List of Skins episodes

Summary

The following is a list of episodes of the British teen drama Skins. For a plot summary of the episodes, visit the main article of each series.

Series overview edit

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1925 January 2007 (2007-01-25)22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)
21011 February 2008 (2008-02-11)14 April 2008 (2008-04-14)
31022 January 2009 (2009-01-22)26 March 2009 (2009-03-26)
4828 January 2010 (2010-01-28)18 March 2010 (2010-03-18)
5827 January 2011 (2011-01-27)17 March 2011 (2011-03-17)
61023 January 2012 (2012-01-23)26 March 2012 (2012-03-26)
761 July 2013 (2013-07-01)5 August 2013 (2013-08-05)

Episodes edit

Series 1 (2007) edit

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleFeatured character(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
11"Tony"Tony StonemPaul GayBryan Elsley25 January 2007 (2007-01-25)1.54
22"Cassie"Cassie AinsworthPaul GayBryan Elsley1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)0.977
33"Jal"Jal FazerAdam SmithBryan Elsley8 February 2007 (2007-02-08)0.91
44"Chris"Chris MilesAdam SmithJack Thorne15 February 2007 (2007-02-15)0.709
55"Sid"Sid JenkinsMinkie SpiroJamie Brittain22 February 2007 (2007-02-22)0.889
66"Maxxie and Anwar"Maxxie Oliver and Anwar KharralChris CloughSimon Amstell & Ben Schiffer1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)0.808
77"Michelle"Michelle RichardsonMinkie SpiroBryan Elsley8 March 2007 (2007-03-08)0.799
88"Effy"Effy StonemAdam SmithJack Thorne15 March 2007 (2007-03-15)0.756
99"Everyone"EveryoneAdam SmithBryan Elsley22 March 2007 (2007-03-22)0.797

Series 2 (2008) edit

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleFeatured character(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
101"Tony and Maxxie"Tony Stonem and Maxxie OliverAysha RafaeleBryan Elsley11 February 2008 (2008-02-11)1.06
112"Sketch"Lucy SketchAysha RafaeleJack Thorne18 February 2008 (2008-02-18)0.757
123"Sid"Sid JenkinsSimon MasseyBryan Elsley25 February 2008 (2008-02-25)0.767
134"Michelle"Michelle RichardsonSimon MasseySally Tatchell3 March 2008 (2008-03-03)0.742
145"Chris"Chris MilesHarry EnfieldBen Schiffer10 March 2008 (2008-03-10)0.709
156"Tony"Tony StonemHarry EnfieldJamie Brittain17 March 2008 (2008-03-17)0.751
167"Effy"Effy StonemSimon MasseyLucy Kirkwood24 March 2008 (2008-03-24)0.686
178"Jal"Jal FazerSimon MasseyDaniel Kaluuya31 March 2008 (2008-03-31)0.686
189"Cassie"Cassie AinsworthCharles MartinBryan Elsley7 April 2008 (2008-04-07)0.766
1910"Final Goodbyes"EveryoneCharles MartinJack Thorne14 April 2008 (2008-04-14)0.766

Series 3 (2009) edit

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleFeatured character(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
201"Everyone"EveryoneCharles MartinBryan Elsley22 January 2009 (2009-01-22)0.877
212"Cook"James CookSimon MasseyJamie Brittain29 January 2009 (2009-01-29)0.916
223"Thomas"Thomas TomoneSimon MasseyDaniel Kaluuya & Bryan Elsley5 February 2009 (2009-02-05)0.857
234"Pandora"Pandora MoonSimon MasseyGeorgia Lester & Bryan Elsley12 February 2009 (2009-02-12)0.915
245"Freddie"Freddie McClairCharles MartinBen Schiffer19 February 2009 (2009-02-19)0.913
256"Naomi"Naomi CampbellSimon MasseyAtiha Sen Gupta & Jack Thorne26 February 2009 (2009-02-26)0.957
267"JJ"Jonah Jeremiah "JJ" JonesCharles MartinBryan Elsley5 March 2009 (2009-03-05)0.997
278"Effy"Effy StonemCharles MartinLucy Kirkwood12 March 2009 (2009-03-12)0.864
289"Katie and Emily"Katie and Emily FitchCharles MartinMalcolm Campbell & Bryan Elsley19 March 2009 (2009-03-19)0.957
2910"Finale"Effy Stonem, James Cook, JJ Jones and Freddie McClairSimon MasseyBen Schiffer26 March 2009 (2009-03-26)0.972

