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Skins series 1

Skins is a British teen drama created by father-and-son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures. The first series began airing on E4 on 25 January 2007 and ended on 22 March 2007. This series sees the introduction of a new cast; it follows the lives of the first generation of sixth form students Tony Stonem, Michelle Richardson, Sid Jenkins, Cassie Ainsworth, Chris Miles, Jal Fazer, Maxxie Oliver and Anwar Kharral.

Skins
Season 1
DVD cover art for the first series of
Skins
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkE4
Original release25 January (2007-01-25) –
22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)
Series chronology
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Series 2
List of episodes

Cast edit

Main edit

Recurring edit

List of episodes edit

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleFeatured character(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
11"Tony"Tony StonemPaul GayBryan Elsley25 January 2007 (2007-01-25)1.54

Tony makes plans for Sid to lose his virginity to Cassie at posh girl Abigail's party. However, Sid ends up buying 3 ounces of drugs instead of 1, which they must somehow pay back. Maxxie takes Anwar and Chris on a "gay night out" for them to find desperate girls, but they all end up at Abigail's party. While there, Cassie overdoses on sleeping pills, and the group steals Abigail's car to rush her to the hospital. She wakes up as they arrive, and the group accidentally crashes the car into the harbour along with the drugs.[1]


Note: This episode marks the first appearances of Tony, Chris, Sid, Cassie, Michelle, Jal, Anwar, Maxxie and Effy.
22"Cassie"Cassie AinsworthPaul GayBryan Elsley1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)0.977
The gang trashed Michelle's house at a wild party while her mom was out of town, but she unexpectedly returns. Cassie's parents are oblivious to her struggles, and she hides weights in her underwear in order to be released from the clinic she attends for her eating disorder. Sid expresses concern and Cassie is shocked that he cares, hallucinating that he is sending her text messages encouraging her to eat. The drug dealer Sid had blown off shows up as a fake substitute teacher for their class.[2]
33"Jal"Jal FazerAdam SmithBryan Elsley8 February 2007 (2007-02-08)0.91
Jal is a gifted clarinet player and has been selected by the school to compete for Young Musician of the Year, but her brother and their music producer father don't take her seriously. Michelle and Tony are inseparable, which tortures Sid, who is in love with Michelle. Cassie has developed a crush on Sid, but he is oblivious. Jal's fame is exploited by the school, who try to feed her answers for her TV interview. At a party, Sid and Jal are attacked by the drug dealer who is pursuing Sid, but Jal's dad gets revenge.[3]
44"Chris"Chris MilesAdam SmithJack Thorne15 February 2007 (2007-02-15)0.709
Chris wakes up to a note from his mother saying she's gone away for a few days and left him £1000, so he throws a massive party. Realizing that his drug addicted mother likely isn't coming back, Chris desperately goes to his dad's with Jal, but they are received coldly. Chris storms out and reveals that he had an older brother who died when they were kids. Eventually he finds a squatter in his house, who kicks him out. With no money and his house trashed, he goes to Angie for help, who sets him up in an old staff dorm room. Tony and Michelle openly taunt Sid for his crush on Michelle. Cassie asks Sid on a date and he agrees absentmindedly.[4]
55"Sid"Sid JenkinsMinkie SpiroJamie Brittain22 February 2007 (2007-02-22)0.889
Sid is failing his classes and given one final chance to pass. Cassie reminds him of their date, and says she'll come to his house when he replies that he's grounded. Tony insists Sid and Michelle come to his choir concert, where he makes a show of kissing Abigail on stage. Michelle is distraught, but Tony tells Sid this is a gift to him, as it is his chance to get with her as a rebound. However, when Sid and Michelle are later slow dancing at a bar, Tony swoops in to take her back and forces Sid to watch. Sid comes home to find Cassie who, upon realizing he was with Michelle, attempts suicide. Sid's mother leaves them, and he finally stands up to his dad.[5]
66"Maxxie and Anwar"Maxxie Oliver and Anwar KharralChris CloughSimon Amstell & Ben Schiffer1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)0.808

