack.^[34]

International

Country	Name	Station	Status	Timeslot	Premiere
United Kingdom	Skins	E4 Channel 4 Channel 4 HD 4oD	Aired series 2	Mondays, 10:00 p.m. GMT Thursdays, 10:35 pm GMT	25 January 2007 (series 1) 11 February 2008 (series 2)
Ireland
New Zealand	Skins	C4TV	Aired series 2	Mondays, 9:30 p.m. NZST Mondays, 8:30 pm NZST	10 Sept 2007 (series 1) 30 June 2008 (series 2)
Australia	Skins	SBS SBS HD	Aired series 2	Mondays, 10:00 pm AEST	07 January 2008 (series 1) 19 May 2008 (series 2)[35]
Belgium	Skins	Jim	Aired series 2	Mondays, 5:30,7:30,11:00 pm CET Sundays, 6:30 pm CET	4 July 2007 (series 1) 30 June 2008 (series 2)
Spain	Skins - Welcome To Life	Antena.neox Buzz	Airing series 1	Antena.neox Thursday, 12:00 pm Buzz Wednesday, 10:30 pm	Antena.neox 21 July (series 1) Buzz 25 June( series 1)
Poland	Kumple	BBC Entertainment	Aired series 1	Wednesdays, 10:00 pm CET	2 July 2008
Latin America	Skins	HBO Plus	Airing series 1	Mondays, Wednesday, Friday, 10:15 pm MXT	14 July 2008 (series 1)
Brazil	Skins - Juventude À Flor Da Pele	HBO Plus	Aired series 2	Tuesdays, 9:00 pm BRT	2 October 2007 (series 1) 5 August 2008 (series 2)
Russia	Молокососы	MTV Россия	Aired series 1	Monday-Thursday, 9:00 pm MSK	11 October 2007
Canada	Skins	Super Channel	Airing series 2	Wednesdays at 9 pm[36]	02 November 2007
France	Skins	Canal+	Aired series 1	Thursdays, 10:15 pm CET	06 December 2007
	Skins	Virgin 17	To air series 1	TBA	TBA
Italy	Skins	MTV Jimmy	Aired series 2	Sundays, 10:35 pm CET	23 January 2008 (series 1) 28 September 2008 (series 2)
Israel	סקינס	Yes stars 1	Airing series 2	Wednesdays, 21:15 CET	1 August 2007 (series 1) 12 November 2008 (series 2)
South Korea	Skins - 스킨스	XTM	Aired series 2	Mon, Tue, 12 a.m. KST	1 April 2008 (series 1) 9 August 2008 (series 2)
Slovenia	Mularija	Kanal A	Airing series 2	Fridays, 9:30 pm CET	9 November 2007 (series 1) 8 August 2008 (series 2)
Sweden	Skins	Kanal 5	Aired series 1	Thursdays, 10:00 pm CET	6 September 2007
Finland	Skins - liekeissä	Subtv	Aired series 2	Tuesdays, 9:00 pm EET	3 June 2008
Serbia	До Коже (Do Kože)	FOX Televizija	Aired series 2	Workdays, 11:15 pm CET	30 June 2008
Hungary	Skins	Cool TV	Airing series 2	Wednesday, 10:10 pm and reruns Sunday, 12:00 a.m.	31 July 2008
United States	Skins	BBC America	Airing series 2	Sundays 10 pm EST	17 August 2008 (series 1) 12 October 2008 (series 2)
Norway	Skins	NRK3	Airing series 1	Thursdays, 8:40 pm CET	September 4, 2008
Croatia	Nabrijani	HRT	Airing series 1	Fridays, 11:30 pm CET	September 19 2008
Bulgaria	Скинс	Диема 2	Airing series 1 and 2	Monday through Friday, 10:40 pm CET	September 29 2008

See also

• Hollyoaks
• The Inbetweeners
• Nearly Famous
• The O.C.
• Gossip Girl
• Brittania High

References

External links

• E4's official Skins website
• Skins community run by Company Pictures
• Skins at MySpace
• Skins at Bebo
• Skins at the Internet Movie Database
• Skins at Baltic Film Services

Listings of music played in the show:

• Series 1
• Series 2
• Series 1 & 2

Skins
General	Episode list • Unseen Skins episodes • Roundview College
Characters	Tony Stonem • Michelle Richardson • Sid Jenkins • Cassie Ainsworth • Chris Miles Jal Fazer • Maxxie Oliver • Effy Stonem • Anwar Kharral • Sketch