Series 4 (2010) edit

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleFeatured character(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
301"Thomas"Thomas TomoneNeil BiswasJamie Brittain28 January 2010 (2010-01-28)1.24
312"Emily"Emily FitchPhilippa LangdaleEd Hime4 February 2010 (2010-02-04)1.02[1]
323"Cook"James CookPhilippa LangdaleBen Schiffer11 February 2010 (2010-02-11)0.954
334"Katie"Katie FitchNeil BiswasGeorgia Lester18 February 2010 (2010-02-18)0.996
345"Freddie"Freddie McClairEsther May CampbellSean Buckley25 February 2010 (2010-02-25)0.941
356"JJ"Jonah Jeremiah "JJ" JonesEsther May CampbellLucy Kirkwood4 March 2010 (2010-03-04)0.885
367"Effy"Effy StonemDaniel O' HaraJamie Brittain11 March 2010 (2010-03-11)0.863
378"Everyone"EveryoneDaniel O' HaraBryan Elsley18 March 2010 (2010-03-18)0.902

Series 5 (2011) edit

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleFeatured character(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
381"Franky"Franky FitzgeraldAmanda BoyleSean Buckley27 January 2011 (2011-01-27)1.03[2]
392"Rich"Rich HardbeckPhilippa LangdaleJamie Brittain3 February 2011 (2011-02-03)0.72[3]
403"Mini"Mini McGuinnessPhilippa LangdaleGeorgia Lester10 February 2011 (2011-02-10)0.741[4]
414"Liv"Liv MaloneAmanda BoyleEd Hime17 February 2011 (2011-02-17)0.661[5]
425"Nick"Nick LevanJack CloughGeoff Bussetil24 February 2011 (2011-02-24)0.574
436"Alo"Alo CreeveyJack CloughDaniel Lovett3 March 2011 (2011-03-03)0.588[6]
447"Grace"Grace BloodDominic LeclercJamie Brittain10 March 2011 (2011-03-10)0.486[7]
458"Everyone"Everyone[8]Dominic LeclercSean Buckley17 March 2011 (2011-03-17)0.494

Series 6 (2012) edit

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleFeatured character(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
461"Everyone"EveryoneJack CloughBryan Elsley23 January 2012 (2012-01-23)1.032[9]
472"Rich"Rich HardbeckSam DonovanDaniel Lovett30 January 2012 (2012-01-30)0.655
483"Alex"Alex HenleySam DonovanJack Lothian6 February 2012 (2012-02-06)0.720
494"Franky"Franky FitzgeraldIan BarnesSean Buckley13 February 2012 (2012-02-13)0.741
505"Mini"Mini McGuinnessIan BarnesJess Brittain20 February 2012 (2012-02-20)0.661[10]
516"Nick"Nick LevanJack CloughGeoff Bussetil27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)0.574[11]
527"Alo"Alo CreeveyBenjamin CaronLaura Hunter5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)0.588[12]
538"Liv"Liv MaloneBenjamin CaronBen Bond & Bryan Elsley12 March 2012 (2012-03-12)0.486[13]
549"Mini and Franky"Mini McGuinness and Franky FitzgeraldIan BarnesJess Brittain19 March 2012 (2012-03-19)0.494[14]
5510"Finale"EveryoneBenjamin CaronGeorgia Lester26 March 2012 (2012-03-26)0.574[15]

