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Skins(TV show/series, 2007-2013)

44min per episode | Genres: Drama, Comedy

Scripted Reality in 7 seasons with 61 episodes

SkinsRating: 4.1/5 (with 573 votes)
Skins is a British teen comedy drama television series that follows the lives of a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of sixth form. Its controversial story-lines have explored issues like dysfunctional families, mental illness (such as depression, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disorder), adolescent sexuality, gender, substance abuse, death, and bullying. Each episode generally focuses on a particular character or subset of characters and the struggles they face in their lives, with the episodes named after the featured characters. The show was created by father-and-son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures, and premiered on E4 on 25 January 2007. Skins went on to be a critical success as well as a ratings winner and has developed a cult following. It has since been considered revolutionary, and continues to draw appraisal for its depiction of problems that British youth experience, which was generally not showcased on public TV at the time. Over its initial six-year run, Skins was atypical of ongoing drama series in that it replaced its primary cast every two years. Plans for a film spin-off were first discussed in 2009, but ultimately did not come to fruition. Instead, a s... ()
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Where to watch Skins (streaming/download)?

"Skins" is currently available on 1 providers. Skins can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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7 seasons: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5, Vol. 6, Vol. 7
Duration: 46min
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About Skins

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

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Skins Seasons and Episodes

07/01/2013Series 7 - 6 episodes
Skins is a British teen drama created by father-and-son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures. The seventh and final series, entitled Skins Redux, began airing on E4 on 1 July 2013 and ended on 5 August 2013. The final series sees the return of several characters from the first two generations of the show. ()
The final series sees the return of several characters from the first two generations of the show.
#1 | 07/01/2013Fire (1)
3.7/5 (with 5 votes)
Working as an assistant at a hedge fund in the city, Effy becomes increasingly addicted to status. The risks she takes to get ahead become more and more extreme.
#2 | 07/08/2013Fire (2)
3.5/5 (with 5 votes)
#3 | 07/15/2013Pure (1)
3.4/5 (with 6 votes)
Cassie has returned from the USA, alone. As she negotiates a solitary new life in London, she finds friendship in unexpected places.
#4 | 07/22/2013Pure (2)
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)
Cassie finds a way of staying pure to herself - but at a high cost.
#5 | 07/29/2013Rise (1)
4.0/5 (with 5 votes)
Working as a drug dealer and gangster run-around, Cook finds himself in hot water after his boss asks a favour of him.
#6 | 08/05/2013Rise (2)
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)
Cook gets more than he bargained for from the women in his life. They have varying expectations of him but Cook rises to their challenges - to explosive effect.
01/23/2012Series 6 - 10 episodes
01/27/2011Series 5 - 8 episodes
01/28/2010Series 4 - 8 episodes
01/22/2009Series 3 - 10 episodes
02/11/2008Series 2 - 10 episodes
01/25/2007Series 1 - 9 episodes
10/10/2007Specials - 65 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Bristol
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 22 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/25/2007
Last episode released on: 08/05/2013
Appearing Characters: Anwar Kharral, Cassie Ainsworth, Chris Miles, Effy Stonem, Emily Fitch, Franky Fitzgerald, Freddie McClair, Grace Blood, JJ Jones, Jal Fazer, James Cook, Katie Fitch, Liv Malone, Matty Levan, Maxxie Oliver, Michelle Richardson, Mini McGuinness, Naomi Campbell, Nick Levan, Pandora Moon, Rich Hardbeck, Sid Jenkins, Sketch, Thomas Tomone, Tony Stonem, Alex Henley, Aloysius "Alo" Creevey
Producer: Chris Clough
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Skins - Juventude À Flor Da Pele"
"スキンズ"
"Skins UK"

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