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%%* DiesWideOpen: To Sid's and Tony's horror.
* FridgeLogic: His father is ill and can die any day, but Mark has no idea what that disease is. [[spoiler: His own death is sudden. Is the unknown illness hereditary?]]
* FridgeLogic: His father is ill and can die any day, but Mark has no idea what that disease is. [[spoiler: His own death is sudden. Is the unknown illness hereditary?]]
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* MenCantKeepHouse: Can't assemble a vacuum cleaner without his wife.
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* SilverFox: Creator/PeterCapaldi is only 48 years old, but can count as one because of his greyish curls.
* Spoonerism: He swears a lot, uses the word "sodding" sometimes, and his son's name's Sid. Guess what happens.
* Spoonerism: He swears a lot, uses the word "sodding" sometimes, and his son's name's Sid. Guess what happens.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Anwar is both Muslim and Middle Eastern, and is the only one of both in the group.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Anwar is both Muslim and Middle Eastern, Pakistani, and is the only one of both in the group.
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* [[spoiler:TokenEvilTeamMate: Becomes this in the finale when she aborts Chris' baby.]]
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* Papa Wolf: While he may seem cold and standoff-ish his to his kids, don't be fooled. [[spoiler: Mad certainly understood this by the end of Jal's centric episode.]]
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* BiTheWay: In Effy’s S2 episode, she’s seen finishing up a shag with a lady, followed immediately by her welcoming a man for a second go.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: In Effy's episode. His revenge on Tony is rather horrifying (though well deserved), although he gets satisfaction from scaring Tony shitless and making him beg, rather than really forcing him to [[spoiler:rape his unconscious sister]].
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* ModestyBedsheet: Sleeps naked.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Which comes with the territory of being the OnlySaneMan in a cast full of crazy people.
* [[spoiler:TokenEvilTeamMate: Becomes this in the finale when she aborts Chris' baby.]]
* ModestyBedsheet: Sleeps naked, much to Sketch's joy.
* ModestyBedsheet: Sleeps naked.
* CreepyCrossdresser: Downplayed. She's trying to make herself look "as close to a boy as you can get" for Maxxie but no-one would be fooled.
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* BigBad / TheManBehindTheMan: In Effy's Season 1 episode.
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* MoralityPet: Effy is his. She's more than once pondered to be the only person Tony truly cares about, and she in turn has BigBrotherWorship for Tony. After Tony's actions endanger Effy, and Effy herself expresses disapproval with the way he treated Michelle, Tony beings taking steps to make things right.
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* ImaginaryFriend: [[AmbiguousSituation Arguably]], Alan. Alan is almost too good to be true; an idealised, dependable adult, unlike every other person of authority in Cassie's life. This being Cassie, whose unstable mental condition is a plot point of her focus episodes, she may well have delusionally imagined his perfect existence as well as her reminders to “eat”. [[spoiler:After Cassie checks herself back into the clinic, Alan is never seen or mentioned again.]]
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* AlasPoorVillain: She is far more pathetic than she is malicious.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She's a lonely girl and expresses an interest in becoming part of the group. Although she independently befriends Michelle and [[ReplacementGoldfish Anwar]], after the truth of her stalking comes out she quickly loses any hope of joining the gang.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: She's a lonely girl and expresses an interest in becoming part of the group. Although she independently befriends Michelle and [[ReplacementGoldfish Anwar]], after the truth of her stalking comes out she quickly loses any hope of joining the gang.
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* ImaginaryFriend: [[AmbiguousSituation Arguably]], Alan. Alan is almost too good to be true; an idealised, dependable adult, unlike every other person of authority in Cassie's life. This being Cassie, whose unstable mental condition is a plot point of her focus episodes, she may well have delusionally imagined his perfect existence as well as her reminders to “eat”. [[spoiler:After Cassie checks herself back into the clinic, Alan is never seen or mentioned again.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Josh orchestrates this for Tony. After Tony [[spoiler:breaks up Josh and Michelle by stealing his phone and filling it with porn of his sister, then sending it to Chelle, Josh lures out Tony's sister, drugs her up, and refuses to call an ambulance unless Tony fucks her right there and then. After beating the hell out of Tony and making him beg, though, Josh ends the “lesson” and lets them go.]]
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* KarmicPunishment: Josh orchestrates a brutal one for Tony. After Tony [[spoiler:breaks up Josh and Michelle by stealing his phone and filling it with porn of his sister, then sending it to Chelle, Josh lures out Tony's sister, drugs her up, and refuses to call an ambulance unless Tony fucks her right there and then. After beating the hell out of Tony and making him beg, though, Josh ends the “lesson” and lets them go.]]
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* BreakTheHaughty: In late Season 1. First his friends become fed up with his behavior, then [[spoiler:Josh hits him where it hurts literally and figuratively, and finally the bus finishes the job.]]
* KarmicPunishment: Josh orchestrates a brutal one for Tony. After Tony [[spoiler:breaks up Josh and Michelle by stealing his phone and filling it with porn of his sister, then sending it to Chelle, Josh lures out Tony's sister, drugs her up, and refuses to call an ambulance unless Tony fucks her right there and then. After beating the hell out of Tony and making him beg, though, Josh ends the “lesson” and lets them go.]]
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-->'''Cassie''': Do you know what hurts the most about a broken heart? Not being able to remember how you felt before. Try and keep that feeling. Because, it it goes... you'll never get it back.
-->'''Chris''': What happens then?
-->'''Cassie''': Then you lay waste to the world. And everything in it.
* BreakTheCutie: Her arc in the first two seasons is one giant TraumaCongaLine.
* CallBack: In
* CharacterTic: Cassie has a habit of rewarding acts of kindness towards her with a spontaneous kiss on the cheek.
* DespairEventHorizon: Frequently teeters back and forth over this, having low self-esteem, suicidal tendencies, a host of mental issues, and a social and romantic life that constantly tests her emotional fortitude. [[spoiler:Chris dying in her arms, just as things were finally looking up, is enough to break her for the rest of the series.]]
* ImaginaryFriend: [[AmbiguousSituation Arguably]], Alan. Alan is almost too good to be true; an idealised, dependable adult, unlike every other person of authority in Cassie's life. This being Cassie, whose unstable mental condition is a plot point of her focus episodes, she may well have delusionally imagined his perfect existence as well as her reminders to “eat”. [[spoiler:After Cassie checks herself back into the clinic, Alan is never seen or mentioned again.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the later episodes. She's a good person at heart but becomes openly callous and spiteful after [[spoiler:learning about Sid and Michelle.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the later episodes. She's a good person at heart but becomes openly callous and spiteful after [[spoiler:learning about Sid and Michelle.]]
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* TookALevelInJerkass: In Season 2. She goes from a CoolTeacher and a somewhat ReasonableAuthorityFigure to a destructive influence who happily helps Chris to [[spoiler:cheat on Jal. Ultimately reversed, as she realises she was acting unfairly and leaves Bristol again, leaving behind her house to Chris.]]
