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[[folder:Franky Fitzgerald]]
!! Francesca "Franky" Fitzgerald
-->'''Played by:''' Dakota Blue Richards
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Franky" (series 5), "Franky" (series 6), "Mini and Franky" (series 6)
* AbortedArc: The reasons behind her FreakOut in the Season 5 finale when [[spoiler: Matty tries to have sex with her]]. As of the Season 6 premiere, [[spoiler: Matty and Franky are an OfficialCouple and Franky tells her friends she's "been losing her virginity lots of times."]]
* ActorAllusion: Franky coming from Oxford is a possible allusion to ''Film/TheGoldenCompass''.
** It goes further than that: She's an orphan from Oxford whose (male) best friend disappeared.
%%* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
* AmbiguouslyGay: She is referred to as a lesbian by some character early in the season, but [[spoiler: Grace, Mini, and Liv eventually question her about her sexuality, and she's says she's "into people", something many fans took to mean she was pansexual, though considering her only romances were with men, this may not apply.]]
* BeautifulAllAlong: In her first episode after her makeover.
%%* BadassLongCoat
* {{Bifauxnen}}: She has a very butch/androgynous way of dressing.
* BrokenBird: Implied specifically by [[spoiler: her FreakOut]] in the finale. Then amped up a couple levels in s6 due to [[spoiler: Grace's death and the role she played in it.]]
%%* CoolLoser
* TheDandy: Has the appearance of one but lacks the obvious vanity and she apparently makes some of her own clothes.
%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
* DistressedDamsel: [[spoiler:Combined with LiteralCliffHanger in the Season 5 finale.]]
%%* EatingLunchAlone
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: [[spoiler:In the novel she cuts her hair short like in the series]]
%%* FreakyIsCool
* FriendshipMoment: "You got a lighter?"
* GirlinessUpgrade: Steadily throughout series 5, until series 6 where she fully embraced her femininity (at least physically)
%%* HatesBeingTouched
%%* HasTwoMommies
%%* HeadphonesEqualIsolation
* TheHeart: In series 5, where she frequently appeared in other character's episodes when they needed some form of guidance. In series 6, this aspect of her personality diminished due to her turmoil [[spoiler: regarding Grace's death]]
* HiddenDepths: She's a skilled animator, DJ, photographer and [[ChekhovsSkill tailor]].
** And as of season 6, fluent in French.
* InSeriesNickname: She seems to be called "Headfuck" by the other characters quite a lot...
%%* InternalizedCategorism
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Lampshaded almost word-for-word after [[spoiler: her FreakOut and subsequent free fall]] in 5x08.
%%* IJustWantToHaveFriends
%%* {{Kuudere}}
%%* MrImagination
%%* NaiveNewcomer
* NoSocialSkills: Most apparent during her first couple appearances because of her shyness. Her impulsive verbal bursts never fade though.
%%* ParentalAbandonment
* ShrinkingViolet: At first, but this goes away completely by series 6
* TheRival: How Mini sees her, until they become friends.
** And then she forms a similar relationship with Liv due to her and Matty's feelings for each other.
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:Due to Grace's death, though there were shades of this beforehand.]]
* SuppressedMammaries: Many were surprised to see that Dakota Blue Richards has actually got not inconsiderable breasts, when she's not dressed as Franky. [[spoiler: This is also supposedly the reason for Franky's GirlinessUpgrade in Season 6; Dakota had had to bind her breasts to play the androgynous Franky, and it became too uncomfortable for her.]]
%%* {{Tomboy}}
* TraumaCongaLine: [[spoiler:Happens in the novel, when we see the extent of the bullying at her previous school. Then again in series 6]]
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With [[spoiler:Mini and Nick, though this trope stops applying to the latter after his s6 episode]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: A LOT of the problems that occur in series 6 are initiated by her.
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[[folder:Alo Creevey]]
!!Aloysius "Alo" Creevey
-->'''Played by:''' Will Merrick
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Alo" (series 5), "Alo" (series 6)
%%* {{Adorkable}}
* AerithAndBob: His full name is ''Aloysius''
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Prone to speaking in incredibly outdated parlance.
%%* BookDumb
* CallingTheOldManOut: Tries to do this, only it doesn't go well.
* CanineCompanion: His dog [[StockAnimalName Rags]]. It's pretty much his breaking point when his [[MyBelovedSmother mother]] threatens to take his dog away.
%%* ADateWithRosiePalms: Or Ultra-Wanking.
%%* DoggedNiceGuy: To [[spoiler:Mini]] after he realizes he loves her.
* FriendsWithBenefits: [[spoiler: With Mini, starting in the first episode of season six.]]
* FriendshipMoment: He has this with Mini in his season 5 episode, as she comforts him after [[spoiler:his father ends up in the hospital]].
* GrowingUpSucks: The theme of his season 5 episode, combined with AllWorkVsAllPlay.
** This is revisited again in his series 6 episode.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With [[VitriolicBestBuds Rich]]. [[spoiler:And then near the end of season 5 he forms a similar friendship with Nick.]]
%%* TheInternetIsForPorn
%%* LifeOfTheParty
%%* MommasBoy
* OddFriendship: With Mini [[spoiler: until they become an OddCouple]]
** His friendships with both [[JerkAss Rich]] and [[DumbJock Nick]] also definitely count.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Well sortof. Particularly when it comes to parties.
%%* SecretRelationship: Again, with Mini.
* SlobsVersusSnobs: As a slob, he has this dynamic with Rich and Mini.
%%* TheSlacker
* SnapBack: He was pulled out of college in his season 5 episode and in the next episode he is seen performing in the SchoolPlay like nothing happened. Though his mom and dad probably just reinstated after he finally took some responsibility.
%%* TheStoner
* UglyGuyHotWife: How he ends up with [[spoiler:Mini]] in all but actual marriage status. [[spoiler:Better if the baby takes after it's mum]].
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[[folder:Rich Hardbeck]]
!!Richard "Rich" Hardbeck
-->'''Played by:''' Alexander Arnold
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Rich" (series 5), "Rich" (series 6)
%%* BetaCouple: With Grace.
%%* CannotSpitItOut: So she did it for him
%%* TheCynic
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* DrunkenSong: Not played for laughs though, considering it caused the first real rift between him and Grace.
%%* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In the Season5 finale
%%* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: In his Season 6 episode.
%%* FoolForLove
%%* HeadphonesEqualIsolation
%%* InVinoVeritas
%%* TheSnarkKnight
%%* OddCouple: With Grace.
* OppositesAttract: Grace even name-drops the trope.
* PrinceCharming: He becomes one in Grace's season 5 episode.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: From episode 3 to about halfway through episode 5, he's off somewhere, dealing with Grace's death.]]
%%* RealMenWearPink
* RelationshipUpgrade: With [[spoiler: Grace]] after a very brief and awkward FirstKiss.
* ShirtlessScene: [[TheDandy Complete with body moisturiser.]]
* {{Jerkass}} / JerkassFacade: [[FanDumb His musical snobbery towards anything that isn't metal is ''extremely'' grating]].
** Particularly in his Season 5 episode to [[spoiler: Grace]], who [[spoiler:is only trying to help hook him up with a crush.]]
