Created by Bryan Elsley & Jamie BrittainAfter a hugely successful premier run on E4, SKINS comes to Channel 4 at 10pm on 21stAugust for a summer of teen humour and heartbreak in Bristol. SKINS follows a group of teenagers living on the bright side, who get high, get drunk, get laid and get up for their A levels. These kids really grab life by the balls and then give it a twirl. Tony (Nicholas Hoult) is the best-looking boy in town. His sidekick Sid (Mike Bailey) is less successful with the ladies, much less; until bonkers anorexic case Cassie (Hannah Murray) turns up. But Sid’s in love with Michelle (April Pearson), the school fittie, who goes out with Tony, of course. Then there’s sassy musician Jal (Larissa Wilson), party animal Chris (Joe Dempsie), Maxxie (Mitch Hewer) and best mate Anwar (Dev Patel), who manages to combine the pills, the thrills and the spills with his faith, well sort of.Guest stars on SKINS include Harry Enfield, Neil Morrissey, Sarah Lancashire, Danny Dyer, Peter Capaldi, Josie Lawrence and, Arabella Weir.SKINS is the new series from the makers of award-winning Shameless. Series 1 was written by a team of writers with an average age of 22, including: Simon Amstell (Never Mind the Buzzcocks), the Dawson brothers (Balls of Steel, Dirty Tricks), Jack Thorne (Shameless), Josie Long (Edinburgh Comedy festival Best Newcomer 2006), Ben Schiffer, Jamie Brittain, Camilla Blackett and creator and executive producer Bryan Elsley (The Young Person’s Guide To Becoming a Rock Star, 40, The Crow Road).


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