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'' and '' Skins''. The show debuted on E4 on 8 November 2007 and ended its run on 13 December 2007, having been filmed in Kent, England.

Synopsis

The six part series follows Lila (

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), an awkward 19-year-old with a mentally ill mother, but with an exceptional talent for writing; Owen ( Aaron Johnson), who can not read music any more than he can rewrite his wayward past; Joe, ( Tunji Kasim) a nice guy with a talent doing light and sound, who is a bit of a nerd; and Kate (

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) a beautiful, ambitious actress, who is sick of living in the shadow of her successful film director dad. Over the six-week series, the world of this unlikely group of friends is explored.

Characters

* Aaron Johnson as Owen Stephens – A talented musician with a past that seems to haunt him. *

as Lila Reed – A writer with a heart. Her mother has a mental health condition and does not want to let go of her daughter. * Tunji Kasim as Joe Bailey – Misunderstood technology geek from a tough background who wants to achieve something in life *

as Kate Sherman – An actress striving to receive recognition of her own talents without the help of her famous father. *

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as Matt Bright – Music teacher who has a long and complicated history with Jen. He has hopes to make it big in the music industry. *Rebecca Palmer as Jen Bracken – Writing teacher with marital problems. Matt is her only means of support. *Lizzy McInnerny as Rita Rocheman – Dance teacher who has a history with Dominic. *

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as Dominic Soloman – Drama teacher and principal of the Salinger School

Other cast

*Ella Jones as Sarah *Anna McAuley as Henri *Max Gell as Cal Redmond *

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as Kelly Short *

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as Ash Chopra *

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as Traci Reed *

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as Jamie

Soundtrack

* Incidental music by

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* Original songs by Joe Boswell * "

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" by

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* "

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" by

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Choreographed by Caroline Pope.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1090020, Nearly Famous 2007 British television series debuts British teen drama television series 2000s British drama television series Channel 4 television dramas 2007 British television series endings Television shows set in England British television series about teenagers 2000s British television miniseries