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* DissonantSerenity: Has this going during the first stage of his confrontation with Tony, during which he casually enjoys a game of pool with his buddies. There's not a second pause between these two statements:
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* KarmaHoudini: He succeeds in his revenge plot on Tony and is never seen or even mentioned again. Somewhat justified, since Josh took care to give Effy clean, pure pharmaceuticals to make sure she was never in any ''real'' danger – also giving himself a leg to stand on if the Stonems went legal.
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* ArcVillain: For Sid.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: He quickly bites off more than he can chew in his crusade against Sid by involving Jal, whose father disposes of him appropriately.
* EvilIsPetty: Smashes Jal's clarinet to make a point to Sid. This act of spitefulness seals his fate: he was in his element when bullying the hapless Sid, but making an enemy of Jal's family (specifically her tough, famous, and well-connected father) [[AlwaysABiggerFish speeds up his departure]] from the show.
* EvilIsPetty: Smashes Jal's clarinet to make a point to Sid. This act of spitefulness seals his fate: he was in his element when bullying the hapless Sid, but making an enemy of Jal's family (specifically her tough, famous, and well-connected father) [[AlwaysABiggerFish speeds up his departure]] from the show.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: With a bit of FridgeBrilliance. Michelle learns that he's taking medication for an unspecified condition, and he warns her that she ''"wouldn't like him as much"'' without it. When Tony falsely paints him as an incestual nutcase, Michelle assumes this sort of behaviour was what Josh's comment was suggesting. [[spoiler:Tony learns the hard way that Josh is capable of far, far worse.]]
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* TheAtoner: In Season 2, he only has Maxxie and Effy on his side, as he's alienated all of his friends. He spends most of the season proving that he's changed.
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* TheAce: Tony is athletic, charming, brilliant, a great singer, and attractive to boot. Maxxie even lampshades it when they [[spoiler:have their encounter while in Russia, and Tony is terrible at giving head:]]
-->"Wow, we've finally found something you're not good at."
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* StraightGay: As he himself puts it, he's "one of the lads."
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She's an approachable and understanding teacher. Considering the group and their multiple dysfunctions, that's a good thing.
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%%* TheMasochismTango: With Tony.
%%* WomanScorned: In her Season 1 episode.
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* InsecureLoveInterest: Takes great pride in dating Tony, because "he could have anyone" but choses to be with her; and that's validating in itself apparently.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Michelle both Tony's girlfriend and female counterpart. Though she can be snippy and self-absorbed, she's very genuine and pleasant to people.
* ParentalNeglect: Her mom is constantly blowing her off and ignoring her problems because she's distracted by her boyfriends.
* RomanticFalseLead: For [[spoiler: Sid]].
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* KickTheDog: In Chris' S2 episode, trying to hurt Jal and Chris (who's been letting her stay in his flat) - first telling Jal about [[spoiler:Angie's return]] and then lying to Chris that Jal left him.
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* FieryRedhead: Is redheaded and is very energetic and full of life.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Subtly undermines Michelle in several occassions, but in the end encourages her to comfort Sid.
* LifeOfTheParty: To the point where all of Michelle's friends start paying more attention to her than to Michelle herself on the latter's birthday.
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* DumbBlonde: Doesn't seem to catch on the fact, that she is a toy/pawn to Tony and that most of the time he's using her to get to Michelle.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: She's so fixated on Tony that she doesn't notice he's using her, and wants him back even after ''he's taken her naked photos and sent them to all the contacts from her brother's phone''.
* RichBitch: With a huge superiority complex, to the point of considering Michelle and the rest of Tony's friends "chavs".
* SirSwearsALot: Rivals Jim Stonem when it comes to dropping a ClusterFBomb.
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-->'''Tony''': --No. It's ''embarrassing'', Sid.
-->'''Sid''': ...Shit.
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-->'''Tony''': It's embarrassing.
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* TeenyWeenie: On his birthday, he woke up naked just as his mother and sisters entered the room. The sisters pointed and laughed before being shooed out. Even his mother couldn't help but crack a joke when Anwar said he's "a man now". She looked down and said, "So it would seem."
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!! Anthony "Tony" Stonem
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->'''Centric Episodes:''' "Tony" (series 1), "Tony and Maxxie" (series 2)
%%* AffablyEvil
* AmbiguouslyBi: It's never made clear whether his dalliance with [[spoiler: Maxxie]] is just an experiment or if he's actually bisexual. Michelle's comment below only came after the fact.
* AnythingThatMoves: As Michelle says, "He sleeps with everyone, even boys!"
* BigBrotherInstinct: He will be a dick to anybody else, but he will look after Effy.
%%* BitchInSheepsClothing: Mainly to adults.
* BreakTheHaughty: First his friends become fed up with his behavior, then the bus finishes the job.
%%* ByronicHero
%%* CharacterDevelopment: In Season 2.
* DepravedBisexual: He is at least bi-curious and definitely depraved. The problem with his encounter with [[spoiler:Maxxie]] isn't seen as bad because the latter is a boy; it's bad because ''Tony has a girlfriend at the time'' and because he objectifies [[spoiler:Maxxie]] into a to-go gay for experiments.
%%* DracoInLeatherPants: In-universe, even.
%%* ExperimentedInCollege: During the trip to Russia.
* ForTheEvulz: Apparently Tony messes with others' lives and emotions because he can't think of a better entertainment.
%%* MrFanservice
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Subverted in that [[spoiler: when Tony actually gets round to sleeping with Maxxie, it turns out that some guys don't want him after all]].
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: In Season 1. When he alienates Sid and Michelle, turns out that nobody else was that big a fan of him.
%%* GeniusBookClub
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Almost resulted in RedemptionEqualsDeath in the Season 1 finale, but he recovered.]]
%%* HeelRealization: At the end of the first season.
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sid.
%%* InsufferableGenius: With one exception; see SmallNameBigEgo below.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Eventually.
%%* LackOfEmpathy: In Season 1.
%%* LookBothWays: [[spoiler: He gets better.]]
%%* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Almost.]]
%%* ManipulativeBastard
%%* TheMasochismTango: With Michelle.
* NietzscheWannabe: Lampshaded in Sid's Season 1 episode, where Tony is actually seen reading ''Thus Spake Zarathustra''.
* ReallyGetsAround: Jal recites an inmpressive list of Tony's conquests at one point, and it probably isn't complete.
* ScrewySquirrel: In Season 1. He honestly believes that his messing with others' lives makes them interesting and is mildly surprised that his victims don't share this opinion.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Mostly averted, as Tony truly is an InsufferableGenius, but it is implied that his sexual prowess is not what he believes it to be. According to [[spoiler: Maxxie]], [[spoiler: giving head]] is the "one thing [Tony's] not actually good at," and in Season 2 Michelle says that [[spoiler: Sid]] is the first person to make her come, meaning that Tony never has. So while he may be good at getting people into his bed, he's apparently not so great at satisfying them once they're there.
