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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. #1 Worst Episode
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    Skins Season 5 Episode 5 - Nick
    5.6/10(555 votes)

    #1 - Nick

    S5:E5

    Nick is the star of the school and seems to have everything - he's hot, he's the son of a proud father, and he's a rugby hero. But Matty's reappearance has unsettled him and old wounds are re-opened.

    Director:Jack Clough
    Writer:Geoff Bussetil

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  2. Skins Season 6 Episode 4 - Franky
    6.0/10(565 votes)

    #2 - Franky

    S6:E4

    Franky is in a bad place - it's the week of her mock exams and she's unable to concentrate of her studies. Her friends are avoiding her, while Jeff and Geoff's attempts at parental support only succeed in making her feel smothered.

    Director:Ian Barnes
    Writer:Sean Buckley

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  3. Skins Season 3 Episode 2 - Cook
    6.1/10(1076 votes)

    #3 - Cook

    S3:E2

    It's Cook's 17th birthday, and half the college have been invited to his Uncle Keith's pub to witness a night Cook believes will go down in history.

    Director:Simon Massey
    Writer:Jamie Brittain

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  4. Skins Season 6 Episode 8 - Liv
    6.1/10(511 votes)

    #4 - Liv

    S6:E8

    Alone and forced to face up to the choices she's made, Liv discovers that she's not as strong as she thought she was.

    Director:Benjamin Caron
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  5. Skins Season 5 Episode 1 - Franky
    6.2/10(657 votes)

    #5 - Franky

    S5:E1

    Loner Franky accidentally challenges Mini's position as Queen Bee. Mini plays the long game and Franky finds herself befriended by the girls.

    Director:Amanda Boyle
    Writer:Sean Buckley

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  6. Skins Season 4 Episode 8 - Everyone
    6.6/10(889 votes)

    #6 - Everyone

    S4:E8

    With A-level results in for most of the gang, thoughts about the past and the future are on their minds.

    Director:Daniel O'Hara
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  7. Skins Season 2 Episode 6 - Tony
    6.8/10(1356 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Harry Enfield
    Writer:Jamie Brittain

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  8. Skins Season 3 Episode 1 - Everyone
    6.8/10(1120 votes)

    #8 - Everyone

    S3:E1

    It's the first day of the new term at Roundview College, and best friends Freddie, JJ and Cook's world collides with Effy's.

    Director:Charles Martin
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  9. Skins Season 5 Episode 6 - Alo
    6.8/10(557 votes)

    #9 - Alo

    S5:E6

    Sick of his constant partying and wild ways, Alo's parents take him out of college and get him to buckle down on the farm. Alo rebels and has a party that ruins the farm, hoping this will show his parents that they can't keep him trapped there.

    Director:Jack Clough
    Writer:Daniel Lovett

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  10. Skins Season 6 Episode 7 - Alo
    6.9/10(519 votes)

    #10 - Alo

    S6:E7

    Alo still has no idea that Mini is carrying his baby. Fed up of trying to get back to the fun times they used to have, he attempts to get over Mini by hooking up with a new girl, Poppy Champion.

    Director:Benjamin Caron
    Writer:Laura Hunter

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  11. Skins Season 7 Episode 3 - Pure (1)
    6.9/10(725 votes)

    #11 - Pure (1)

    S7:E3

    Cassie has returned from the USA, alone. As she negotiates a solitary new life in London, she finds friendship in unexpected places.

    Director:Paul Gay
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  12. Skins Season 2 Episode 2 - Sketch
    7.0/10(1341 votes)

    #12 - Sketch

    S2:E2

    Maxxie has a creepy feeling that someone is watching him. Someone close by. A hot boy maybe? No such luck! Sketch is Maxxie's stalker. She's prepared to do anything to get her man, and if she can't have him, she's going to make sure nobody can.

    Director:Aysha Rafaele
    Writer:Jack Thorne

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  13. Skins Season 2 Episode 4 - Michelle
    7.0/10(1234 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Simon Massey
    Writer:Sally Tatchell

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  14. Skins Season 5 Episode 4 - Liv
    7.0/10(569 votes)

    #14 - Liv

    S5:E4

    Mini befriends the gang to isolate Liv. Liv takes off with a boy called Matty, and they take a day out of reality with no consequences or commitments.

    Director:Amanda Boyle
    Writer:Ed Hime

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  15. Skins Season 7 Episode 6 - Rise (2)
    7.0/10(781 votes)

    #15 - Rise (2)

    S7:E6

    Cook gets more than he bargained for from the women in his life. They have varying expectations of him but Cook rises to their challenges - to explosive effect.

    Director:Jack Clough
    Writer:Jamie Brittain

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  16. Skins Season 1 Episode 3 - Jal
    7.1/10(1627 votes)

    #16 - Jal

    S1:E3

    How can Jal come within an ace of winning the Young Musician of the Year competition in the face of total indifference of all those around her?

    Director:Adam Smith
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  17. Skins Season 2 Episode 7 - Effy
    7.1/10(1275 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Simon Massey
    Writer:Lucy Kirkwood

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  18. Skins Season 6 Episode 10 - Finale
    7.1/10(553 votes)

    #18 - Finale

    S6:E10

    It's the end of an era. Everyone's futures hang in the balance as Franky struggles to confront her past.

    Director:Benjamin Caron
    Writer:Georgia Lester

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  19. Skins Season 1 Episode 1 - Tony
    7.2/10(2123 votes)

    #19 - Tony

    S1:E1

    Tony's a smart kid. So smart he believes that he can get his best mate Sid laid... and make a profit.

    Director:Paul Gay
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  20. Skins Season 2 Episode 8 - Jal
    7.2/10(1138 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Simon Massey
    Writer:Daniel Kaluuya

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  21. Skins Season 4 Episode 5 - Freddie
    7.2/10(896 votes)

    #21 - Freddie

    S4:E5

    Freddie is loved up. Completely. He and Effy are enjoying their time together and carrying on their hedonistic ways with no thought of tomorrow.

    Director:Esther Campbell
    Writer:Sean Buckley

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  22. Skins Season 1 Episode 7 - Michelle
    7.3/10(1441 votes)

    #22 - Michelle

    S1:E7

    Time's up for Tony. His girlfriend Michelle just isn't going to take it anymore. Nor is she going to take her mum's latest husband Malcolm; toy boy, business failure and serial idiot to boot.

    Director:Paul Gay
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  23. Skins Season 2 Episode 9 - Cassie
    7.3/10(1401 votes)

    #23 - 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?

    Director:Charles Martin
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  24. Skins Season 3 Episode 4 - Pandora
    7.3/10(1016 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Simon Massey
    Writers:Bryan Elsley, Daniel Kaluuya

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  25. Skins Season 5 Episode 3 - Mini
    7.3/10(602 votes)

    #25 - Mini

    S5:E3

    Mini is under threat. When Grace brings Franky into the charity fashion show, Mini sacks them both, and re-imagines the show in her own image to cement her power.

    Director:Philippa Langdale
    Writer:Georgia Lester

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Nick" is the worst rated episode of "Skins". It scored 5.6/10 based on 555 votes. Directed by Jack Clough and written by Geoff Bussetil, it aired on 2/24/2011. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Franky".