*** He does get a little better though after a few BreakTheHaughty moments.
** He's gotten more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold likeable]] since then due to his relationship with [[spoiler:Grace]].
* SensoryAbuse: Temporarily loses his hearing after listening to the "heaviest" record ever made.
%%* TeamChef
* WackyMarriageProposal: [[spoiler:To Grace while quoting RomeoAndJuliet referencing FourthDateMarriage, She accepts while quoting Theatre/TheTempest.]] They don't go through with though.
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!! Minerva "Mini" [=McGuinness=]
-->'''Played by:''' Freya Mavor
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Mini" (series 5), "Mini" (series 6), "Mini and Franky" (series 6)
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: First there is her one-sided love for Nick, [[spoiler:and then her unrequited "girl crush" on Franky. Subverted with her and Alo though, where this time she is the one rejecting his love (at first).]]
* AlphaBitch: Possibly a deconstruction of the trope.
* BadBadActing: She goes into a [[{{Narm}} Narmy]] LargeHam mode during the rehearsal of the production of ''Theatre/TwelfthNight''.
%%* BreakTheHaughty
%%* CityMouse
* ClingyJealousGirl: She takes this to {{Determinator}} levels at times, first to Nick [[spoiler: until they break up]], and then [[spoiler: to Franky]].
* CompensatedDating: [[spoiler:In the novel, a guy she's with turns out to be a registered sex offender.]]
* ControlFreak: To the point where she'd have a panic attack if things stop going her way.
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: [[NatureAbhorsAVirgin She's actually a virgin]], and she invents an UrbanLegendLoveLife to cover this fact up.]]
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%%* DefrostingIceQueen
* DisappearedDad: At first. Then in her series 6 episode [[spoiler: he does it ''again'']]
* EasilyForgiven: By Franky, considering the bullying she put her through.
%%* FallenPrincess
%%* FakingAmnesia
* FanDisservice: Any of her sex scenes with Nick, due to how downright-painful it looks for her.
* ForgetsToEat: She possibly has an eating disorder.
* FriendsWithBenefits: [[spoiler: With Alo, starting in the first episode of season six.]]
** [[spoiler: [[SecretRelationship And she doesn't want anybody finding out about it.]]]]
* GirlPosse: Well, to start with anyway.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Played with; [[spoiler: it's less that she specifically decides against it and more that she puts off doing ''anything'' about the pregnancy until she's way too far along for an abortion]].
%%* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday
%%* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Says this to [[spoiler: Matty]], about [[spoiler: Franky]].
%%* IJustWantToBeBeautiful
%%* InferioritySuperiorityComplex
%%* InLoveWithLove
%%* InternalizedCategorism
* KickTheDog: Making Liv [[spoiler: down an 'entire' bottle of vodka]] as payback for her [[spoiler: fucking Nick]], after she'd just recovered from doing the same thing the night before.
* LetsWaitAwhile: Atypical for a show where EverybodyHasLotsOfSex.
%%* LovableAlphaBitch: Eventually.
%%* MakeWayForThePrincess
* TheMatchmaker: Suggests Franky [[spoiler: go after Matty]] while she's still angry at Liv.
%%* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Mainly towards Franky.
%%* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Her speciality.
%%* OddFriendship: Eventually, with Franky.
* SuddenlySexuality: How some fans see [[spoiler: her "girl crush" on Franky]], arising as it does toward the end of the season, after all her drama with Nick. [[spoiler: And then reversed in S6, when she's confirmed as "straight," after those girl-crush feelings ''were'' developed at the end of S5 and in the companion novel.]]
* PetTheDog: [[OddFriendship Her interactions with Alo in his series 5 episode.]]
* PowerTrio: With Liv and Grace she's the ego.
* RichBitch: Not exactly rich, but she does throw pretty extravagant parties for someone her age.
** Actually, she and her mother live in a low-income neighborhood, so she is far from being actually rich. Nick tells Liv in Mini's Season 5 episode that he hasn't been to Mini's home even if they've been going out for over a month, so it's possible that Mini tries to maintain a RichBitch image.
%%* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Liv, and especially with Franky.
%%* SleepMask
%%* SmallNameBigEgo
%%* StepfordSmiler
* TeenPregnancy: [[spoiler: And Alo's the papa.]]
%%* TellMeAboutMyFather: In the Novel
%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She is the girly girl to Franky's Tomboy.
%%* TragicHero: At least in her season 5 episode.
* {{Tsundere}}: [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Although some see her as more of a]] {{Yandere}}.
* WellExcuseMePrincess: Especially to Alo, but really, she bahaves in that manner toward the entire group. Averted in her early relationship with Nick, when she was a LoveMartyr.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: To many, it seems to be a mix of an English accent, the actress's natural Scottish Accent and possibly something else (apparently the actress lived in France a lot, although it could be mistaken for Irish).
* WhenSheSmiles: You gotta admit, whenever she smiles it's an instantly adorable moment.
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!!Olivia "Liv" Malone
-->'''Played by:''' Laya Lewis
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Liv" (series 5), "Liv" (series 6)
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Occurs throughout most of series 6 and culminates in her lashing out at Matty and Mini for how they both treated her (abandoning her after the accident that simultaneously killed Grace and just generally treating her like shit, respectively)]].
* CloserToEarth: She's generally pretty easygoing, but when she loses her cool, it is fucking ''gone''.
%%* FagHag: In season 6. And she is well aware of that.
%%* FashionableAsymmetry
%%* FiveFingerDiscount
%%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl
* InformedAbility: All the stuff on her E4 profile picture about her being obsessed with dancing.
* ParentalAbandonment: Has a DisappearedDad and a distant mother who goes away on New Age retreats and leaves her in charge.
%%* PlatonicLifePartners: With Alex
* PowerTrio: With Mini and Grace, she's the id.
%%* ReallyGetsAround
* RupturedAppendix: Liv spends her S6 episode thinking she has a lump on her uterus and is scared to have it medically looked at, [[spoiler: but she later finds out that it was all in her head, and a psychological manifestation of her grief over Grace's death]].
%%* SassyBlackWoman
* TookALevelInJerkass: In Grace's Season 5 episode, due to [[spoiler: her frustration about Matty's obvious feelings towards Franky.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: To an extent, but considering this is Skins...
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Her and Mini's friendship definitely counts, though more during series 6.
--> Alex: You're way too cool to be her friend.
--> Liv: It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.
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[[folder:Grace Violet [[spoiler:Blood]]]]
!!Grace Violet [[spoiler:Blood]]
-->'''Played by:''' Jessica Sula
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Grace" (series 5)
%%* {{Ballet}}
%%* BetaCouple: With Rich.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: The novel seems to be an exercise in seeing how often Grace can cry.]]
** [[spoiler:It gets to a point where Mini considers her TheEeyore.]]
%%* TheCutie
* DaddysGirl: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Rich, after he gets annoyed by how different she acts when around her parents.
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: She's actually Professor David Blood's daughter.]]
* TheDitz: Appears that way in Franky's episode, with several ShuttingUpNow moments.