* SmugSnake: In the first season Tony seems to be convinced that his charm, intelligence and perceived superiority over his friends guarantee that he can get away with being an ass. They don't, and by the end of the season he manages to have alienated every single one of them - either personally or they choose to side with Sid and/or Michelle over him.
%%* SociopathicHero
* TallDarkAndHandsome: His looks definitely play to his advantage.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Sid in particular does some stupid things because of Tony. Then again, Tony (at first) just doesn't care about others' well-being.
%%* TheVamp: Male example.
%%* VillainProtagonist: Season 1.
%%* WickedCultured
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Michelle Richardson]]
!!Michelle Richardson
-->'''Played by:''' April Pearson
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Michelle" (series 1), "Michelle" (series 2)
* EmbarrassingNickname: "Nips," Tony's less-than-flattering nickname for her.
* GeniusDitz: Though she's easily dismissed by many of the characters - and even by herself - as a vapid pretty girl, Michelle is actually a pretty good student, especially when it comes to languages. In the generation finale, this is solidified by Michelle [[spoiler: tieing with Tony for the best A-level grades in their group of friends]], surpassing even [[TheSmartGuy Jal]].
%%* GreenEyes
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: When Tony gets hit by a bus at the end of Season 1]].
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jal.
%%* {{Ojou}}
%%* RomanticFalseLead: For [[spoiler: Sid]].
%%* TheMasochismTango: With Tony.
%%* WomanScorned: In her Season 1 episode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sid Jenkins]]
!!Sidney "Sid" Jenkins
-->'''Played by:''' Mike Bailey
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Sid" (series 1), "Sid" (series 2)
%%* {{Antihero}}: Type I.
%%* BigEater
%%* ButtMonkey
%%* CordonBleughChef
* FunTShirt: He has one with a talking dog on it, that tends to go off at inappropriate times.
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Tony.
%%* LoveHurts: With Cassie.
* AManIsNotAVirgin: Plot of the very first episode.
-->'''Tony''': It's embarrassing.
-->'''Sid''': It's common and quite normal for someone of sixteen--
-->'''Tony''': --No. It's ''embarrassing'', Sid.
-->'''Sid''': ...Shit.
%%* NatureAbhorsAVirgin
%%* NerdGlasses: But of course.
%%* NotAMorningPerson
%%* ThePigpen: A minor example.
%%* RomanticFalseLead: For [[spoiler: Michelle]].
%%* SlapSlapKiss: With Cassie, in Season 2.
%%* SlobsVersusSnobs: With [[SmugSnake Tony]].
* ThemeNaming: Sid's father's side of the family are all variants of Alexander (Alex, Sandy, Lex and Ally). Sid spots that his he and his father (Mark) are the [[OddNameOut Odd Names Out]], marking them for black sheep and outcast status.
%%* ThisLoserIsYou
* TheUnfavourite: Despite the fact that he hasn't got any siblings Sid is constantly overshadowed by Tony. Mr. Jenkins' voice becomes completely different when he's talking to Tony, as opposed to yelling at Sid. And in his Season 2 episode, Sid and his dad are both unfavorites, to his uncle and cousins.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cassie Ainsworth]]
!!Cassandra "Cassie" Ainsworth
-->'''Played by:''' Hannah Murray
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Cassie" (series 1), "Cassie" (series 2), "Pure" (series 7)
* AnythingThatMoves / ReallyGetsAround: An InformedAttribute [[spoiler: until Season 2]].
%%* BeneathTheMask: In Season 2.
%%* CloudCuckoolander
%%* CoolShades
* DitzyGenius: Mainly in Season 2. In her episode, she spends most of her philosophy exam chatting to her teacher and dancing to "Funkytown." She sits down to write for the last hour and seemingly aces the test. On top of that, Cassie is a genius at reading people (almost telepathic in her accuracy) as well as reading [[GeniusBookClub heavy books]].
* DrivenToSuicide / SpurnedIntoSuicide.
** InterruptedSuicide: Thanks to Jal.
* DullSurprise: Occasionally, such as when she catches [[spoiler: Jal and Chris]] having sex.
* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: While she's not in a relationship with him, the death of [[spoiler: Chris]] definitely affects her this way.
* FlowerInHerHair: [[spoiler: When she attempts suicide.]]
%%* GeniusBookClub
* GenkiGirl: Appears that way at first.
* HesDeadJim: Has this reaction [[spoiler: when Chris dies]].
%%* IJustWantToBeBeautiful
%%* LoveHurts: With Sid.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Of the "deconstructed" variety. She isn't just quirky, she has ''multiple'' legitimate psychological problems which are depicted with all the seriousness they require. Also, said problems are just as, if not more, integral to her storyline as her relationship with Sid.
%%* MistakenForCheating
%%* MotorMouth
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Despite having real mental health issues, she does this at times, sometimes combined with ObfuscatingStupidity.
** In Cassie's season 2 episode, she admits that she stopped eating because then everyone had to do what she said.
%%* ParentalSubstitute: For her brother.
%%* PlatonicLifePartners: With Chris.
* TheOphelia: Played with throughout the two series. It can whiplash between funny ("I'm thinking of leaving school, growing a beard, and joining the circus") to just plain disturbing (Effy's Season 2 episode.)
%%* QuirkyCurls
* TheRunaway: [[spoiler: When she returns from Scotland.]]
* SelfHarm: Although never shown, it's mentioned in her season two episode.
%%* SlapSlapKiss: With Sid in Season 2.
* TheSocialExpert: Takes it to an almost telepathic level, especially in Season 2.
%%* StickyFingers
%%* StepfordSmiler
%%* SuperOCD: A mild example.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: In her Season 1 episode, she keeps getting texts telling her to '''EAT!''' on her phone, and seeing the word spelled out elsewhere. Nobody is texting her. They are all just hallucinations.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In season 2 [[spoiler: when she becomes a JerkassWoobie for a time.]]
* VerbalTic / CatchPhrase: "Oh. Wow. Lovely."
* WeightWoe: Cassie suffers from anorexia nervosa and starves herself in order to get thin. (Most of the time.)
%%* WomanInWhite
%%* WomanScorned: Throughout Season 2.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chris Miles]]
!!Chris Miles
-->'''Played by:''' Joe Dempsie
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Chris" (series 1), "Chris" (series 2)
%%* {{Antihero}}: Type I.
%%* BloodFromTheMouth
%%* CantGetAwayWithNuthin
* CatchPhrase: "Fuck it".
%%* DiedInYourArmsTonight
%%* FunTShirt
%%* GoOutWithASmile
%%* LifeOfTheParty: Well, they all are, but Chris more than anyone.
%%* MaleFrontalNudity
%%* NewJobEpisode: His season 2 episode.