Series 7 (2013) edit

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleFeatured character(s)Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
561"Fire (Part 1)"Effy StonemCharles MartinJess Brittain1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)0.872
572"Fire (Part 2)"Effy StonemCharles MartinJess Brittain8 July 2013 (2013-07-08)0.706[16]
583"Pure (Part 1)"Cassie AinsworthPaul GayBryan Elsley15 July 2013 (2013-07-15)0.499[17]
594"Pure (Part 2)"Cassie AinsworthPaul GayBryan Elsley22 July 2013 (2013-07-22)0.53[18]
605"Rise (Part 1)"James CookJack CloughJamie Brittain29 July 2013 (2013-07-29)0.547[19]
616"Rise (Part 2)"James CookJack CloughJamie Brittain5 August 2013 (2013-08-05)0.59

Character Video Diaries edit

Series 1 (Generation 1) edit

Also to accompany the series, online video diaries were created for the following characters.

# Title
1"Jal's Video Diary"

Jal wants to show off her horny chihuahua

  • Jal's Video Diary – E4.com
2"Chris's Video Diary"

Can Chris wear 72 socks?

  • Chris's Video Diary – E4.com
3"Abigail's Video Diary"

Abigail hopes the people of 2107 are jolly well.

  • Abigail's Video Diary – E4.com
4"Effy's Video Diary"

It's dark in Tony's sister's head. Very dark.

  • Effy's Video Diary – E4.com
5"Maxxie's Video Diary"

Maxxie has heard a lot about this interweb thing, and has something very exciting to show you lucky people.

  • Maxxie's Video Diary – E4.com
6"Michelle's Video Diary"

Michelle explains all about clothes for every occasion.

  • Michelle's Video Diary – E4.com
7"Posh Kenneth's Video Diary"

"I hope you're getting on awfully well. We do not speak of grandmother's bunions."

  • Posh Kenneth's Video Diary – E4.com
8"Tony's Video Diary"

Tony takes you on a tour of Bristol.

  • Tony's Video Diary – E4.com
9"Sid's Video Diary"

Sid heads into final battle with the Danish warlord Wallothet.

  • Sid's Video Diary – E4.com
10"Anwar's Video Diary"

It's not just about the fresh clothes and loads of money.

  • Anwar's Video Diary – E4.com
11"Cassie's Video Diary"

Cassie's therapy video. She likes things that she likes, but she loves everything.

  • Cassie's Video Diary – E4.com

Series 3 (Generation 2) edit

The character video diaries functionally replaced Unseen Skins for the third series. A new diary was posted on the E4 website following the broadcast of each episode, and the diary often pertained to the events of that episode.

# Title Main episode
1"JJ's Video Diary""Everyone"

JJ hits the streets of Bristol and posts his 'magic' diary on rateyourmagic. He wants to improve his magician skills.

  • JJ's Video Diary – E4.com
2"Naomi's Video Diary""Cook"

Naomi is hungover and she still made it to the student rally.

  • Naomi's Video Diary – E4.com
3"Pandora's Video Diary""Thomas"

Using Effy's webcam, Pandora sends Thomas a message.

  • Pandora's Video Diary – E4.com
4"Freddie's Video Diary""Pandora"

Freddie decides to hijack his sister's Sexxbomb audition tape, with consequences he probably wasn't expecting.

  • Freddie's Video Diary – E4.com
5"Karen's Video Diary""Freddie"

Karen's audition for Search for a Sexxbomb.

  • Karen's Video Diary – E4.com
6"Cook's Video Diary""Naomi"

Cook stars in his very own campaign video whilst eating a sandwich, smearing his opponent Naomi Campbell and making some bold claims.

  • Cook's Video Diary – E4.com
7"Katie's Video Diary""JJ"

Katie sends a message to her footballer boyfriend, Danny Guillermo: she's dumping him, but keeping his gifts.

  • Katie's Video Diary – E4.com
8"Emily's Video Diary""Effy"

Emily has a project: getting her neighbours to get it on.

  • Emily's Video Diary – E4.com
9"Effy's Video Diary""Katie and Emily"

Effy sends out messages during a stop in her road trip with Cook via webcam to her brother and mum.

  • Effy's Video Diary – E4.com
10"Thomas's Video Diary""Finale"

Thomas sends his friend Moses (in the Congo) a message about the British people and their wonderful, weird ways. And a song?