* DoubleAgent: Something of this during the first few episodes, being a member of both Mini's gang (with Liv and Nick) and Franky's (with Alo and Rich). [[spoiler: As of Mini's episode though, she and Mini are no longer friends, at least until the next episode when the two groups stop being separate and mesh together over a massive bag of weed, at Mini's suggestion.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. When Rich accuses her of being one of these in order to please the people around her, she freely admits he's right, but then tells him that she only does it because it's more comfortable for her, and doesn't mean she's incapable of standing up for herself.
%%* FairytaleMotifs
%%* ForHappiness
* Foreshadowing: In her Season 5 episode.
--> [[spoiler: '''Rich:''' Where are you going?]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Grace:''' To a fucking castle in the clouds.]]
%%* KillTheCutie
%%* LongingForFictionland
%%* NiceGirl
%%* OddCouple: With Richard.
%%* {{Ojou}}
* OppositesAttract: Grace mentions the trope by name, as it appears to be the case between her and Rich.
%%* PlayingCyrano: To [[spoiler: Rich]] in the second episode of series 5.
* PowerTrio: With Mini and Liv, she's the superego.
* PreppyName: Also counts as a NamesToTrustImmediately
* PrincessClassic: She's not actually a princess, but this trope gets referenced and [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] with regard to her character.
%%* StepfordSmiler
* TeamMom: She has gone out of her way to maintain the friendships and relationships formed within the group.
%%* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth
%%* TooHappyToLive
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nick Levan]]
!!Nicholas "Nick" Levan
-->'''Played by:''' Kaya Scodelario
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Nick" (series 5), "Nick" (series 6)
%%* {{Adorkable}}: Post-CharacterDevelopment.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: For most of series 5, this is how he sees himself within the group.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: How he sees his brother.
%%* AManIsAlwaysEager
* AnalogyBackfire
--> Nick: "Isn’t this wicked. The Bloods and Cripples together at last. You get me?"
-->Grace: "What’s he talking about?"
-->Rich: "Nick’s suggesting that were a bunch of cripples and that he and Mini, are similar to a black violent LA street gang... obviously"
* BiTheWay: Nick has no problem giving Alex a passionate kiss as way of an apology for "being a cunt".
%%* BookDumb
* BrokenAce: At least that's how David Blood and presumably his father see him after his series 5 episode.
%%* CallingTheOldManOut
%%* MrFanservice
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: How David Blood sees him in the series 5 finale.
* InUniverseCatharsis: Smashing his father's kitchen with a golf club. Also something of an IronicEcho considering [[spoiler: it's implied to be the exact same thing Matty did to get kicked out of the house.]]
* IWantToBeARealMan: [[WellDoneSonGuy Due to the influence of his father.]]
* FriendshipMoment: First with Franky, when they talk to each other on the swingset, then with Alo when he helps Nick out of a bear trap, and finally with the entire group at Rich and Grace's [[spoiler: weddding]].
* JerkJock: Before the onset of CharacterDevelopment, which showed the reason for him being a jerk and a jock was all to impress his utter dickhead of a dad.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* TheMasochismTango: With Mini, they first appear to be BirdsOfAFeather but when it becomes painfully obvious that they don't work as a couple, they still stay together, at least until his series 5 episode.
%%* MissingMom
%%* YourCheatingHeart
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Matty [[spoiler:Levan]]]]
!!Matthew "Matty" [[spoiler:Levan]]
-->'''Played by:''' Sebastian De Souza
-->'''Centric episodes:''' None
* AbusiveParents: Emotionally, Matty's dad is definitely this.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Mainly due to WordOfGod indicating the character the character was originally supposed to be bisexual, that and his character profile lists ''Film/{{Shortbus}}'' and ''Film/MyOwnPrivateIdaho'' as his favourite movies.
* BlackSheep: Among his family, initially, but ironically enough, he gets along better with the group than Nick does.
* DullSurprise: His default expression.
%%* FiveFingerDiscount
* GeniusBookClub: He can be seen reading Stephen Hawking's ''A Brief History of Time'' in Grace's Season 5 episode.
** Plus his profile on the E4 website.
* HiddenDepths: According to something he says in Nick's season 5 episode, Matty's a bit of a musician.
** Once again, if you go to his character profile, you can actually listen to some tracks "made" by him.
* InSeriesNickname: Franky calling him a headfuck, with both good and bad connotations
--> Matty: Don't know what I am.
--> Franky: You're a glorious fucking headfuck thing. Own it.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Let's just say he didn't have to work hard to get people to start calling him Mindfuck
%%* MissingMom
* MysteriousPast: Until it's revealed [[spoiler: he's Nick's older, renegade brother]]
%%* OnlyOneName: Until Liv's episode.
%%* PermaStubble
* PlayingGertrude: Sebastian de Souza is younger [[spoiler: than Sean Teale by a year]], but on the show, [[spoiler: Matty is older than Nick.]]
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: After Grace's death and his resulting run from the police (due to Luke's cocaine being stashed in the flipped truck), Matty isn't seen onscreen again until Liv's episode, which is the eighth in the 10 episode series. He is mentioned multiple times though and has a phone conversation with Franky in her episode and is seen on Skype in Nick's.]]
%%* TheQuietOne
%%* RebelliousSpirit
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The sensitive one in contrast to his [[spoiler:JerkJock brother Nick]]. Ironically enough, Nick's series 5 episode shows that he's actually [[spoiler: better at rugby than his bulkier younger brother, aka the Roundview's rugby team's captain]].
* SiblingRivalry: [[spoiler:With Nick, though Matty wants nothing more than for them to be friends]].
** Then series 6 rolls in [[spoiler: and Nick and Franky start fucking.]]
** This actually becomes a fairly big part of his and Nick's character arcs at the end of series 6, with the two resolving their relationship with one another after [[spoiler: the mess they'd made of it over Franky]] being something both of them have to confront by the end.
* StalkerWithACrush: Toward Franky in the end of S6. The [[Literature/{{Twilight}}]] comparison from her was clearly not flattering.
* TheStoic: Typically, but he does have surprisingly frequent moments of NotSoStoic whenever he's with the group.
%%* TheTramp: Until Liv's Season 5 episode.
%%* TroubledButCute: Particularly in series 6.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: His actions play a part in Grace's death.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alex Henley]]
!!Alex Henley
-->'''Played by:''' Sam Jackson
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Alex" (series 6)
%%* AllGaysArePromiscuous
* TheGamblingAddict: With his life, rather than the more obvious options. He even admits during his episode that he has no idea how to play cards.
** To be more specific, his episode illustrates a "game" he plays, where he lists out six options on a note card and then rolls a dice, with the number the dice lands on deciding which of the six choices he must perform. It is implied this style of living is based off of his late grandfather's own. By the end of his episode though, he abandons the devil-may-care method due to his newfound friendship with Liv and the others.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: He tells Liv the reason he hid the fact that he was gay from her was because he didn't want to mess up the first friendship he'd ever had.
%%* MistakenForProstitute
%%* NiceGuy
* ParentalNeglect: His father makes it pretty clear that he doesn't give a shit what Alex wants. In fact his rigid way of living may have [[FreudianExcuse inspired Alex's "game" that emphasizes the chaos of life.]]