%%* NiceGuy
%%* ObiWanMoment
* OppositesAttract: With Jal. [[spoiler: Admittedly, though, it was only after each of them brought out a little of each other - Chris getting Jal to show her wilder side, and Jal getting Chris to make responsible decisions.]]
%%* ParentalAbandonment
%%* PlatonicLifePartners: With Cassie.
* SecondLove: [[spoiler: When he chooses Jal over Angie.]]
* TheStoner: Perhaps also the EruditeStoner.
%%* TeacherStudentRomance: With Angie.
* TeenyWeenie: Implied twice in first two episodes. While the first mention could pass as a harsh joke, the second one contained Jal and Cassie ''taking pity'' on him because of that.
%%* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth
%%* TraumaCongaLine: His backstory.
* TheUnfavorite: How his parents treat him. His dad even goes so far as to only have photos of Peter.
%%* UptightLovesWild: GenderFlipped with Jal.
%%* WrongGuyFirst
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jal Fazer]]
!!Jalander "Jal" Fazer
-->'''Played by:''' Larissa Wilson
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Jal" (series 1), "Jal" (series 2)
* BlackAndNerdy:
-->'''Chris''': You don't have sex, do you? You have clarinet lessons.
%%* BrokenBird: In Series 2.
%%* CloserToEarth
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* ElegantClassicalMusician
%%* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted [[spoiler: when Jal gets an abortion in Series 2, so she can continue on with her music studies at Uni]].
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Michelle.
* OnlySaneWoman: Tends to play the voice of reason among the characters.
%%* OppositesAttract: With Chris.
* TheSmartGuy: She tends to play this role, even though Tony and Cassie are arguably smarter.
* SheCleansUpNicely: In her Season 1 episode. To the point, where...
** StupidSexyFlanders: ...exen homosexual Maxxie starts drooling over her.
%%* TeamMom
%%* TeenPregnancy
%%* TokenMinority
* UptightLovesWild: GenderFlipped with Chris.
* YouAreACreditToYourRace: Gets a speech like this from the school administration when she's being interviewed for being a BBC Young Musician Of The Year finalist. They go on and on about how Jal is from a "disadvantaged background" when, actually, her father is a famous musician and she's probably the most well-off of the group.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maxxie Oliver]]
!!Maxxie Oliver
-->'''Played by:''' Mitch Hewer
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Maxie and Anwar" (series 1), "Tony and Maxxie" (series 2)
* AllGaysLoveTheater: Dancing is more his thing, but he does love the theater.
%%* BillyElliotPlot
* CampGay: A mild example, but he loves dancing and theater.
* ClubKid: Although he's one of the most balanced characters of the show and is one of the few characters who isn't seen using drugs.
* {{Gayngst}}: Notably averted. Maxxie's open homosexuality isn't a problem for him, his family or friends. It's Anwar who has to get over the issue, not Maxxie.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: At one point, when Chris needed clothes (long story), Maxxie managed to get pants for him by charming them off of a random guy.
* TheHeart: He's (with possible exception of Chris) the nicest, most caring and (with no exceptions) emotionally stable member of the group. It's especially evident in the second season when he [[spoiler:takes care of Tony]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Anwar, although obviously minus the "heterosexual" as far as Maxxie goes.
* MrFanservice: Ironically enough, he provides a fair amount of male fanservice for the ladies (not that the fellas don't like it, mind you).
%%* NiceGuy
* OnlySaneMan: More or less. Still has his issues, but handles them a lot better than most of his friends.
%%* PerformanceArtist
* ShirtlessScene: With nudity--one (in)famous example is when a stalker is hiding in his room and Maxxie arrives to go to sleep. His first act is to strip off the Superman costume he's wearing.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Anwar, particularly in the first series.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Anwar Kharral]]
!!Anwar Kharral
-->'''Played by:''' Dev Patel
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Maxxie and Anwar" (series 1)
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Maxxie.
* PluckyComicRelief: Especially true in Season 2, where Anwar's storyline seemed to exist to provide a bit of a fun MoodWhiplash in the midst of the DarkerAndEdgier arcs surrounding the other characters.
* StrawHypocrite: Anwar is perfectly fine breaking Islam's rules regarding drugs, drinking and premarital sex, but suddenly clings to his religion as an excuse for his homophobia. Maxxie calls him out on it in their episode.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Maxxie, particularly in the first series.
%%* TwoferTokenMinority
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sketch]]
!! Lucy / "Sketch"
-->'''Played by:''' Aimee-Ffion Edwards
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Sketch" (series 2)
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Creepy, slightly unhinged and completely ignores...
%%* IncompatibleOrientation
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Falsely claiming that her drama teacher molested her was obviously inexcusable, but the guy was kind of an arsehole, denied her the role not because of any principles but because he thought she was ugly and actually had molested a student (Michelle, who admittedly viewed it with annoyance rather than being traumatized).
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone except her mother refers to her as "Sketch" and her actual first name comes up only once. Her last name is never mentioned.
* PluckyGirl: The list of the actions she was willing to undertake to get to Maxxie includes: stalking, breaking into his house and ''spending the entire night under his bed'', an elaborate plan of hijacking a school play with poisoning an innocent and getting a teacher fired by falsely accusing him of sexual abuse on the way, more stalking and screwing Maxxie's best friend. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And some tire slashing]] in the supplementary materials. She's a very dark example, but you have to give it to her, the girl has determination.
%%* StalkerWithACrush: Towards Maxxie.
* VillainousCrossdresser: Downplayed. She's trying to make herself look "as close to a boy as you can get" for Maxxie but no-one would be fooled.
* {{Yandere}}: She's not violent like this trope usually implies, but she's definitely unstable and doesn't really care who she has to hurt to get to Maxxie.
[[/folder]]
! Family
!! Stonem Family
[[folder:Effy Stonem]]
-> see the [[Characters/SkinsGenerationTwo Generation Two]] page
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Anthea Stonem]]
!!Anthea Stonem
-->Played by: Morwenna Banks
* AdultsAreUseless: Useless. Ignores Tony and Effy.
* ParentalFavoritism: In Effy's favor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jim Stonem]]
!!Jim Stonem
-->Played by: Harry Enfield
* BerserkButton: Calling thighs sexy.
%%* BumblingDad
* ButtMonkey: Especially Tony loves having jokes at his expense.
%%* CannotTellAJoke
* SirSwearsALot: His parenting life isn't too easy and he isn't taking it well.
[[/folder]]
!! Richardson Family
[[folder:Anna Richardson]]
!!Anna Richardson
-->Played by: Arabella Weir
[[folder:Scarlett]]
!!Scarlett
-->Played by: Sia Berkeley
%%* DaddysGirl
%%* FieryRedhead
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
%%* LifeOfTheParty
[[/folder]]
!! Jenkins Family
[[folder:Mark Jenkins]]
!!Mark Jenkins
-->Played by: Peter Capaldi
%%* BumblingDad
* CallingTheOldManOut: Both the receiver and giver.
