Skins Fire…Effy (Kaya Scodelario) has a dead end job as a receptionist for a leading London Hedge Fund. But as she stumbles across crucial financial information relating to a troubled deal and embarks on an affair with her wealthy boss, she finds out that she has bitten off more than she can chew. Her flatmate Naomi (Lily Loveless) tries to stop Effy from ruining her life, but Effy cannot be reached; until tragedy strikes.
Skins Pure…Cassie (Hannah Murray) is adrift, alone and invisible in London, trying to make sense of her life. Slowly she realises that someone is following her. Cassie turns towards the unknown. A strange and poignant friendship is carved out of mutual loneliness, but can it survive exposure to the real world?
Skins Rise…Cook (Jack O’Connell) has a job delivering drugs to Manchester
revellers. When he is asked to help his employer’s girlfriend find a house
and finds that he is irresistibly attracted to her, he sets off a train of
events which will lead him into a world of savage
revenge and a confrontation with his own violent past.
Awards for Series
- Won BAFTA Audience Award (TV) (2009)
- Won Banff Rockie Award, Best Continuing Series (2008)
- Won Golden Rose Award, Drama (2008)
- Nominated Satellite Award, Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical (2008)
- Nominated British Comedy Award, Best Television Comedy Drama (2008)
- Nominated RTS Television Award UK, Best Drama Series (2008)
- Nominated TV Quick Award UK, Best Drama Series (2012)
- Nominated GLAAD Media Award, Outstanding Drama Series (2010)