%%* PlatonicLifePartners: With Liv.
* SatelliteCharacter: In-universe, he originally only associated with Liv, though he gradually became a full-blown member of the group, to Mini's chagrin.
* SixthRanger: His involvement with the group allowed them to start to come to terms with Grace's death.
%%* StraightGay
[[/folder]]
----
!! Families
!! Cumber-Woodburn
[[folder:Geoff Cumber & Jeff Woodburn]]
!!Geoff Cumber and Jeff Woodburn
-->Played by: John Sessions and Gareth Farr
Franky's foster dads.
* GoodParents: At least initially, they appear to be a rare case of caring parents on the show.
%%* HappilyMarried
* HomeGuard: Both former members of the Territorial Army.
* OneSteveLimit: Subverted in that they both have the same name, albeit spelt differently.
[[/folder]]
!! Hardbeck Family
[[folder:Kevin Hardbeck]]
!!Kevin Hardbeck
-->Played by: Daniel Ryan
* FirstNameBasis: Rich always refers to his dad by his first name (barring the end of the episode when Rich calls him "dad" as a PetTheDog moment).
%%* NiceGuy
[[/folder]]
!! [=McGuinness=] Family
[[folder:Shelley [=McGuinness=]]]
!!Shelley [=McGuinness=]
-->Played by: Clare Grogan
%%* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents
%%* AllMenArePerverts: Her views on men boils down to this.
* {{Hypocrite}}: That heartwarming story about how she felt love for her unborn child and refused to give it up despite bad circumstances? Shelley doesn't seem to notice the parallel once [[spoiler:Mini gets pregnant and wants to keep the baby]].
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter:
** She seems to mistakenly think so about herself and Mini, at one point even stating, they're like mirror reflections of each others (her daughter in response [[BrutalHonesty harshly tells her not to flatter herself]]). In a cruel twist, they really ''do'' look like that in the final scene of Mini's Season Three episode when they [[spoiler:meet during a "walk of shame" after Mini sleeps with Nick]]. Shelley looks smug. Mini looks heartbroken.
** Played straight in Season Four when Mini [[spoiler:gets pregnant and refuses to give up her daughter despite the pressure, mirroring the story of Shelley's own unwanted pregnancy with Mini]].
* MyGirlIsASlut: Or 'My ''Daughter'' Is A Slut'. And it makes mommy so damn proud. [[spoiler:She isn't.]]
* ParentsAsPeople: Extremely so. The good thing about her is that she sincerely loves Mini and tries to warn her about [[spoiler:her father being untrustworthy]]. But otherwise, she is a terrible role model, creates a really uncomfortable home environment for her adolescent daughter and feeds her FamilyUnfriendlyAesops about relationships (which contributes to Mini [[spoiler:being ashamed of being a virgin, feeling pressured to have sex with Nick, fearing he'd leave her if she doesn't, finally giving in and feeling horrible about it afterwards]]), and being a huge {{Hypocrite}}.
* ReallyGetsAround: In sharp contrast to her daughter [[spoiler: who is a virgin.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gregory]]
!!Gregory
-->Played by: Alastair Mackenzie
%%* DirtyCoward
%%* DisappearedDad
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eric]]
!!Eric
-->Played By: Justin Edwards
* ActorAllusion: Clare Grogan's ex-partner is called Gregory.
* ParentalSubstitute: Eric is probably a better father figure to Mini than her biological one, [[spoiler: especially since he tracks down a heavily-pregnant Mini before she runs away with Franky]].
* YoureNotMyFather: Mini's initial attitude towards him.
[[/folder]]
!! Malone Family
[[folder:Maude Malone]]
!!Maude Malone
%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Liv, at times.
%%* BlackAndNerdy
%%* BookWorm
* GeniusBookClub: Is shown reading ''InfiniteJest''.
* MouthyKid: She's rather opinionated about her older sister's behavior and doesn't hesitate to give the latter a piece of her mind.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives a good one to Liv in the latter's episode in the third season.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bella Malone]]
!!Bella Malone
%%* CoolBigSis: To Liv, at times.
%%* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal
[[/folder]]
!! Levan Family
[[folder:Leon Levan]]
!! Leon Levan
-->Played by Dorian Lough
%%* BreakTheMotivationalSpeaker
* CatchPhrase: 'Man Up' and bizarrely 'Peace Out'
%%* EducationPapa
%%* {{Jerkass}}
%%* NeverMyFault
%%* PornStache
%%* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes
* TheShrink: A life coach and motivational speaker but still counts as an unintentional type 1
%%* ToughLove
* WaxingLyrical: "Every breath you take" by The Police
[[/folder]]
!! Creevey Family
[[folder:Catherine Creevey]]
!! Catherine Creevey
-->Played by Ingrid Lacey
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Her relationship with Alo is pretty much defined by the fact that neither side wishes to compromise, making them both "takers."
%%* ApronMatron
* FamilyBusiness: Her main goal is to have Alo work full time on the Crevvey family farm, something that doesn't sit well with Alo.
* InSeriesNickname: Mumgabe
%%* JerkAss
%%* MyBelovedSmother
%%* ParentalObliviousness
%%* ToughLove
[[/folder]]
!! Blood Family
[[folder:David Blood]]
!!David Blood
-->Played by: Chris Addison
* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional:Why he insists on keeping his relationship with [[spoiler:his daughter Grace]] a secret so it doesn't compromise his position.
* TheBGrade: Invokes this trope by threatening to send [[spoiler:Grace]] to [[GildedCage Mayberry's College for Young Ladies]] against her will if she gets less than A on her drama exam, [[spoiler: [[HopeSpot She succeeds ]] despite his attempts at blackmailing Rich into throwing it only for him to try and [[JerkAss send her anyway]]]]
%%* CampStraight
%%* ControlFreak
%%* DeanBitterman
* DeathGlare: Gives quite a formidable one to [[spoiler:Rich]] while they are having dinner
* EducationPapa: Considering he's the principal of a school this is hardly suprising.]]
%%* FauxAffablyEvil
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: not so much in the Season 5 finale]]
** To the point of SickeninglySweethearts with the dancing and the pea song.
* KickTheDog: On a regular basis [[spoiler:But expelling all of Grace's friends from college stands out.]]
* KnightTemplarParent: [[spoiler:putting a tracking device on his daughter pushes him firmly into this category.]]
%%* LargeHam
* LukeIAmYourFather: Reveal to audience only.
%%* MeddlingParents
%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyfast
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Is based on UsefulNotes/DavidCameron, there's even a photo of him with David Cameron in one episode [[TakeThat which he vomits his sandwich onto.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: The actor is nearly 40 but he doesn't look older than thirty and the character has to be older than that because [[spoiler:he has a seventeen year old daughter]].
%%* OverprotectiveDad
%%* ParentalMarriageVeto
* SadistTeacher: As he put it Education is war against inefficiency, ignorance, idleness, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and chewing gum.]]