* ClusterFBomb: Often speaks in these. He's [[Series/TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]], what do you expect?
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: He did not get his wife again.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
%%* OneLastSmoke]]
%%* PeacefulInDeath
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Lampshaded.
--> Sid: Why are you talking in very short sentences?
--> Mark: Emphasis! Drama! Fuck off!
%%* TheUnFavourite
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Elizabeth Jenkins]]
!!Elizabeth Jenkins
-->Played by: Josie Lawrence
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In contrast to her husband.
[[/folder]]
!! Ainsworth Family
[[folder:Marcus & Margeritte Ainsworth]]
!!Marcus and Margeritte Ainsworth
-->Played by: Neil Morrissey and Naomi Allisstone
%%* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
%%* HandsOffParenting
%%* ParentalObliviousness
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's never explained what happened to them, although we assume they are still in Elgin.
** [[spoiler:Skins Pure explains that Margeritte died and Marcus is in Wales, not coping very well with being a single dad to Reuben.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Reuben Ainsworth]]
[[/folder]]
!! Miles Family
[[folder:Graham Miles]]
!!! Graham Miles
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler: Graham's decision to un-invite Chris's friends to his funeral, because they were the ones who "screwed him up." The audience, however, knows the opposite is true: his friends were the ones who cared about and looked after Chris after his parents both abandoned him. If not for his friends, he probably would have died a lot sooner.]]
%%* ParentalAbandonment
* IHaveNoSon: Not quite, but he doesn't acknowledge Chris as his son, going to the extreme of only having baby pictures of Peter. [[spoiler: That is, until Chris dies.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chris' mother]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Leaves Chris to his own devices in his first centric episode.
* TheUnnamed: She's never given a name.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Peter Miles]]
!! Peter Miles
* PosthumousCharacter: Died before the series.
[[/folder]]
!! Fazer Family
[[folder:Ronnie Fazer]]
!! Ronnie Fazer
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jal's mother]]
-->Played by Josette Simon
%%* ParentalAbandonment
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ace & Lyton Fazer]]
!!Ace and Lyton Fazer
-->Played by Troy Glasgow and Adrian Fergus Fuller
%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Jal.
%%* JiveTurkey
%%* ThoseTwoGuys
[[/folder]]
!! Kharral Family
[[folder:Istiak Kharral]]
!!Istiak Kharral
-->Played by Inder Manocha
%%* GoodParents
* HappilyMarried: Lets his wife have her way in everything because of his love for her.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: One of the few on the show.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bibi Kharral]]
!!Bibi Kharral
-->Played by Nina Wadia
%%* DotingParent
%%* HappilyMarried
* HiddenDepths: Her masturbation joke in the generation finale suggests she's maybe a bit looser than she initially seems.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Uncle Muneer]]
!!Uncle Muneer
-->Played by Nish Nathwani
%%* DumbassDJ
[[/folder]]
!! Oliver Family
[[folder: Walter Oliver]]
!!Walter Oliver
-->Played by: Bill Bailey
%%* GoodParents
* PapaWolf: Supportive of his son's open homosexuality and ready to give the local bullies a run.
%%* TallPoppySyndrome
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jackie Oliver]]
!!Jackie Oliver
%%* GoodParents
* MistakenForCheating: By Chris and Jal who probably remained convinced that she had given Tony a blow-job.
* ParentalSubstitute: To a degree to Tony when he was a kid and [[spoiler:after the accident]].
[[/folder]]
! Others
!! Roundview College
[[folder:Posh Kenneth]]
!!Posh Kenneth
-->Played by: Daniel Kaluuya
* JiveTurkey: The joke being that his posh accent means he doesn't sound nearly as "ghetto" as he would like to.
* TokenMinorityCouple: His moment with Jal in the Series 1 finale.
* YouLookFamiliar: Daniel Kaluuya turned up playing a DJ in a series 3 episode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Angie]]
!!Angie
-->Played by: Siwan Morris
%%* HotForStudent.
%%* RomanticFalseLead
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Josie]]
!!Josie
-->Played by: Josie Long
* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Doug]]
!!Doug
-->Played by: Giles Thomas
* CoolTeacher: At least, he tries:
--> "Oggie oggie oggie!"
---> [[FlatWhat *blank stare*]]
[[/folder]]
!! Acquaintances
[[folder:Abigail Stock]]
!!Abigail Stock
-->Played by: Georgina Moffet
%%* RichBitch
%%* RomanticFalseLead
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Josh Stock]]
!!Josh Stock
-->Played by: Ben Lloyd-Hughes
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Though it's more that he turns out to ''not be so nice'' once Tony screws him over.
%%* RomanticFalseLead: For Michelle.
%%* TookALevelInJerkass: In Effy's episode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mad Twatter]]
!!Madison "Mad" Twatter
-->Played by: Stephen Walters
%%* TheAggressiveDrugDealer
%%* BadassMustache
* BerserkButton: DON'T stare.
* GoodHairEvilHair: His handlebar mustache puts him in the latter category.
* HiddenDepths: He shows a surprising amount of skill on the clarinet.
* UnfortunateNames: Though he seems to enjoy it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alan the Taxi Driver]]
!!Alan the Taxi Driver
-->Played by: Alan George
A taxi driver whom Cassie meets when she runs away to New York City.
%%* CoolOldGuy
%%* TheMentor: To Cassie.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pandora Moon]]
-> see the [[Characters/SkinsGenerationTwo Generation Two]] page
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tony Stonem]]
!! Anthony "Tony" Stonem
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NicholasHoult
->'''Centric Episodes:''' "Tony" (series 1), "Tony and Maxxie" (series 2)
%%* AffablyEvil
* AmbiguouslyBi: It's never made clear whether his dalliance with [[spoiler: Maxxie]] is just an experiment or if he's actually bisexual. Michelle's comment below only came after the fact.
* AnythingThatMoves: As Michelle says, "He sleeps with everyone, even boys!"
* BigBrotherInstinct: He will be a dick to anybody else, but he will look after Effy.
%%* BitchInSheepsClothing: Mainly to adults.
* BreakTheHaughty: First his friends become fed up with his behavior, then the bus finishes the job.
%%* ByronicHero
%%* CharacterDevelopment: In Season 2.
* DepravedBisexual: He is at least bi-curious and definitely depraved. The problem with his encounter with [[spoiler:Maxxie]] isn't seen as bad because the latter is a boy; it's bad because ''Tony has a girlfriend at the time'' and because he objectifies [[spoiler:Maxxie]] into a to-go gay for experiments.
%%* DracoInLeatherPants: In-universe, even.
%%* ExperimentedInCollege: During the trip to Russia.
* ForTheEvulz: Apparently Tony messes with others' lives and emotions because he can't think of a better entertainment.
%%* MrFanservice
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Subverted in that [[spoiler: when Tony actually gets round to sleeping with Maxxie, it turns out that some guys don't want him after all]].
