''
Skins'' is a British
teen drama
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...
created by father-and-son television writers
Bryan Elsley
Bryan Elsley (born 17 May 1961 in Dalkeith, Midlothian) is a Scottish television writer, best known for the co-creation of E4 teen drama '' Skins'' with his son, Jamie Brittain. Other television dramas include ''Rose and Maloney'', '' The Young ...
and
Jamie Brittain
Jamie Brittain (born 14 August 1985 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish television writer and actor. Along with his father, Bryan Elsley, he co-created the E4 teen drama '' Skins''. On 1 April 2011, Brittain announced that he would be leaving ...
for
Company Pictures
Company Pictures is a British television production company which has produced drama programming for many broadcasters. It was set up in 1998 by Charles Pattinson and George S. J. Faber, George Faber, colleagues at BBC Films. Their first film wa ...
. The fifth series began airing on
E4 on 27 January 2011 and ended on 17 March 2011. This series sees the introduction of a new cast; it follows the lives of the
third generation Third generation, Generation III, Gen 3 or Gen III may refer to:
* ''Third Generation'' (album), a 1982 album by Hiroshima
* ''The Third Generation'' (1920 film), an American drama film directed by Henry Kolker
* ''The Third Generation'' (1979 fi ...
of
sixth form
In the education systems of Barbados, England, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Wales, and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepa ...
students of
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.
Chara ...
,
Rich Hardbeck,
Grace Blood
Grace Violet Blood, also known as Grace Violet, is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Skins (British TV series)#Third generation, third generation of the British teen drama ''Skins (TV series), Skins''. She is portrayed by Jessica ...
,
Mini McGuinness
Minerva "Mini" McGuinness is a fictional character from the Skins (TV series)#Third generation, third generation of the British teen drama ''Skins (British TV series), Skins'', played by Freya Mavor. She appears in the fifth and sixth series.
...
,
Liv Malone
Olivia "Liv" Malone is a fictional character from the third generation of the British teen drama '' Skins'', portrayed by Laya Lewis.
According to Lewis, "On first impressions she is the cool one of the group, she is very much laid back. Liv d ...
,
Alo Creevey
Aloysius "Alo" Creevey is a fictional character from the third generation of the British teen drama '' Skins''. He is portrayed by Will Merrick. He appears in the fifth and sixth series of the show.
Characterisation
Alo lives on a farm in th ...
, and brothers
Nick
Nick may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Nick (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Désirée Nick, German actress and writer
Places
* Nick, Hungary, a village
* Nick, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, a ...
and
Matty Levan.
Main cast
List of episodes
References
External links
*List of
*
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