The group goes on a field trip to Russia. Tony forces Sid to hide drugs in his anus on the plane, but he is constipated once they arrive, rendering the drugs inaccessible. Anwar makes a disparaging comment about Maxxie's sexuality and they have a falling out. Maxxie points out Anwar's hypocrisy in drinking and having premarital sex as a Muslim, but not accepting homosexuality. Maxxie switches his room to share with Tony, who then tries to seduce him. Michelle witnesses this and is distraught at Tony's constant infidelity. Chris and Angie have sex. Anwar is entranced by a Russian girl next door, who takes his virginity.[6]


Note: Cassie is absent from this episode.
77"Michelle"Michelle RichardsonMinkie SpiroBryan Elsley8 March 2007 (2007-03-08)0.799
Michelle breaks up with Tony, but he assumes they will get back together like they always do. Angie finds Michelle drinking in a closet and comforts her. Chris walks in on them, and they have sex after driving Michelle home. Michelle accompanies Sid to see Cassie as he asks her for a second chance. The clinic is run by Abigail's family, and her brother Josh has a meet-cute with Michelle. They hit it off and begin seeing each other, but Tony sabotages it by stealing Josh's phone and planting nude pictures of Abigail. Assuming Josh is a pervert, Michelle calls it off.[7]
88"Effy"Effy StonemAdam SmithJack Thorne15 March 2007 (2007-03-15)0.756

All of the group is ignoring Tony, having taken Michelle's side in the breakup. His younger sister Effy sneaks out again and attends a party where she is arrested. The police department calls Tony, but when he arrives, they tell him she has already been picked up. He recruits Sid to help look for her, and they get a mysterious call implying that Effy has been kidnapped. Meanwhile she has been taken to a country club rave where she meets Josh, who injects her arm with unknown drugs. Tony ridicules Sid for being useless and reveals that he planted the pictures on Josh's phone. Fed up, Sid calls Tony sick and leaves. A masked motorcyclist arrives to take Tony to Effy. They arrive at the party and Tony is taunted by Josh, who shows him his unconscious sister and orders him to have sex with her in order to call an ambulance. However he eventually lets them go, having gotten his revenge by taunting Tony. Sid comes to pick them up, taking them to the hospital.[8]


Note: Maxxie is absent from this episode.
99"Everyone"EveryoneAdam SmithBryan Elsley22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)0.797
Anwar's family is throwing him a birthday party, and Maxxie refuses to come unless his sexuality is revealed to Anwar's Muslim parents. Chris is at Angie's house when her alleged fiance shows up at the door and he is crushed. Effy is sent to private school after her incident. Cassie is being sent to Scotland and writes Sid a letter saying goodbye. She sneaks out of the clinic to deliver it, not knowing that Sid has gone to the clinic looking for her. Tony helps Sid look for Cassie, eventually ending up at Anwar's party. Maxxie arrives, and Anwar tells his dad that Maxxie is gay. His dad gives a heartfelt acceptance of Maxxie. Tony finds Cassie and gives her a letter that Sid wrote her, which he stole from Sid's desk. Tony then calls Michelle and declares his love for her sincerely, but before she can respond, he is hit by a bus.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Skins – Series 1 Episode 1". Channel 4. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Skins – Series 1 Episode 2". Channel 4. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Skins – Series 1 Episode 3". Channel 4. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Skins – Series 1 Episode 4". Channel 4. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Skins – Series 1 Episode 5". Channel 4. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Skins – Series 1 Episode 6". Channel 4. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Skins – Series 1 Episode 7". Channel 4. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Skins – Series 1 Episode 8". Channel 4. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Skins – Series 1 Episode 9". Channel 4. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