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: In Season 1. When he alienates Sid and Michelle, turns out that nobody else was that big a fan of him.
%%* GeniusBookClub
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Almost resulted in RedemptionEqualsDeath in the Season 1 finale, but he recovered.]]
%%* HeelRealization: At the end of the first season.
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sid.
%%* InsufferableGenius: With one exception; see SmallNameBigEgo below.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Eventually.
%%* LackOfEmpathy: In Season 1.
%%* LookBothWays: [[spoiler: He gets better.]]
%%* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Almost.]]
%%* ManipulativeBastard
%%* TheMasochismTango: With Michelle.
* NietzscheWannabe: Lampshaded in Sid's Season 1 episode, where Tony is actually seen reading ''Thus Spake Zarathustra''.
* ReallyGetsAround: Jal recites an inmpressive list of Tony's conquests at one point, and it probably isn't complete.
* ScrewySquirrel: In Season 1. He honestly believes that his messing with others' lives makes them interesting and is mildly surprised that his victims don't share this opinion.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Mostly averted, as Tony truly is an InsufferableGenius, but it is implied that his sexual prowess is not what he believes it to be. According to [[spoiler: Maxxie]], [[spoiler: giving head]] is the "one thing [Tony's] not actually good at," and in Season 2 Michelle says that [[spoiler: Sid]] is the first person to make her come, meaning that Tony never has. So while he may be good at getting people into his bed, he's apparently not so great at satisfying them once they're there.
* SmugSnake: In the first season Tony seems to be convinced that his charm, intelligence and perceived superiority over his friends guarantee that he can get away with being an ass. They don't, and by the end of the season he manages to have alienated every single one of them - either personally or they choose to side with Sid and/or Michelle over him.
%%* SociopathicHero
* TallDarkAndHandsome: His looks definitely play to his advantage.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Sid in particular does some stupid things because of Tony. Then again, Tony (at first) just doesn't care about others' well-being.
%%* TheVamp: Male example.
%%* VillainProtagonist: Season 1.
%%* WickedCultured
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Michelle Richardson]]
!!Michelle Richardson
-->'''Played by:''' April Pearson
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Michelle" (series 1), "Michelle" (series 2)
* EmbarrassingNickname: "Nips," Tony's less-than-flattering nickname for her.
* GeniusDitz: Though she's easily dismissed by many of the characters - and even by herself - as a vapid pretty girl, Michelle is actually a pretty good student, especially when it comes to languages. In the generation finale, this is solidified by Michelle [[spoiler: tieing with Tony for the best A-level grades in their group of friends]], surpassing even [[TheSmartGuy Jal]].
%%* GreenEyes
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: When Tony gets hit by a bus at the end of Season 1]].
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jal.
%%* {{Ojou}}
%%* RomanticFalseLead: For [[spoiler: Sid]].
%%* TheMasochismTango: With Tony.
%%* WomanScorned: In her Season 1 episode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sid Jenkins]]
!!Sidney "Sid" Jenkins
-->'''Played by:''' Mike Bailey
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Sid" (series 1), "Sid" (series 2)
%%* {{Antihero}}: Type I.
%%* BigEater
%%* ButtMonkey
%%* CordonBleughChef
* FunTShirt: He has one with a talking dog on it, that tends to go off at inappropriate times.
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Tony.
%%* LoveHurts: With Cassie.
* AManIsNotAVirgin: Plot of the very first episode.
-->'''Tony''': It's embarrassing.
-->'''Sid''': It's common and quite normal for someone of sixteen--
-->'''Tony''': --No. It's ''embarrassing'', Sid.
-->'''Sid''': ...Shit.
%%* NatureAbhorsAVirgin
%%* NerdGlasses: But of course.
%%* NotAMorningPerson
%%* ThePigpen: A minor example.
%%* RomanticFalseLead: For [[spoiler: Michelle]].
%%* SlapSlapKiss: With Cassie, in Season 2.
%%* SlobsVersusSnobs: With [[SmugSnake Tony]].
* ThemeNaming: Sid's father's side of the family are all variants of Alexander (Alex, Sandy, Lex and Ally). Sid spots that his he and his father (Mark) are the [[OddNameOut Odd Names Out]], marking them for black sheep and outcast status.
%%* ThisLoserIsYou
* TheUnfavourite: Despite the fact that he hasn't got any siblings Sid is constantly overshadowed by Tony. Mr. Jenkins' voice becomes completely different when he's talking to Tony, as opposed to yelling at Sid. And in his Season 2 episode, Sid and his dad are both unfavorites, to his uncle and cousins.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cassie Ainsworth]]
!!Cassandra "Cassie" Ainsworth
-->'''Played by:''' Hannah Murray
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Cassie" (series 1), "Cassie" (series 2), "Pure" (series 7)
* AnythingThatMoves / ReallyGetsAround: An InformedAttribute [[spoiler: until Season 2]].
%%* BeneathTheMask: In Season 2.
%%* CloudCuckoolander
%%* CoolShades
* DitzyGenius: Mainly in Season 2. In her episode, she spends most of her philosophy exam chatting to her teacher and dancing to "Funkytown." She sits down to write for the last hour and seemingly aces the test. On top of that, Cassie is a genius at reading people (almost telepathic in her accuracy) as well as reading [[GeniusBookClub heavy books]].
* DrivenToSuicide / SpurnedIntoSuicide.
** InterruptedSuicide: Thanks to Jal.
* DullSurprise: Occasionally, such as when she catches [[spoiler: Jal and Chris]] having sex.
* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: While she's not in a relationship with him, the death of [[spoiler: Chris]] definitely affects her this way.
* FlowerInHerHair: [[spoiler: When she attempts suicide.]]
%%* GeniusBookClub
* GenkiGirl: Appears that way at first.
* HesDeadJim: Has this reaction [[spoiler: when Chris dies]].
%%* IJustWantToBeBeautiful
%%* LoveHurts: With Sid.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Of the "deconstructed" variety. She isn't just quirky, she has ''multiple'' legitimate psychological problems which are depicted with all the seriousness they require. Also, said problems are just as, if not more, integral to her storyline as her relationship with Sid.
%%* MistakenForCheating
%%* MotorMouth
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Despite having real mental health issues, she does this at times, sometimes combined with ObfuscatingStupidity.
** In Cassie's season 2 episode, she admits that she stopped eating because then everyone had to do what she said.
%%* ParentalSubstitute: For her brother.
%%* PlatonicLifePartners: With Chris.
* TheOphelia: Played with throughout the two series. It can whiplash between funny ("I'm thinking of leaving school, growing a beard, and joining the circus") to just plain disturbing (Effy's Season 2 episode.)
%%* QuirkyCurls
* TheRunaway: [[spoiler: When she returns from Scotland.]]
* SelfHarm: Although never shown, it's mentioned in her season two episode.