%%* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections
%%* SharpDressedMan
[[/folder]]
----
[[folder:Franky Fitzgerald]]
!! Francesca "Franky" Fitzgerald
-->'''Played by:''' Dakota Blue Richards
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Franky" (series 5), "Franky" (series 6), "Mini and Franky" (series 6)
* AbortedArc: The reasons behind her FreakOut in the Season 5 finale when [[spoiler: Matty tries to have sex with her]]. As of the Season 6 premiere, [[spoiler: Matty and Franky are an OfficialCouple and Franky tells her friends she's "been losing her virginity lots of times."]]
* ActorAllusion: Franky coming from Oxford is a possible allusion to ''Film/TheGoldenCompass''.
** It goes further than that: She's an orphan from Oxford whose (male) best friend disappeared.
%%* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
* AmbiguouslyGay: She is referred to as a lesbian by some character early in the season, but [[spoiler: Grace, Mini, and Liv eventually question her about her sexuality, and she's says she's "into people", something many fans took to mean she was pansexual, though considering her only romances were with men, this may not apply.]]
* BeautifulAllAlong: In her first episode after her makeover.
%%* BadassLongCoat
* {{Bifauxnen}}: She has a very butch/androgynous way of dressing.
* BrokenBird: Implied specifically by [[spoiler: her FreakOut]] in the finale. Then amped up a couple levels in s6 due to [[spoiler: Grace's death and the role she played in it.]]
%%* CoolLoser
* TheDandy: Has the appearance of one but lacks the obvious vanity and she apparently makes some of her own clothes.
%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
* DistressedDamsel: [[spoiler:Combined with LiteralCliffHanger in the Season 5 finale.]]
%%* EatingLunchAlone
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: [[spoiler:In the novel she cuts her hair short like in the series]]
%%* FreakyIsCool
* FriendshipMoment: "You got a lighter?"
* GirlinessUpgrade: Steadily throughout series 5, until series 6 where she fully embraced her femininity (at least physically)
%%* HatesBeingTouched
%%* HasTwoMommies
%%* HeadphonesEqualIsolation
* TheHeart: In series 5, where she frequently appeared in other character's episodes when they needed some form of guidance. In series 6, this aspect of her personality diminished due to her turmoil [[spoiler: regarding Grace's death]]
* HiddenDepths: She's a skilled animator, DJ, photographer and [[ChekhovsSkill tailor]].
** And as of season 6, fluent in French.
* InSeriesNickname: She seems to be called "Headfuck" by the other characters quite a lot...
%%* InternalizedCategorism
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Lampshaded almost word-for-word after [[spoiler: her FreakOut and subsequent free fall]] in 5x08.
%%* IJustWantToHaveFriends
%%* {{Kuudere}}
%%* MrImagination
%%* NaiveNewcomer
* NoSocialSkills: Most apparent during her first couple appearances because of her shyness. Her impulsive verbal bursts never fade though.
%%* ParentalAbandonment
* ShrinkingViolet: At first, but this goes away completely by series 6
* TheRival: How Mini sees her, until they become friends.
** And then she forms a similar relationship with Liv due to her and Matty's feelings for each other.
* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:Due to Grace's death, though there were shades of this beforehand.]]
* SuppressedMammaries: Many were surprised to see that Dakota Blue Richards has actually got not inconsiderable breasts, when she's not dressed as Franky. [[spoiler: This is also supposedly the reason for Franky's GirlinessUpgrade in Season 6; Dakota had had to bind her breasts to play the androgynous Franky, and it became too uncomfortable for her.]]
%%* {{Tomboy}}
* TraumaCongaLine: [[spoiler:Happens in the novel, when we see the extent of the bullying at her previous school. Then again in series 6]]
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With [[spoiler:Mini and Nick, though this trope stops applying to the latter after his s6 episode]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: A LOT of the problems that occur in series 6 are initiated by her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alo Creevey]]
!!Aloysius "Alo" Creevey
-->'''Played by:''' Will Merrick
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Alo" (series 5), "Alo" (series 6)
%%* {{Adorkable}}
* AerithAndBob: His full name is ''Aloysius''
* AntiquatedLinguistics: Prone to speaking in incredibly outdated parlance.
%%* BookDumb
* CallingTheOldManOut: Tries to do this, only it doesn't go well.
* CanineCompanion: His dog [[StockAnimalName Rags]]. It's pretty much his breaking point when his [[MyBelovedSmother mother]] threatens to take his dog away.
%%* ADateWithRosiePalms: Or Ultra-Wanking.
%%* DoggedNiceGuy: To [[spoiler:Mini]] after he realizes he loves her.
* FriendsWithBenefits: [[spoiler: With Mini, starting in the first episode of season six.]]
* FriendshipMoment: He has this with Mini in his season 5 episode, as she comforts him after [[spoiler:his father ends up in the hospital]].
* GrowingUpSucks: The theme of his season 5 episode, combined with AllWorkVsAllPlay.
** This is revisited again in his series 6 episode.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With [[VitriolicBestBuds Rich]]. [[spoiler:And then near the end of season 5 he forms a similar friendship with Nick.]]
%%* TheInternetIsForPorn
%%* LifeOfTheParty
%%* MommasBoy
* OddFriendship: With Mini [[spoiler: until they become an OddCouple]]
** His friendships with both [[JerkAss Rich]] and [[DumbJock Nick]] also definitely count.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Well sortof. Particularly when it comes to parties.
%%* SecretRelationship: Again, with Mini.
* SlobsVersusSnobs: As a slob, he has this dynamic with Rich and Mini.
%%* TheSlacker
* SnapBack: He was pulled out of college in his season 5 episode and in the next episode he is seen performing in the SchoolPlay like nothing happened. Though his mom and dad probably just reinstated after he finally took some responsibility.
%%* TheStoner
* UglyGuyHotWife: How he ends up with [[spoiler:Mini]] in all but actual marriage status. [[spoiler:Better if the baby takes after it's mum]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rich Hardbeck]]
!!Richard "Rich" Hardbeck
-->'''Played by:''' Alexander Arnold
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Rich" (series 5), "Rich" (series 6)
%%* BetaCouple: With Grace.
%%* CannotSpitItOut: So she did it for him
%%* TheCynic
%%* DeadpanSnarker
* DrunkenSong: Not played for laughs though, considering it caused the first real rift between him and Grace.
%%* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In the Season5 finale
%%* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: In his Season 6 episode.
%%* FoolForLove
%%* HeadphonesEqualIsolation
%%* InVinoVeritas
%%* TheSnarkKnight
%%* OddCouple: With Grace.
* OppositesAttract: Grace even name-drops the trope.
* PrinceCharming: He becomes one in Grace's season 5 episode.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: From episode 3 to about halfway through episode 5, he's off somewhere, dealing with Grace's death.]]
%%* RealMenWearPink
* RelationshipUpgrade: With [[spoiler: Grace]] after a very brief and awkward FirstKiss.
* ShirtlessScene: [[TheDandy Complete with body moisturiser.]]
* {{Jerkass}} / JerkassFacade: [[FanDumb His musical snobbery towards anything that isn't metal is ''extremely'' grating]].
** Particularly in his Season 5 episode to [[spoiler: Grace]], who [[spoiler:is only trying to help hook him up with a crush.]]
