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Franky Fitzgerald
Francesca "Franky" Fitzgerald is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Skins (TV series)#Third generation, third generation of the British teen drama ''Skins (British TV series), Skins''. She is portrayed by Dakota Blue Richards. Characterisation Before the start of the series, Franky had been living in Oxford with her new adoptive fathers, where she was regularly bullied by gang of local girls, led by a girl named Riga. In one particularly nasty incident, Riga's gang had stripped her down to her underwear, thrown eggs and flour at her, snapped pictures of her in this condition, and posted them on the Internet, leaving her tied up in a bathroom. They then vandalised her home and her father's car. In retaliation, her only friend, Dean, ambushed Riga outside her home and threatened to burn her alive unless she stayed away from Franky. As a result, Dean was arrested and Franky's fathers decided to move somewhere else and get a new start. Franky is a complicated character, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skins (British TV Series)
''Skins'' is a 2007 British anthology teen 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 storylines have explored issues such as Dysfunctional family, dysfunctional families, mental illness (such as depression (mood), 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 (TV channel), 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 conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Arnold (actor)
Alexander Arnold''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005'' A45B (born 21 December 1992) is an English actor, singer, and musician, best known for his role as Rich Hardbeck in the E4 teen drama '' Skins''. Career Acting Arnold made his professional debut in the fifth and sixth series of the E4 teen drama '' Skins'', playing the keen metalhead Rich Hardbeck. He got the role while still in the sixth form through the open audition process in London. In September 2011, he starred in the music video “Death Cloud” by Cloud Control. Directed by the award-winning Luke Snellin, it was shot in Spain over two days. He starred in a two-part ITV drama called '' A Mother's Son'', written by Chris Lang and first screened in September 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the BBC Three zombie drama '' In the Flesh'', and in the third series of crime drama ''Vera''. He also earned a starring role as Adam in the television series '' What Remains''. In 2015, he joined t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelfth Night
''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (disguised as a page named 'Cesario') falls in love with the Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her, thinking she is a man. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion, with plot elements drawn from Barnabe Rich's short story "Of Apollonius and Silla", based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first documented public performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio. Characters * Viola – a shipwrecked young woman who disguises hersel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace (Skins)
"Grace" is the seventh and penultimate episode of fifth series of the British teen drama '' Skins'', which first aired on 3 March 2011 on E4. It focuses on Grace's ( Jessica Sula) effort to get a good mark in her AS Drama by directing a production of William Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night'' in order to be allowed by her father, David Blood, to stay at Roundview College. Synopsis Rich and Grace wake up after having sex, and Grace realises, to her horror, that they are at her house, which she has always tried to avoid. It turns out that her father is David Blood, the Roundview College headmaster. She attempts to smuggle Rich out without her father noticing, but he is discovered after being attacked by the aggressive family dog, and Grace is forced to acknowledge him as her boyfriend. Blood firmly informs his daughter that their "experiment" is over and it is time she returned to her old boarding school, Mayberry's College For Young Ladies. After Grace protests, he agrees that sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alo (Skins Series 5)
"Alo" is the sixth episode of fifth series of the British teen drama '' Skins'', which first aired on 3 March 2011 on E4. It focuses on Aloysius "Alo" Creevey ( Will Merrick) as he deals with the consequences of refusing to grow up, and his efforts to stand up to his domineering and tyrannical mother and henpecked father. Synopsis It is Alo's birthday, and his domineering mother and henpecked father seem disinterested. Rather than allowing him to visit his friends in town, they force him to stay and work on the farm. His father and their incoherent farmhand try to teach him how to drive a tractor, but he overheats it. While his father is trying to fix it, he lets Alo run off. His mother, however, discovers what has happened, and reveals that they intend to withdraw him from Roundview College in order to force him to buckle down on the farm. He is lured away by his friends and taken to the local pub, where they demand to know what has happened. After he explains, they encour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick (Skins Series 5)
"Nick" is the fifth episode of fifth series of the British teen drama '' Skins'', which first aired on 24 February 2011 on E4. It focuses on Nick (Sean Teale) as he deals with the return of his brother, Matty (Sebastian De Souza) into his life. Synopsis The episode opens with Nick and his rugby team training for a big game coming up. At home, Nick's overbearing father, Leon makes Matty sign a contract, if he hopes to stay, before leaving to take his suicidal friend, Warren, for a game of golf. Tensions soon arise over Matty's relationship with Liv, as Nick is still secretly in love with her. When Liv arrives to have sex with Matty, Nick gets jealous and immediately goes to Mini's house, where they awkwardly have sex. The next day, Nick and Leon accompany Matty to a meeting with David Blood, the Roundview College headmaster, and manage to get him re-enrolled. Nick is ordered by his father to keep an eye on his older brother. Nick then introduces Matty to the gang, and Matty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liv (Skins Series 5)