External links edit

  • List of Skins episodes on Channel 4
  • Skins at IMDb

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Skins is a British teen drama created by father and son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures The first series began airing on E4 on 25 January 2007 and ended on 22 March 2007 This series sees the introduction of a new cast it follows the lives of the first generation of sixth form students Tony Stonem Michelle Richardson Sid Jenkins Cassie Ainsworth Chris Miles Jal Fazer Maxxie Oliver and Anwar Kharral SkinsSeason 1DVD cover art for the first series ofSkinsNo of episodes9ReleaseOriginal networkE4Original release25 January 2007 01 25 22 March 2007 2007 03 22 Series chronologyNext Series 2List of episodes Contents 1 Cast 1 1 Main 1 2 Recurring 2 List of episodes 3 References 4 External linksCast editMain edit Actor Role Episodes Nicholas Hoult Tony Stonem All Joe Dempsie Chris Miles All Mike Bailey Sid Jenkins All Hannah Murray Cassie Ainsworth 8 April Pearson Michelle Richardson All Larissa Wilson Jal Fazer All Dev Patel Anwar Kharral All Mitch Hewer Maxxie Oliver 8 Recurring edit Siwan Morris as Angie 5 episodes and 3 uncredited appearances Kaya Scodelario as Effy Stonem 4 episodes Georgina Moffat as Abigail Stock 4 episodes Daniel Kaluuya as Posh Kenneth 4 episodes Stephen Walters as Mad Twatter 3 episodes Robert Wilfort as Tom 3 episodes Morwenna Banks as Anthea Stonem 2 episodes Harry Enfield as Jim Stonem 2 episodes Arabella Weir as Anna Richardson 2 episodes Danny Dyer as Malcolm 2 episodes Peter Capaldi as Mark Jenkins 2 episodes and 1 uncredited appearance Ben Lloyd Hughes as Josh Stock 2 episodes Danielle Jadelyn as Water Bottle Girl 2 episodes Victoria Wicks as College Director 1 episode Giles Thomas as Doug 1 episode List of episodes editMain article List of Skins episodes No overallNo inseriesTitleFeatured character s Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers millions 11 Tony Tony StonemPaul GayBryan Elsley25 January 2007 2007 01 25 1 54Tony makes plans for Sid to lose his virginity to Cassie at posh girl Abigail s party However Sid ends up buying 3 ounces of drugs instead of 1 which they must somehow pay back Maxxie takes Anwar and Chris on a gay night out for them to find desperate girls but they all end up at Abigail s party While there Cassie overdoses on sleeping pills and the group steals Abigail s car to rush her to the hospital She wakes up as they arrive and the group accidentally crashes the car into the harbour along with the drugs 1 Note This episode marks the first appearances of Tony Chris Sid Cassie Michelle Jal Anwar Maxxie and Effy 22 Cassie Cassie AinsworthPaul GayBryan Elsley1 February 2007 2007 02 01 0 977The gang trashed Michelle s house at a wild party while her mom was out of town but she unexpectedly returns Cassie s parents are oblivious to her struggles and she hides weights in her underwear in order to be released from the clinic she attends for her eating disorder Sid expresses concern and Cassie is shocked that he cares hallucinating that he is sending her text messages encouraging her to eat The drug dealer Sid had blown off shows up as a fake substitute teacher for their class 2 33 Jal Jal FazerAdam SmithBryan Elsley8 February 2007 2007 02 08 0 91Jal is a gifted clarinet player and has been selected by the school to compete for Young Musician of the Year but her brother and their music producer father don t take her seriously Michelle and Tony are inseparable which tortures Sid who is in love with Michelle Cassie has developed a crush on Sid but he is oblivious Jal s fame is exploited by the school who try to feed her answers for her TV interview At a party Sid and Jal are attacked by the drug dealer who is pursuing Sid but Jal s dad gets revenge 3 44 Chris Chris MilesAdam SmithJack Thorne15 February 2007 2007 02 15 0 709Chris wakes up to a note from his mother saying she s gone away for a few days and left him 1000 so he throws a massive party Realizing that his drug addicted mother likely isn t coming back Chris desperately goes to his dad s with Jal but they are received coldly Chris storms out and reveals that he had an older brother who died when they were kids Eventually he finds a squatter in his house who kicks him out With no money and his house trashed he goes to Angie for help who sets him up in an old staff dorm room Tony and Michelle openly taunt Sid for his crush on Michelle Cassie asks Sid on a date and he agrees absentmindedly 4 55 Sid Sid JenkinsMinkie SpiroJamie Brittain22 February 2007 2007 02 22 0 889Sid is failing his classes and given one final chance to pass Cassie reminds him of their date and says she ll come to his house when he replies that he s grounded Tony insists Sid and Michelle come to his choir concert where he makes a show of kissing Abigail on stage Michelle is distraught but