*** He does get a little better though after a few BreakTheHaughty moments.
** He's gotten more [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold likeable]] since then due to his relationship with [[spoiler:Grace]].
* SensoryAbuse: Temporarily loses his hearing after listening to the "heaviest" record ever made.
%%* TeamChef
* WackyMarriageProposal: [[spoiler:To Grace while quoting RomeoAndJuliet referencing FourthDateMarriage, She accepts while quoting Theatre/TheTempest.]] They don't go through with though.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mini [=McGuinness=]]]
!! Minerva "Mini" [=McGuinness=]
-->'''Played by:''' Freya Mavor
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Mini" (series 5), "Mini" (series 6), "Mini and Franky" (series 6)
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: First there is her one-sided love for Nick, [[spoiler:and then her unrequited "girl crush" on Franky. Subverted with her and Alo though, where this time she is the one rejecting his love (at first).]]
* AlphaBitch: Possibly a deconstruction of the trope.
* BadBadActing: She goes into a [[{{Narm}} Narmy]] LargeHam mode during the rehearsal of the production of ''Theatre/TwelfthNight''.
%%* BreakTheHaughty
%%* CityMouse
* ClingyJealousGirl: She takes this to {{Determinator}} levels at times, first to Nick [[spoiler: until they break up]], and then [[spoiler: to Franky]].
* CompensatedDating: [[spoiler:In the novel, a guy she's with turns out to be a registered sex offender.]]
* ControlFreak: To the point where she'd have a panic attack if things stop going her way.
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: [[NatureAbhorsAVirgin She's actually a virgin]], and she invents an UrbanLegendLoveLife to cover this fact up.]]
%%* DeadpanSnarker
%%* DefrostingIceQueen
* DisappearedDad: At first. Then in her series 6 episode [[spoiler: he does it ''again'']]
* EasilyForgiven: By Franky, considering the bullying she put her through.
%%* FallenPrincess
%%* FakingAmnesia
* FanDisservice: Any of her sex scenes with Nick, due to how downright-painful it looks for her.
* ForgetsToEat: She possibly has an eating disorder.
* FriendsWithBenefits: [[spoiler: With Alo, starting in the first episode of season six.]]
** [[spoiler: [[SecretRelationship And she doesn't want anybody finding out about it.]]]]
* GirlPosse: Well, to start with anyway.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Played with; [[spoiler: it's less that she specifically decides against it and more that she puts off doing ''anything'' about the pregnancy until she's way too far along for an abortion]].
%%* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday
%%* HaveIMentionedIAmSexuallyActiveToday
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Says this to [[spoiler: Matty]], about [[spoiler: Franky]].
%%* IJustWantToBeBeautiful
%%* InferioritySuperiorityComplex
%%* InLoveWithLove
%%* InternalizedCategorism
* KickTheDog: Making Liv [[spoiler: down an 'entire' bottle of vodka]] as payback for her [[spoiler: fucking Nick]], after she'd just recovered from doing the same thing the night before.
* LetsWaitAwhile: Atypical for a show where EverybodyHasLotsOfSex.
%%* LovableAlphaBitch: Eventually.
%%* MakeWayForThePrincess
* TheMatchmaker: Suggests Franky [[spoiler: go after Matty]] while she's still angry at Liv.
%%* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Mainly towards Franky.
%%* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Her speciality.
%%* OddFriendship: Eventually, with Franky.
* SuddenlySexuality: How some fans see [[spoiler: her "girl crush" on Franky]], arising as it does toward the end of the season, after all her drama with Nick. [[spoiler: And then reversed in S6, when she's confirmed as "straight," after those girl-crush feelings ''were'' developed at the end of S5 and in the companion novel.]]
* PetTheDog: [[OddFriendship Her interactions with Alo in his series 5 episode.]]
* PowerTrio: With Liv and Grace she's the ego.
* RichBitch: Not exactly rich, but she does throw pretty extravagant parties for someone her age.
** Actually, she and her mother live in a low-income neighborhood, so she is far from being actually rich. Nick tells Liv in Mini's Season 5 episode that he hasn't been to Mini's home even if they've been going out for over a month, so it's possible that Mini tries to maintain a RichBitch image.
%%* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Liv, and especially with Franky.
%%* SleepMask
%%* SmallNameBigEgo
%%* StepfordSmiler
* TeenPregnancy: [[spoiler: And Alo's the papa.]]
%%* TellMeAboutMyFather: In the Novel
%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She is the girly girl to Franky's Tomboy.
%%* TragicHero: At least in her season 5 episode.
* {{Tsundere}}: [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Although some see her as more of a]] {{Yandere}}.
* WellExcuseMePrincess: Especially to Alo, but really, she bahaves in that manner toward the entire group. Averted in her early relationship with Nick, when she was a LoveMartyr.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: To many, it seems to be a mix of an English accent, the actress's natural Scottish Accent and possibly something else (apparently the actress lived in France a lot, although it could be mistaken for Irish).
* WhenSheSmiles: You gotta admit, whenever she smiles it's an instantly adorable moment.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Liv Malone]]
!!Olivia "Liv" Malone
-->'''Played by:''' Laya Lewis
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Liv" (series 5), "Liv" (series 6)
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Occurs throughout most of series 6 and culminates in her lashing out at Matty and Mini for how they both treated her (abandoning her after the accident that simultaneously killed Grace and just generally treating her like shit, respectively)]].
* CloserToEarth: She's generally pretty easygoing, but when she loses her cool, it is fucking ''gone''.
%%* FagHag: In season 6. And she is well aware of that.
%%* FashionableAsymmetry
%%* FiveFingerDiscount
%%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl
* InformedAbility: All the stuff on her E4 profile picture about her being obsessed with dancing.
* ParentalAbandonment: Has a DisappearedDad and a distant mother who goes away on New Age retreats and leaves her in charge.
%%* PlatonicLifePartners: With Alex
* PowerTrio: With Mini and Grace, she's the id.
%%* ReallyGetsAround
* RupturedAppendix: Liv spends her S6 episode thinking she has a lump on her uterus and is scared to have it medically looked at, [[spoiler: but she later finds out that it was all in her head, and a psychological manifestation of her grief over Grace's death]].
%%* SassyBlackWoman
* TookALevelInJerkass: In Grace's Season 5 episode, due to [[spoiler: her frustration about Matty's obvious feelings towards Franky.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: To an extent, but considering this is Skins...
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Her and Mini's friendship definitely counts, though more during series 6.
--> Alex: You're way too cool to be her friend.
--> Liv: It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Grace Violet [[spoiler:Blood]]]]
!!Grace Violet [[spoiler:Blood]]
-->'''Played by:''' Jessica Sula
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Grace" (series 5)
%%* {{Ballet}}
%%* BetaCouple: With Rich.
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: The novel seems to be an exercise in seeing how often Grace can cry.]]
** [[spoiler:It gets to a point where Mini considers her TheEeyore.]]
%%* TheCutie
* DaddysGirl: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Rich, after he gets annoyed by how different she acts when around her parents.
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: She's actually Professor David Blood's daughter.]]
* TheDitz: Appears that way in Franky's episode, with several ShuttingUpNow moments.