"Liv" is the fourth episode of fifth series of the British teen drama '' Skins'', which first aired on 17 February 2011 on E4. It focuses on the character Olivia "Liv" Malone (Laya Lewis), and features Liv as she attempts to deal with her feelings for her friend, Mini's (Freya Mavor) boyfriend, Nick Levan (Sean Teale), and Mini's increasingly hostile treatment of her, only to find herself hanging out with Nick's brother, Matty (Sebastian De Souza). Synopsis The episode opens with Liv having sex with Nick, Mini's boyfriend, even though she had already promised it wouldn't happen again. Upon returning home, she discovers that her mother is going to an Eternal Circle retreat, following one of her many bizarre hobbies, and is entrusting the house and her youngest daughter, Maude on Liv, as their elder sister, Bella, is in prison. Later, Liv receives a visit from Franky, Alo, Rich and Grace, who are followed by Mini and Nick. Inside, Mini apologises for her recent behaviour and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mini (Skins Series 5)
"Mini" is the third episode of the fifth series of the British teen drama '' Skins''. It first aired in the UK on E4 on 10 February 2011. It focuses on the character Mini McGuinness (Freya Mavor) as she tries to put on a charity fashion show and maintain her relationship with her boyfriend, Nick Levan (Sean Teale Sean Teale (born 18 June 1992) is a British actor, known for his roles as Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569), Prince Condé in ''Reign (TV series), Reign'', Nick Levan in ''Skins (British TV series), Skins'', and Ben Larson in the Syfy serie ...). Synopsis The episode begins as Mini, weight-conscious as ever, goes to the gym, before heading to her boyfriend, Nick Levan's rugby practice. After the practice, she holds a meeting with a school committee, to discuss an upcoming charity fashion show. To her outrage, her friend, Grace has enlisted Franky as costume designer. Out of pure pride, she decides to completely rearrange it, and asks for the help of Nick. Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich (Skins Series 5)
"Rich" was filmed in September 2010. is the second episode of the fifth series of the British teen drama '' Skins''. It first aired on E4 in the UK on 3 February 2011. The episode focuses on the character Rich Hardbeck ( Alexander Arnold) as he attempts to find a girlfriend, with the help of his friend Grace Blood (Jessica Sula). The episode was filmed in September 2010. Plot The episode begins with Rich Hardbeck, a metalhead, playing Slayer at a party he and his friend, Alo are attending, causing the two to get thrown out. Alo, fed up that Rich keeps getting in between him and girls, attempts to persuade him to find a girlfriend of his own. Rich, however, is adamant as to what kind of girl he would like to date - a girl like himself, as he believes that most girls he knows are too shallow for him. Alo promises to help him find one he likes. The next day, Rich meets Alo in the library, and Alo points out a female metalhead who works in the library, whom Alo nicknames "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian De Souza
Sebastian Denis de Souza (born 19 April 1993)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005'' B100D is an English actor. He is best known for playing Matty Levan in the E4 teen drama series '' Skins''. He has since starred in the period television series '' The Borgias'' from 2012 to 2013, '' Medici: Masters of Florence'' (2018), and '' The Great'' (2020). Early life De Souza is the second of the two sons of Elinor Kelly and Chris de Souza, an opera producer of Goan descent. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, and has an older brother named Tristan. He grew up in Boxford, Berkshire, and was a boarder at Brockhurst and Marlston House School developing a fascination with theatre, music, and writing. At the age of 11 he decided to dramatise '' The Willows at Christmas'', William Horwood's adaptation of ''The Wind in the Willows'', and performed it in the barn with his classmates. In 2006 when he was 13, he starred in the short film ''Hangman'', premiered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matty (Skins)
Matthew "Matty" Levan is a fictional character from the third generation of the British teen drama '' Skins'', portrayed by actor Sebastian de Souza. Matty is described as "mysterious and initially unrealistic character, because he's untouchable." Matty is the only lead character in the history of ''Skins'' to never have a centric episode - either solo or shared. It follows that he's mainly known through relationships with some of the other characters. Characterisation Matty seems to appear in the fifth series out of nowhere, in a black trenchcoat and a duffle bag like a vagabond without a home. "As a character within the group, his position is initially very confusing. He has a definite charisma, with a very abstract philosophy on life, but he's just one of those characters that could go either way, and do very bad or very good things." Only after a half of the series his name is revealed, and he turns out to be Nick's older brother. Trapped in a life by a tyrannical father (Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Teale
Sean Teale (born 18 June 1992) is a British actor, known for his roles as Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569), Prince Condé in ''Reign (TV series), Reign'', Nick Levan in ''Skins (British TV series), Skins'', and Ben Larson in the Syfy series ''Incorporated (TV series), Incorporated.'' He also co-starred in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sci-fi/drama series ''The Gifted (U.S. TV series), The Gifted''. Early life Teale grew up in Putney, London. He is of Venezuelan people, Venezuelan, Spanish people, Spanish, and Welsh people, Welsh descent. His father, Noel, is an Information technology consulting, IT consultant and his mother, Fini, works at a design advertising agency. Teale attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith where he played Rugby union, rugby and Football in England, football and took drama. His performance in a school play was spotted by an agent in the audience. Teale decided to switch his focus from sports to drama after his agents advised him to renounce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
