Oh to be a Teenager again (NO THANKS) (Skins)

Member Name: whereswally

Product:	Skins
Date:	08/11/09 (29 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great British drama

Disadvantages: they only make the series once a year

Skins is the Channel four T.V series that is set in Bristol and lets us watch a group of sixth form students as thay go through their Alevel years.
The series began in January 2007 and was the work of father and son team Brian Elsley and Jamie Brittain.

The first two series starred a range of great actors such as Nicolas Hoult (About a boy) and Dev patel (Slumdog millionaire)as well as Harry Enfield as Tony and Effys dad among others.
The acting in this series was brilliant and there were some great story lines including Gay issues, eating disorders and also one of the characters is suffering from a life threatening illness.

In the third series we met a whole new cast of sixth formers and at first I was a bit dissapointed but once we got to know the characters it was actualy just as good.
Effy played by Kaya Scodalario is included in the new series and has a greater part to play.
There are a host of great new actors in this series but the one who shines through for me has to be Cookie played by Jack O Connell (Eden Lake).
With some great plots this is a great show.

The next series will be aired in January 2010 and will consist of 8 episodes.
There is also the possibility of a movie and also a book which will be about the characters lives between series 3 and 4 and will also be released in January 2010.
I love this programme and cannot wait for the next series it always makes me glad I am no longer a teenager, lets face it it takes a lot to do that.
If you missed the first three series and want to get into it in time you can catch up with the dvd's that have been released.

Summary: Definatly one to watch