* DoubleAgent: Something of this during the first few episodes, being a member of both Mini's gang (with Liv and Nick) and Franky's (with Alo and Rich). [[spoiler: As of Mini's episode though, she and Mini are no longer friends, at least until the next episode when the two groups stop being separate and mesh together over a massive bag of weed, at Mini's suggestion.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. When Rich accuses her of being one of these in order to please the people around her, she freely admits he's right, but then tells him that she only does it because it's more comfortable for her, and doesn't mean she's incapable of standing up for herself.
%%* FairytaleMotifs
%%* ForHappiness
* Foreshadowing: In her Season 5 episode.
--> [[spoiler: '''Rich:''' Where are you going?]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Grace:''' To a fucking castle in the clouds.]]
%%* KillTheCutie
%%* LongingForFictionland
%%* NiceGirl
%%* OddCouple: With Richard.
%%* {{Ojou}}
* OppositesAttract: Grace mentions the trope by name, as it appears to be the case between her and Rich.
%%* PlayingCyrano: To [[spoiler: Rich]] in the second episode of series 5.
* PowerTrio: With Mini and Liv, she's the superego.
* PreppyName: Also counts as a NamesToTrustImmediately
* PrincessClassic: She's not actually a princess, but this trope gets referenced and [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] with regard to her character.
%%* StepfordSmiler
* TeamMom: She has gone out of her way to maintain the friendships and relationships formed within the group.
%%* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth
%%* TooHappyToLive
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[[folder:Nick Levan]]
!!Nicholas "Nick" Levan
-->'''Played by:''' Kaya Scodelario
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Nick" (series 5), "Nick" (series 6)
%%* {{Adorkable}}: Post-CharacterDevelopment.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: For most of series 5, this is how he sees himself within the group.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: How he sees his brother.
%%* AManIsAlwaysEager
* AnalogyBackfire
--> Nick: "Isn’t this wicked. The Bloods and Cripples together at last. You get me?"
-->Grace: "What’s he talking about?"
-->Rich: "Nick’s suggesting that were a bunch of cripples and that he and Mini, are similar to a black violent LA street gang... obviously"
* BiTheWay: Nick has no problem giving Alex a passionate kiss as way of an apology for "being a cunt".
%%* BookDumb
* BrokenAce: At least that's how David Blood and presumably his father see him after his series 5 episode.
%%* CallingTheOldManOut
%%* MrFanservice
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: How David Blood sees him in the series 5 finale.
* InUniverseCatharsis: Smashing his father's kitchen with a golf club. Also something of an IronicEcho considering [[spoiler: it's implied to be the exact same thing Matty did to get kicked out of the house.]]
* IWantToBeARealMan: [[WellDoneSonGuy Due to the influence of his father.]]
* FriendshipMoment: First with Franky, when they talk to each other on the swingset, then with Alo when he helps Nick out of a bear trap, and finally with the entire group at Rich and Grace's [[spoiler: weddding]].
* JerkJock: Before the onset of CharacterDevelopment, which showed the reason for him being a jerk and a jock was all to impress his utter dickhead of a dad.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* TheMasochismTango: With Mini, they first appear to be BirdsOfAFeather but when it becomes painfully obvious that they don't work as a couple, they still stay together, at least until his series 5 episode.
%%* MissingMom
%%* YourCheatingHeart
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Matty [[spoiler:Levan]]]]
!!Matthew "Matty" [[spoiler:Levan]]
-->'''Played by:''' Sebastian De Souza
-->'''Centric episodes:''' None
* AbusiveParents: Emotionally, Matty's dad is definitely this.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Mainly due to WordOfGod indicating the character the character was originally supposed to be bisexual, that and his character profile lists ''Film/{{Shortbus}}'' and ''Film/MyOwnPrivateIdaho'' as his favourite movies.
* BlackSheep: Among his family, initially, but ironically enough, he gets along better with the group than Nick does.
* DullSurprise: His default expression.
%%* FiveFingerDiscount
* GeniusBookClub: He can be seen reading Stephen Hawking's ''A Brief History of Time'' in Grace's Season 5 episode.
** Plus his profile on the E4 website.
* HiddenDepths: According to something he says in Nick's season 5 episode, Matty's a bit of a musician.
** Once again, if you go to his character profile, you can actually listen to some tracks "made" by him.
* InSeriesNickname: Franky calling him a headfuck, with both good and bad connotations
--> Matty: Don't know what I am.
--> Franky: You're a glorious fucking headfuck thing. Own it.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Let's just say he didn't have to work hard to get people to start calling him Mindfuck
%%* MissingMom
* MysteriousPast: Until it's revealed [[spoiler: he's Nick's older, renegade brother]]
%%* OnlyOneName: Until Liv's episode.
%%* PermaStubble
* PlayingGertrude: Sebastian de Souza is younger [[spoiler: than Sean Teale by a year]], but on the show, [[spoiler: Matty is older than Nick.]]
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: After Grace's death and his resulting run from the police (due to Luke's cocaine being stashed in the flipped truck), Matty isn't seen onscreen again until Liv's episode, which is the eighth in the 10 episode series. He is mentioned multiple times though and has a phone conversation with Franky in her episode and is seen on Skype in Nick's.]]
%%* TheQuietOne
%%* RebelliousSpirit
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The sensitive one in contrast to his [[spoiler:JerkJock brother Nick]]. Ironically enough, Nick's series 5 episode shows that he's actually [[spoiler: better at rugby than his bulkier younger brother, aka the Roundview's rugby team's captain]].
* SiblingRivalry: [[spoiler:With Nick, though Matty wants nothing more than for them to be friends]].
** Then series 6 rolls in [[spoiler: and Nick and Franky start fucking.]]
** This actually becomes a fairly big part of his and Nick's character arcs at the end of series 6, with the two resolving their relationship with one another after [[spoiler: the mess they'd made of it over Franky]] being something both of them have to confront by the end.
* StalkerWithACrush: Toward Franky in the end of S6. The [[Literature/{{Twilight}}]] comparison from her was clearly not flattering.
* TheStoic: Typically, but he does have surprisingly frequent moments of NotSoStoic whenever he's with the group.
%%* TheTramp: Until Liv's Season 5 episode.
%%* TroubledButCute: Particularly in series 6.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: His actions play a part in Grace's death.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Alex Henley]]
!!Alex Henley
-->'''Played by:''' Sam Jackson
-->'''Centric episodes:''' "Alex" (series 6)
%%* AllGaysArePromiscuous
* TheGamblingAddict: With his life, rather than the more obvious options. He even admits during his episode that he has no idea how to play cards.
** To be more specific, his episode illustrates a "game" he plays, where he lists out six options on a note card and then rolls a dice, with the number the dice lands on deciding which of the six choices he must perform. It is implied this style of living is based off of his late grandfather's own. By the end of his episode though, he abandons the devil-may-care method due to his newfound friendship with Liv and the others.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: He tells Liv the reason he hid the fact that he was gay from her was because he didn't want to mess up the first friendship he'd ever had.