%%* SlapSlapKiss: With Sid in Season 2.
* TheSocialExpert: Takes it to an almost telepathic level, especially in Season 2.
%%* StickyFingers
%%* StepfordSmiler
%%* SuperOCD: A mild example.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: In her Season 1 episode, she keeps getting texts telling her to '''EAT!''' on her phone, and seeing the word spelled out elsewhere. Nobody is texting her. They are all just hallucinations.
* TookALevelInJerkass: In season 2 [[spoiler: when she becomes a JerkassWoobie for a time.]]
* VerbalTic / CatchPhrase: "Oh. Wow. Lovely."
* WeightWoe: Cassie suffers from anorexia nervosa and starves herself in order to get thin. (Most of the time.)
%%* WomanInWhite
%%* WomanScorned: Throughout Season 2.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chris Miles]]
!!Chris Miles
-->'''Played by:''' Joe Dempsie
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Chris" (series 1), "Chris" (series 2)
%%* {{Antihero}}: Type I.
%%* BloodFromTheMouth
%%* CantGetAwayWithNuthin
* CatchPhrase: "Fuck it".
%%* DiedInYourArmsTonight
%%* FunTShirt
%%* GoOutWithASmile
%%* LifeOfTheParty: Well, they all are, but Chris more than anyone.
%%* MaleFrontalNudity
%%* NewJobEpisode: His season 2 episode.
%%* NiceGuy
%%* ObiWanMoment
* OppositesAttract: With Jal. [[spoiler: Admittedly, though, it was only after each of them brought out a little of each other - Chris getting Jal to show her wilder side, and Jal getting Chris to make responsible decisions.]]
%%* ParentalAbandonment
%%* PlatonicLifePartners: With Cassie.
* SecondLove: [[spoiler: When he chooses Jal over Angie.]]
* TheStoner: Perhaps also the EruditeStoner.
%%* TeacherStudentRomance: With Angie.
* TeenyWeenie: Implied twice in first two episodes. While the first mention could pass as a harsh joke, the second one contained Jal and Cassie ''taking pity'' on him because of that.
%%* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth
%%* TraumaCongaLine: His backstory.
* TheUnfavorite: How his parents treat him. His dad even goes so far as to only have photos of Peter.
%%* UptightLovesWild: GenderFlipped with Jal.
%%* WrongGuyFirst
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jal Fazer]]
!!Jalander "Jal" Fazer
-->'''Played by:''' Larissa Wilson
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Jal" (series 1), "Jal" (series 2)
* BlackAndNerdy:
-->'''Chris''': You don't have sex, do you? You have clarinet lessons.
%%* BrokenBird: In Series 2.
%%* CloserToEarth
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* ElegantClassicalMusician
%%* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted [[spoiler: when Jal gets an abortion in Series 2, so she can continue on with her music studies at Uni]].
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Michelle.
* OnlySaneWoman: Tends to play the voice of reason among the characters.
%%* OppositesAttract: With Chris.
* TheSmartGuy: She tends to play this role, even though Tony and Cassie are arguably smarter.
* SheCleansUpNicely: In her Season 1 episode. To the point, where...
** StupidSexyFlanders: ...exen homosexual Maxxie starts drooling over her.
%%* TeamMom
%%* TeenPregnancy
%%* TokenMinority
* UptightLovesWild: GenderFlipped with Chris.
* YouAreACreditToYourRace: Gets a speech like this from the school administration when she's being interviewed for being a BBC Young Musician Of The Year finalist. They go on and on about how Jal is from a "disadvantaged background" when, actually, her father is a famous musician and she's probably the most well-off of the group.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maxxie Oliver]]
!!Maxxie Oliver
-->'''Played by:''' Mitch Hewer
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Maxie and Anwar" (series 1), "Tony and Maxxie" (series 2)
* AllGaysLoveTheater: Dancing is more his thing, but he does love the theater.
%%* BillyElliotPlot
* CampGay: A mild example, but he loves dancing and theater.
* ClubKid: Although he's one of the most balanced characters of the show and is one of the few characters who isn't seen using drugs.
* {{Gayngst}}: Notably averted. Maxxie's open homosexuality isn't a problem for him, his family or friends. It's Anwar who has to get over the issue, not Maxxie.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: At one point, when Chris needed clothes (long story), Maxxie managed to get pants for him by charming them off of a random guy.
* TheHeart: He's (with possible exception of Chris) the nicest, most caring and (with no exceptions) emotionally stable member of the group. It's especially evident in the second season when he [[spoiler:takes care of Tony]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Anwar, although obviously minus the "heterosexual" as far as Maxxie goes.
* MrFanservice: Ironically enough, he provides a fair amount of male fanservice for the ladies (not that the fellas don't like it, mind you).
%%* NiceGuy
* OnlySaneMan: More or less. Still has his issues, but handles them a lot better than most of his friends.
%%* PerformanceArtist
* ShirtlessScene: With nudity--one (in)famous example is when a stalker is hiding in his room and Maxxie arrives to go to sleep. His first act is to strip off the Superman costume he's wearing.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Anwar, particularly in the first series.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Anwar Kharral]]
!!Anwar Kharral
-->'''Played by:''' Dev Patel
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Maxxie and Anwar" (series 1)
%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Maxxie.
* PluckyComicRelief: Especially true in Season 2, where Anwar's storyline seemed to exist to provide a bit of a fun MoodWhiplash in the midst of the DarkerAndEdgier arcs surrounding the other characters.
* StrawHypocrite: Anwar is perfectly fine breaking Islam's rules regarding drugs, drinking and premarital sex, but suddenly clings to his religion as an excuse for his homophobia. Maxxie calls him out on it in their episode.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Maxxie, particularly in the first series.
%%* TwoferTokenMinority
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sketch]]
!! Lucy / "Sketch"
-->'''Played by:''' Aimee-Ffion Edwards
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Sketch" (series 2)
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Creepy, slightly unhinged and completely ignores...
%%* IncompatibleOrientation
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Falsely claiming that her drama teacher molested her was obviously inexcusable, but the guy was kind of an arsehole, denied her the role not because of any principles but because he thought she was ugly and actually had molested a student (Michelle, who admittedly viewed it with annoyance rather than being traumatized).
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone except her mother refers to her as "Sketch" and her actual first name comes up only once. Her last name is never mentioned.
* PluckyGirl: The list of the actions she was willing to undertake to get to Maxxie includes: stalking, breaking into his house and ''spending the entire night under his bed'', an elaborate plan of hijacking a school play with poisoning an innocent and getting a teacher fired by falsely accusing him of sexual abuse on the way, more stalking and screwing Maxxie's best friend. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And some tire slashing]] in the supplementary materials. She's a very dark example, but you have to give it to her, the girl has determination.
%%* StalkerWithACrush: Towards Maxxie.
* VillainousCrossdresser: Downplayed. She's trying to make herself look "as close to a boy as you can get" for Maxxie but no-one would be fooled.
