This article is a list of
fictional characters who are featured in
British teen drama ''
Skins'', that follows the lives of a group of teenagers in
Bristol,
South West England, through the two years of
sixth form. Its controversial story-lines have explored issues like
dysfunctional families,
mental illness
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(such as
depression,
eating disorder
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s,
post-traumatic stress disorder, and
bipolar disorder),
adolescent sexuality,
gender,
substance abuse
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,
death, and
bullying
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.
Each episode generally focuses on a particular character or subset of characters and the struggles they face in their lives, with the episodes named after the featured characters. The show was created by father-and-son television writers
Bryan Elsley and
Jamie Brittain
Jamie Brittain (born 14 August 1985 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish TV 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 the show, ...
for
Company Pictures,
Overview
First generation
Second generation
Third generation
References
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Channel 4-related lists
Lists of British drama television series characters