%%* MistakenForProstitute
%%* NiceGuy
* ParentalNeglect: His father makes it pretty clear that he doesn't give a shit what Alex wants. In fact his rigid way of living may have [[FreudianExcuse inspired Alex's "game" that emphasizes the chaos of life.]]
%%* PlatonicLifePartners: With Liv.
* SatelliteCharacter: In-universe, he originally only associated with Liv, though he gradually became a full-blown member of the group, to Mini's chagrin.
* SixthRanger: His involvement with the group allowed them to start to come to terms with Grace's death.
%%* StraightGay
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!! Families
!! Cumber-Woodburn
[[folder:Geoff Cumber & Jeff Woodburn]]
!!Geoff Cumber and Jeff Woodburn
-->Played by: John Sessions and Gareth Farr
Franky's foster dads.
* GoodParents: At least initially, they appear to be a rare case of caring parents on the show.
%%* HappilyMarried
* HomeGuard: Both former members of the Territorial Army.
* OneSteveLimit: Subverted in that they both have the same name, albeit spelt differently.
[[/folder]]
!! Hardbeck Family
[[folder:Kevin Hardbeck]]
!!Kevin Hardbeck
-->Played by: Daniel Ryan
* FirstNameBasis: Rich always refers to his dad by his first name (barring the end of the episode when Rich calls him "dad" as a PetTheDog moment).
%%* NiceGuy
[[/folder]]
!! [=McGuinness=] Family
[[folder:Shelley [=McGuinness=]]]
!!Shelley [=McGuinness=]
-->Played by: Clare Grogan
%%* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents
%%* AllMenArePerverts: Her views on men boils down to this.
* {{Hypocrite}}: That heartwarming story about how she felt love for her unborn child and refused to give it up despite bad circumstances? Shelley doesn't seem to notice the parallel once [[spoiler:Mini gets pregnant and wants to keep the baby]].
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter:
** She seems to mistakenly think so about herself and Mini, at one point even stating, they're like mirror reflections of each others (her daughter in response [[BrutalHonesty harshly tells her not to flatter herself]]). In a cruel twist, they really ''do'' look like that in the final scene of Mini's Season Three episode when they [[spoiler:meet during a "walk of shame" after Mini sleeps with Nick]]. Shelley looks smug. Mini looks heartbroken.
** Played straight in Season Four when Mini [[spoiler:gets pregnant and refuses to give up her daughter despite the pressure, mirroring the story of Shelley's own unwanted pregnancy with Mini]].
* MyGirlIsASlut: Or 'My ''Daughter'' Is A Slut'. And it makes mommy so damn proud. [[spoiler:She isn't.]]
* ParentsAsPeople: Extremely so. The good thing about her is that she sincerely loves Mini and tries to warn her about [[spoiler:her father being untrustworthy]]. But otherwise, she is a terrible role model, creates a really uncomfortable home environment for her adolescent daughter and feeds her FamilyUnfriendlyAesops about relationships (which contributes to Mini [[spoiler:being ashamed of being a virgin, feeling pressured to have sex with Nick, fearing he'd leave her if she doesn't, finally giving in and feeling horrible about it afterwards]]), and being a huge {{Hypocrite}}.
* ReallyGetsAround: In sharp contrast to her daughter [[spoiler: who is a virgin.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gregory]]
!!Gregory
-->Played by: Alastair Mackenzie
%%* DirtyCoward
%%* DisappearedDad
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eric]]
!!Eric
-->Played By: Justin Edwards
* ActorAllusion: Clare Grogan's ex-partner is called Gregory.
* ParentalSubstitute: Eric is probably a better father figure to Mini than her biological one, [[spoiler: especially since he tracks down a heavily-pregnant Mini before she runs away with Franky]].
* YoureNotMyFather: Mini's initial attitude towards him.
[[/folder]]
!! Malone Family
[[folder:Maude Malone]]
!!Maude Malone
%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Liv, at times.
%%* BlackAndNerdy
%%* BookWorm
* GeniusBookClub: Is shown reading ''InfiniteJest''.
* MouthyKid: She's rather opinionated about her older sister's behavior and doesn't hesitate to give the latter a piece of her mind.
* WhatTheHellHero: Gives a good one to Liv in the latter's episode in the third season.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bella Malone]]
!!Bella Malone
%%* CoolBigSis: To Liv, at times.
%%* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal
[[/folder]]
!! Levan Family
[[folder:Leon Levan]]
!! Leon Levan
-->Played by Dorian Lough
%%* BreakTheMotivationalSpeaker
* CatchPhrase: 'Man Up' and bizarrely 'Peace Out'
%%* EducationPapa
%%* {{Jerkass}}
%%* NeverMyFault
%%* PornStache
%%* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes
* TheShrink: A life coach and motivational speaker but still counts as an unintentional type 1
%%* ToughLove
* WaxingLyrical: "Every breath you take" by The Police
[[/folder]]
!! Creevey Family
[[folder:Catherine Creevey]]
!! Catherine Creevey
-->Played by Ingrid Lacey
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Her relationship with Alo is pretty much defined by the fact that neither side wishes to compromise, making them both "takers."
%%* ApronMatron
* FamilyBusiness: Her main goal is to have Alo work full time on the Crevvey family farm, something that doesn't sit well with Alo.
* InSeriesNickname: Mumgabe
%%* JerkAss
%%* MyBelovedSmother
%%* ParentalObliviousness
%%* ToughLove
[[/folder]]
!! Blood Family
[[folder:David Blood]]
!!David Blood
-->Played by: Chris Addison
* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional:Why he insists on keeping his relationship with [[spoiler:his daughter Grace]] a secret so it doesn't compromise his position.
* TheBGrade: Invokes this trope by threatening to send [[spoiler:Grace]] to [[GildedCage Mayberry's College for Young Ladies]] against her will if she gets less than A on her drama exam, [[spoiler: [[HopeSpot She succeeds ]] despite his attempts at blackmailing Rich into throwing it only for him to try and [[JerkAss send her anyway]]]]
%%* CampStraight
%%* ControlFreak
%%* DeanBitterman
* DeathGlare: Gives quite a formidable one to [[spoiler:Rich]] while they are having dinner
* EducationPapa: Considering he's the principal of a school this is hardly suprising.]]
%%* FauxAffablyEvil
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: not so much in the Season 5 finale]]
** To the point of SickeninglySweethearts with the dancing and the pea song.
* KickTheDog: On a regular basis [[spoiler:But expelling all of Grace's friends from college stands out.]]
* KnightTemplarParent: [[spoiler:putting a tracking device on his daughter pushes him firmly into this category.]]
%%* LargeHam
* LukeIAmYourFather: Reveal to audience only.
%%* MeddlingParents
%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyfast
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Is based on UsefulNotes/DavidCameron, there's even a photo of him with David Cameron in one episode [[TakeThat which he vomits his sandwich onto.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: The actor is nearly 40 but he doesn't look older than thirty and the character has to be older than that because [[spoiler:he has a seventeen year old daughter]].
%%* OverprotectiveDad
%%* ParentalMarriageVeto
* SadistTeacher: As he put it Education is war against inefficiency, ignorance, idleness, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and chewing gum.]]
%%* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections
%%* SharpDressedMan
[[/folder]]
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