Skins series synopses

6 June 2013

Skins Fire

Effy (Kaya Scodelario) has a dead end job as a receptionist for a leading London Hedge Fund. But as she stumbles across crucial financial information relating to a troubled deal and embarks on an affair with her wealthy boss, she finds out that she has bitten off more than she can chew.  Her flatmate Naomi (Lily Loveless) tries to stop Effy from ruining her life, but Effy cannot be reached; until tragedy strikes.

Starring Kaya Scodelario, Lily Loveless, Kayvan Novak, Craig Roberts, Lara Pulver and Kathryn Prescott.

Written by Jess Brittain

Directed by Charles Martin

 

Skins Pure

Cassie (Hannah Murray) is adrift, alone and invisible in London, trying to make sense of her life. Slowly she realises that someone is following her. Cassie turns towards the unknown. A strange and poignant friendship is carved out of mutual loneliness, but can it survive exposure to the real world?

Starring Hannah Murray, Charlene McKenna, Olly Alexander, Daniel Ben Zenou, Bobby Pearse, Red Madrell and Neil Morrissey

Written by Bryan Elsley

Directed by Paul Gay

 

Skins Rise

Cook (Jack O'Connell) has a job delivering drugs to Manchester Revellers. When he is asked to help his employer's girlfriend find a house and finds that he is irresistibly attracted to her, he sets off a train of events which will lead him into a world of savage revenge and a confrontation with his own violent past.

Starring Jack O’Connell, Liam Boyle, Esther Smith, Hannah Britland, Jamie Michie and Lucien Laviscount

Written by Jamie Brittain

Directed by Jack Clough