Tony tells Sid this is a gift to him as it is his chance to get with her as a rebound However when Sid and Michelle are later slow dancing at a bar Tony swoops in to take her back and forces Sid to watch Sid comes home to find Cassie who upon realizing he was with Michelle attempts suicide Sid s mother leaves them and he finally stands up to his dad 5 66 Maxxie and Anwar Maxxie Oliver and Anwar KharralChris CloughSimon Amstell amp Ben Schiffer1 March 2007 2007 03 01 0 808The group goes on a field trip to Russia Tony forces Sid to hide drugs in his anus on the plane but he is constipated once they arrive rendering the drugs inaccessible Anwar makes a disparaging comment about Maxxie s sexuality and they have a falling out Maxxie points out Anwar s hypocrisy in drinking and having premarital sex as a Muslim but not accepting homosexuality Maxxie switches his room to share with Tony who then tries to seduce him Michelle witnesses this and is distraught at Tony s constant infidelity Chris and Angie have sex Anwar is entranced by a Russian girl next door who takes his virginity 6 Note Cassie is absent from this episode 77 Michelle Michelle RichardsonMinkie SpiroBryan Elsley8 March 2007 2007 03 08 0 799Michelle breaks up with Tony but he assumes they will get back together like they always do Angie finds Michelle drinking in a closet and comforts her Chris walks in on them and they have sex after driving Michelle home Michelle accompanies Sid to see Cassie as he asks her for a second chance The clinic is run by Abigail s family and her brother Josh has a meet cute with Michelle They hit it off and begin seeing each other but Tony sabotages it by stealing Josh s phone and planting nude pictures of Abigail Assuming Josh is a pervert Michelle calls it off 7 88 Effy Effy StonemAdam SmithJack Thorne15 March 2007 2007 03 15 0 756All of the group is ignoring Tony having taken Michelle s side in the breakup His younger sister Effy sneaks out again and attends a party where she is arrested The police department calls Tony but when he arrives they tell him she has already been picked up He recruits Sid to help look for her and they get a mysterious call implying that Effy has been kidnapped Meanwhile she has been taken to a country club rave where she meets Josh who injects her arm with unknown drugs Tony ridicules Sid for being useless and reveals that he planted the pictures on Josh s phone Fed up Sid calls Tony sick and leaves A masked motorcyclist arrives to take Tony to Effy They arrive at the party and Tony is taunted by Josh who shows him his unconscious sister and orders him to have sex with her in order to call an ambulance However he eventually lets them go having gotten his revenge by taunting Tony Sid comes to pick them up taking them to the hospital 8 Note Maxxie is absent from this episode 99 Everyone EveryoneAdam SmithBryan Elsley22 March 2007 2007 03 22 0 797Anwar s family is throwing him a birthday party and Maxxie refuses to come unless his sexuality is revealed to Anwar s Muslim parents Chris is at Angie s house when her alleged fiance shows up at the door and he is crushed Effy is sent to private school after her incident Cassie is being sent to Scotland and writes Sid a letter saying goodbye She sneaks out of the clinic to deliver it not knowing that Sid has gone to the clinic looking for her Tony helps Sid look for Cassie eventually ending up at Anwar s party Maxxie arrives and Anwar tells his dad that Maxxie is gay His dad gives a heartfelt acceptance of Maxxie Tony finds Cassie and gives her a letter that Sid wrote her which he stole from Sid s desk Tony then calls Michelle and declares his love for her sincerely but before she can respond he is hit by a bus 9 References edit Skins Series 1 Episode 1 Channel 4 25 January 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2012 Skins Series 1 Episode 2 Channel 4 1 February 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2012 Skins Series 1 Episode 3 Channel 4 8 February 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2012 Skins Series 1 Episode 4 Channel 4 15 February 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2012 Skins Series 1 Episode 5 Channel 4 22 February 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2012 Skins Series 1 Episode 6 Channel 4 1 March 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2012 Skins Series 1 Episode 7 Channel 4 8 March 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2012 Skins Series 1 Episode 8 Channel 4 15 March 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2012 Skins Series 1 Episode 9 Channel 4 22 March 2007 Retrieved 3 July 2012 External links editList of Skins episodes on Channel 4 Skins at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skins series 1 amp oldid 1216706211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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