Skins
Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 10/10Young adultTeen protagonists with teen-first appeal.This show: 9/10Addiction & viceSubstance abuse and self-destruction up close.This show: 8/10Sexually explicitFrank sexual content.This show: 8/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 8/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 8/10Mental healthPsychological struggle treated with real seriousness.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kaya ScodelarioNicholas HoultJoe DempsieHannah MurrayMike BaileyApril Pearson
Written by
Jamie BrittainBryan Elsley
Starring
Kaya ScodelarioNicholas HoultJoe DempsieHannah MurrayMike BaileyApril Pearson
Written by
Jamie BrittainBryan Elsley
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Skins Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | ||
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.2 | |
| S3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | |
| S4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | |||
| S5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | |||
| S6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | |
| S7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
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About
"Raw teenage chaos that launched a dozen careers"
Skins follows a rotating cast of British teenagers through parties, heartbreak, addiction, and family chaos, with the entire ensemble replaced every couple of seasons as one class graduates and another takes over. Tonally it swings hard between raucous comedy and genuinely bleak drama, often within the same episode. The pace is loose and hangout-y, driven by youthful chemistry rather than tight plotting. It's messy, occasionally shocking, and unafraid to sit with real teenage pain, which is exactly why it built such a devoted following despite uneven later seasons.
Watch it for
the early seasons' fearless, funny, and heartbreaking portrait of teenage life.
Maybe skip if
you dislike abrupt cast overhauls or find the tonal whiplash between comedy and tragedy jarring.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Series 12007
8.216K96h 45m
This series follows the lives of sixth form students Tony Stonem, Michelle Richardson, Sid Jenkins, Cassie Ainsworth, Chris Miles, Jal Fazer, Maxxie Oliver and Anwar Kharral.
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Series 22008
8.514K107h 30m
This series follows the lives of sixth form students Tony Stonem, Michelle Richardson, Sid Jenkins, Cassie Ainsworth, Chris Miles, Jal Fazer, Maxxie Oliver, Anwar Kharral and new character Lucy "Sketch".
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Series 32009
8.010K107h 31m
This series sees the introduction of a new cast; it follows the lives of sixth form students Effy Stonem, Pandora Moon, Thomas Tomone, James Cook, Freddie McClair, JJ Jones, Naomi Campbell, and twin sisters Emily and Katie Fitch.
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Series 42010
7.97K86h 4m
Like the previous series, this series follows the lives of the second generation, which consists of Effy Stonem, Pandora Moon, Thomas Tomone, James Cook, Freddie McClair, JJ Jones, Naomi Campbell, and twin sisters Emily and Katie Fitch.
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Series 52011
7.25K86h 10m
This series sees the introduction of a new cast; it follows the lives of the third generation of characters, which consists of Franky Fitzgerald, Rich Hardbeck, Mini McGuinness, Liv Malone, Alo Creevey, and brothers Nick and Matty Levan.
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Series 62012
7.56K107h 46m
Like the previous series, it follows the lives of the third generation of characters, which consists of Franky Fitzgerald, Rich Hardbeck, Mini McGuinness, Liv Malone, Alo Creevey, brothers Nick and Matty Levan, and new character Alex Henley.
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Series 72013
7.75K64h 46m
The final series sees the return of several characters from the first two generations of the show.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kaya Scodelario Elizabeth 'Effy' Stonem, Effy
Nicholas Hoult Tony
Joe Dempsie Chris Miles, Chris
Hannah Murray Cassie Ainsworth
Mike Bailey Sid
April Pearson Michelle Richardson
Kathryn Prescott Emily Fitch
Lily Loveless Naomi Campbell, Naomi
Will Merrick Aloysius 'Alo' Creevey
Freya Mavor Minerva 'Mini' McGuinness
Crew
Jamie Brittain
Bryan Elsley
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