* {{Yandere}}: She's not violent like this trope usually implies, but she's definitely unstable and doesn't really care who she has to hurt to get to Maxxie.
[[/folder]]
! Family
!! Stonem Family
[[folder:Effy Stonem]]
-> see the [[Characters/SkinsGenerationTwo Generation Two]] page
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Anthea Stonem]]
!!Anthea Stonem
-->Played by: Morwenna Banks
* AdultsAreUseless: Useless. Ignores Tony and Effy.
* ParentalFavoritism: In Effy's favor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jim Stonem]]
!!Jim Stonem
-->Played by: Harry Enfield
* BerserkButton: Calling thighs sexy.
%%* BumblingDad
* ButtMonkey: Especially Tony loves having jokes at his expense.
%%* CannotTellAJoke
* SirSwearsALot: His parenting life isn't too easy and he isn't taking it well.
[[/folder]]
!! Richardson Family
[[folder:Anna Richardson]]
!!Anna Richardson
-->Played by: Arabella Weir
[[folder:Scarlett]]
!!Scarlett
-->Played by: Sia Berkeley
%%* DaddysGirl
%%* FieryRedhead
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
%%* LifeOfTheParty
[[/folder]]
!! Jenkins Family
[[folder:Mark Jenkins]]
!!Mark Jenkins
-->Played by: Peter Capaldi
%%* BumblingDad
* CallingTheOldManOut: Both the receiver and giver.
* ClusterFBomb: Often speaks in these. He's [[Series/TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]], what do you expect?
* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: He did not get his wife again.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
%%* OneLastSmoke]]
%%* PeacefulInDeath
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Lampshaded.
--> Sid: Why are you talking in very short sentences?
--> Mark: Emphasis! Drama! Fuck off!
%%* TheUnFavourite
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Elizabeth Jenkins]]
!!Elizabeth Jenkins
-->Played by: Josie Lawrence
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In contrast to her husband.
[[/folder]]
!! Ainsworth Family
[[folder:Marcus & Margeritte Ainsworth]]
!!Marcus and Margeritte Ainsworth
-->Played by: Neil Morrissey and Naomi Allisstone
%%* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
%%* HandsOffParenting
%%* ParentalObliviousness
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's never explained what happened to them, although we assume they are still in Elgin.
** [[spoiler:Skins Pure explains that Margeritte died and Marcus is in Wales, not coping very well with being a single dad to Reuben.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Reuben Ainsworth]]
[[/folder]]
!! Miles Family
[[folder:Graham Miles]]
!!! Graham Miles
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler: Graham's decision to un-invite Chris's friends to his funeral, because they were the ones who "screwed him up." The audience, however, knows the opposite is true: his friends were the ones who cared about and looked after Chris after his parents both abandoned him. If not for his friends, he probably would have died a lot sooner.]]
%%* ParentalAbandonment
* IHaveNoSon: Not quite, but he doesn't acknowledge Chris as his son, going to the extreme of only having baby pictures of Peter. [[spoiler: That is, until Chris dies.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chris' mother]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Leaves Chris to his own devices in his first centric episode.
* TheUnnamed: She's never given a name.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Peter Miles]]
!! Peter Miles
* PosthumousCharacter: Died before the series.
[[/folder]]
!! Fazer Family
[[folder:Ronnie Fazer]]
!! Ronnie Fazer
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jal's mother]]
-->Played by Josette Simon
%%* ParentalAbandonment
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ace & Lyton Fazer]]
!!Ace and Lyton Fazer
-->Played by Troy Glasgow and Adrian Fergus Fuller
%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Jal.
%%* JiveTurkey
%%* ThoseTwoGuys
[[/folder]]
!! Kharral Family
[[folder:Istiak Kharral]]
!!Istiak Kharral
-->Played by Inder Manocha
%%* GoodParents
* HappilyMarried: Lets his wife have her way in everything because of his love for her.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: One of the few on the show.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bibi Kharral]]
!!Bibi Kharral
-->Played by Nina Wadia
%%* DotingParent
%%* HappilyMarried
* HiddenDepths: Her masturbation joke in the generation finale suggests she's maybe a bit looser than she initially seems.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Uncle Muneer]]
!!Uncle Muneer
-->Played by Nish Nathwani
%%* DumbassDJ
[[/folder]]
!! Oliver Family
[[folder: Walter Oliver]]
!!Walter Oliver
-->Played by: Bill Bailey
%%* GoodParents
* PapaWolf: Supportive of his son's open homosexuality and ready to give the local bullies a run.
%%* TallPoppySyndrome
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jackie Oliver]]
!!Jackie Oliver
%%* GoodParents
* MistakenForCheating: By Chris and Jal who probably remained convinced that she had given Tony a blow-job.
* ParentalSubstitute: To a degree to Tony when he was a kid and [[spoiler:after the accident]].
[[/folder]]
! Others
!! Roundview College
[[folder:Posh Kenneth]]
!!Posh Kenneth
-->Played by: Daniel Kaluuya
* JiveTurkey: The joke being that his posh accent means he doesn't sound nearly as "ghetto" as he would like to.
* TokenMinorityCouple: His moment with Jal in the Series 1 finale.
* YouLookFamiliar: Daniel Kaluuya turned up playing a DJ in a series 3 episode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Angie]]
!!Angie
-->Played by: Siwan Morris
%%* HotForStudent.
%%* RomanticFalseLead
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Josie]]
!!Josie
-->Played by: Josie Long
* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Doug]]
!!Doug
-->Played by: Giles Thomas
* CoolTeacher: At least, he tries:
--> "Oggie oggie oggie!"
---> [[FlatWhat *blank stare*]]
[[/folder]]
!! Acquaintances
[[folder:Abigail Stock]]
!!Abigail Stock
-->Played by: Georgina Moffet
%%* RichBitch
%%* RomanticFalseLead
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Josh Stock]]
!!Josh Stock
-->Played by: Ben Lloyd-Hughes
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Though it's more that he turns out to ''not be so nice'' once Tony screws him over.
%%* RomanticFalseLead: For Michelle.
%%* TookALevelInJerkass: In Effy's episode.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mad Twatter]]
!!Madison "Mad" Twatter
-->Played by: Stephen Walters
%%* TheAggressiveDrugDealer
%%* BadassMustache
* BerserkButton: DON'T stare.
* GoodHairEvilHair: His handlebar mustache puts him in the latter category.
* HiddenDepths: He shows a surprising amount of skill on the clarinet.
* UnfortunateNames: Though he seems to enjoy it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alan the Taxi Driver]]
!!Alan the Taxi Driver
-->Played by: Alan George
A taxi driver whom Cassie meets when she runs away to New York City.
%%* CoolOldGuy
%%* TheMentor: To Cassie.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pandora Moon]]
-> see the [[Characters/SkinsGenerationTwo Generation Two]] page
[[/folder]]
