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The Best Episodes of Skins

Every episode of Skins ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Skins!

The Best Episodes of Skins

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

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  1. Background image for Final Goodbyes
    9.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #1 - Final Goodbyes

    S2:E10

    It's the day of final report cards, and the friends decide not to look at their grades until they've said goodbye to Chris.

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  2. Background image for Everyone
    9.0/10(1.7k votes)

    #2 - Everyone

    S1:E9

    It's taken quite a lot of time and effort for everyone to fall out with each other. But they've worked at it and they certainly aren't in the mood for apologies. Anwar's crazy birthday party offers a chance for scores to be settled.

    Director:Adam Smith
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  3. Background image for Cassie
    8.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #3 - Cassie

    S2:E9

    What's the matter with Cassie? She's back together with Sid, Chris is on the mend, Michelle and Tony are back with each other and exams are finally over. But can Cassie be happy?

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  4. Background image for Sid
    8.8/10(1.4k votes)

    #4 - Sid

    S2:E3

    Sid hasn't coped at all well with the fact that his best friend Tony is a shadow of the man he was and that Cassie has moved away to Scotland, where as far as he can tell, she is having the time of her life.

    Director:Simon Massey
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  5. Background image for JJ
    8.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #5 - JJ

    S3:E7

    Poor JJ. Everything's gone pear-shaped since Effy came between his two best friends and split apart his friendship group - but Emily proves to be a true friend in his hour of need.

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  6. Background image for Effy
    8.6/10(1.5k votes)

    #6 - Effy

    S1:E8

    Has nobody noticed that Effy, Tony's little sister, never utters a word? Has nobody ever noticed that she sneaks out at night? Tony has. And Tony doesn't care about anybody or anything - except his little sister.

    Director:Adam Smith
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  8. Background image for Chris
    8.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #7 - Chris

    S2:E5

    It's been a long road full of tribulations, drugs, petty theft, non attendance and resounding failure for Chris at college. So when the CCTV cameras catch him shagging Buck Tooth in the science corridor, the director calls time.

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  9. Background image for Effy
    8.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #8 - Effy

    S2:E7

    Effy takes care of her depressed mom, tries to restore the relationship between Tony and Michelle, and mentors the new girl at school.

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  10. Background image for Cassie
    8.5/10(1.8k votes)

    #9 - Cassie

    S1:E2

    Cassie's family and friends are too wrapped up in their own worlds to notice that she's not eating - but there is someone who cares.

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  11. Background image for Effy
    8.4/10(923 votes)

    #10 - Effy

    S3:E8

    Effy's lost her mojo. Mindless sex with Cook no longer satisfies her and things in the Stonem household are becoming intolerable.

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  12. Background image for Cook
    8.4/10(848 votes)

    #11 - Cook

    S4:E3

    Cook is in prison after what happened at the party. He's told by his lawyer that he has no choice but to plead guilty... but Cook isn't willing to accept responsibility.

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  13. Background image for Sid
    8.3/10(1.5k votes)

    #12 - Sid

    S1:E5

    Sid's in trouble. Deep trouble. His coursework hasn't made the grade, he's grounded, and as sexually frustrated as ever. Will Sid buckle down and focus on his future or will he continue to be hypnotized by his best friend's girlfriend?

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  14. Background image for Pandora
    8.3/10(941 votes)

    #13 - Pandora

    S3:E4

    The first and only boy Pandora's ever fancied has been deported before she's got beyond first base. But her lovesickness has to take a backseat when the Jim/Anthea/Steve love triangle is blown open.

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  15. Background image for Katie and Emily
    8.3/10(847 votes)

    #14 - Katie and Emily

    S3:E9

    Katie is too humiliated from the incident in the woods to leave the house. Lucky she's got Emily to bail her out.

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  16. Background image for Katie
    8.3/10(786 votes)

    #15 - Katie

    S4:E4

    Katie Fitch has a problem. Katie's family's bankrupt, and they've got nowhere to live. And under the strain of it all, Jenna and Rob seem to be headed for splitsville and James Fitch is scared.

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  17. Background image for Maxxie and Anwar
    8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #16 - Maxxie and Anwar

    S1:E6

    What happens when two friends suddenly run up against the limits of their friendship? Maxxie and Anwar are about to find out.

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  18. Background image for Tony and Maxxie
    8.2/10(1.3k votes)

    #17 - Tony and Maxxie

    S2:E1

    Maxxie is looking after Tony, but he has his own problems. He desperately wants to leave college and follow his dream to become a dancer, but his dad is giving him hell about it.

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  19. Background image for Michelle
    8.2/10(1.1k votes)

    #18 - Michelle

    S2:E4

    Michelle's mum has gone and done it again - another new husband. Before Michelle knows what's happening, her manipulative new step sister Scarlett is invading her life, co-opting her friends and offering unwanted advice.

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  20. Background image for Jal
    8.2/10(1.1k votes)

    #19 - Jal

    S2:E8

    Jal has a secret so big, she can't tell anyone until she works out what to do about it. But as revision, music school auditions and needy best friends press down on her, the secret starts to leak out.

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  21. Background image for Chris
    8.1/10(1.5k votes)

    #20 - Chris

    S1:E4

    Happy-go-lucky party animal Chris wakes up one morning to find his mum's gone away for a few days and left him a grand. But what do you do after you've thrown a party to end all parties and blown all the money?

    Director:Adam Smith
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  22. Background image for Tony
    8.1/10(1.3k votes)

    #21 - Tony

    S2:E6

    Tony's world is a strange one. Isolated and alone, he is desperate to find the way back to himself. He tries to act normal, but bumping into Sid and Michelle at a club sends him spiralling again.

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  23. Background image for Naomi
    8.1/10(930 votes)

    #22 - Naomi

    S3:E6

    Naomi thinks she's got her world worked out - but her super smart exterior hides the insecurities beneath, and when the student president elections are announced, it stirs her into questioning what she really wants.

    Director:Simon Massey
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  24. Background image for Emily
    8.1/10(793 votes)

    #23 - Emily

    S4:E2

    Emily and Naomi are loved up and enjoying their extended summer of love together. The thorn in Emily's side is her family. Her mother is unable to accept Naomi as anything other than a bad influence, and is keen for Emily to go travelling alone.

    Writer:Ed Hime
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  25. Background image for Rich
    8.1/10(613 votes)

    #24 - Rich

    S6:E2

    Professor David Blood has banned Rich from visiting Grace in hospital and it's killing him. Alo tries to keep Rich out of trouble with band practice, but Rich is committed to his love.

    Director:Sam Donovan
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  26. Background image for Rise (1)
    8.1/10(767 votes)

    #25 - Rise (1)

    S7:E5

    Working as a drug dealer and gangster run-around, Cook finds himself in hot water after his boss asks a favour of him.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Final Goodbyes" is the best rated episode of "Skins". It scored 9.2/10 based on 1533 votes. Directed by Charles Martin and written by Jack Thorne, it aired on 4/14/2008. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Everyone".