  • Thomas's Video Diary – E4.com

The Lost Weeks edit

To explain what had happened to each character between series 1 and 2, a series of videos called "The Lost Weeks" were aired exclusively on E4.com. The episodes are as follows:

# Title
1"Effy's Video Diary"

Tony's sister recorded this in his room when he was in a coma.

  • Effy's Video Diary – E4.com
2"Skins Christmas Special"

Seasonal greetings from the Skins gang.

  • Skins Christmas Special – E4.com
3"Michelle's Video Diary"

"Black is such a slimming colour."

  • Michelle's Video Diary – E4.com
4"Sid's Message to Tony"

A very special message from Sid to Tony.

  • Sid's Message to Tony – E4.com
5"Cassie Hearts Sid"

Cassie posts Sid a message from Scotland.

  • Cassie Hearts Sid – E4.com
6"Posh Kenneth Has a Secret"

"Kenneth has an ode for Jal."

  • Posh Kenneth Has a Secret – E4.com
7"Sid's Bedside Vigil"

Sid visits his best mate Tony.

  • Sid's Bedside Vigil – E4.com
8"Anwar's Video Diary"

Anwar's in love. His video diary boldly goes into detail.

  • Anwar's Video Diary – E4.com
9"Chris' Message to Angie"

Chris wants to show how much he misses Angie, and cares for the Data Protection Act.

  • Chris' Message to Angie – E4.com
10"Messages to Tony"

Sid had a plan to reach Tony.

  • Messages to Tony – E4.com

Although several of these videos bear the same name as a character video diary they are two separate videos. [20]

Ratings edit

Skins : UK viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode number
12345678910
11.540.9770.910.7090.8890.8080.7990.7560.797
21.060.7570.7670.7420.7090.7510.6860.6860.7660.766
30.8770.9160.8570.9150.9130.9570.9970.8640.9570.972
41.241.020.9540.9960.9410.8850.8630.902
51.030.720.7410.6610.5740.5880.4860.494
61.0320.6550.7200.7410.6610.5740.5880.4860.4940.574
70.8720.7060.4990.530.5470.59
Audience measurement performed by Broadcasters' Audience Research Board[21]

References edit

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  2. ^ New 'Skins' entertains 820k. "Digital Spy".
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  4. ^ "Sky1's 'Mad Dogs' entertains 960k - TV News". Digital Spy. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ^ "'Celebrity Juice' bursts past 1m - TV News". Digital Spy. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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  7. ^ "Nesbitt's 'Monroe' captivates almost 6m - TV News". Digital Spy. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. ^ "'Monroe' loses out to RND Desert Trek - TV News". Digital Spy. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  9. ^ "The Ratings Thread (Part 31) - Page 8 - TV Shows: UK - Digital Spy Forums". Forums.digitalspy.co.uk. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  10. ^ "'Skins' rises to 370,000 viewers on E4 - TV News". Digital Spy. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  11. ^ "'Whitechapel' latest episode delivers 5.7m on ITV1 - TV News". Digital Spy. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  12. ^ "The Ratings Thread (Part 32) - Page 77 - TV Shows: UK - Digital Spy Forums". Forums.digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  13. ^ "'Scott & Bailey' returns with 6.8 million on ITV1 - TV News". Digital Spy. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  14. ^ "'Scott & Bailey' episode two draws 6.3m on ITV1 - TV News". Digital Spy. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  15. ^ "'Skins' series six bows out with 270,000 viewers on E4 - Skins News - TV". Digital Spy. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  16. ^ "'Skins' returns with over 600,000 viewers on E4".
  17. ^ "Andy Murray documentary scores nearly 4m on BBC One".
  18. ^ "Royal baby arrival fails to beat 'Coronation Street' in ratings".
  19. ^ "The Ratings Thread (Part 51)".
  20. ^ "The Lost Weeks –". E4.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  21. ^ All ratings are official ratings taken from BARB's database, unless otherwise stated. For individual ratings citations in this article, see "Weekly top 10 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) | BARB". BARB. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

External links edit