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The Worst Episodes of Skins

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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 4 - Liv
    6.8/10(594 votes)

    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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  2. Skins Season 5 Episode 5 - Nick
    6.8/10(579 votes)

    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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  3. Skins Season 6 Episode 4 - Franky
    6.8/10(586 votes)

    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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  4. Skins Season 6 Episode 6 - Nick
    6.9/10(508 votes)

    S6:E6

    Nick is desperately in love with Franky, but it's a one-way street. He has no choice but to accept Franky as his friend and nothing more, but his love for her grows with each passing day.

    Director:Jack Clough
    Writer:Geoff Bussetil

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  5. Skins Season 5 Episode 1 - Franky
    7.0/10(680 votes)

    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 3 Episode 2 - Cook
    7.1/10(1118 votes)

    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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  7. Skins Season 4 Episode 1 - Thomas
    7.1/10(862 votes)

    S4:E1

    Thomas experiences a life-changing event, causing him to question everything - his faith, his family and even his choice of friends.

    Director:Neil Biswas
    Writer:Jamie Brittain

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  8. Skins Season 5 Episode 6 - Alo
    7.1/10(577 votes)

    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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  9. Skins Season 7 Episode 4 - Pure (2)
    7.1/10(670 votes)

    S7:E4

    Cassie's strange new relationship is put to the test when she lets someone else take her picture.

    Director:Paul Gay
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  10. Skins Season 6 Episode 8 - Liv
    7.2/10(530 votes)

    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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  11. Skins Season 7 Episode 3 - Pure (1)
    7.2/10(746 votes)

    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 5 Episode 2 - Rich
    7.3/10(643 votes)

    S5:E2

    Rich uses his taste in extreme music to keep the world, especially girls, at bay. When Alo finds Rich's perfect woman, Rich is forced to into pairing up with Grace to learn how to chat up girls.

    Director:Philippa Langdale
    Writer:Jamie Brittain

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  13. Skins Season 6 Episode 3 - Alex
    7.3/10(568 votes)

    S6:E3

    It's Alex Henley's first day at Roundview College, but he doesn't seem to be worried about fitting in or making new friends.

    Director:Sam Donovan
    Writer:Jack Lothian

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  14. Skins Season 1 Episode 3 - Jal
    7.4/10(1698 votes)

    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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  15. Skins Season 5 Episode 3 - Mini
    7.4/10(626 votes)

    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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  16. Skins Season 5 Episode 7 - Grace
    7.4/10(571 votes)

    S5:E7

    Grace has always believed in fairytales and happy endings, but she is forced to face reality when Rich meets her father.

    Director:Dominic Leclerc
    Writer:Jamie Brittain

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  17. Skins Season 6 Episode 9 - Mini and Franky
    7.4/10(504 votes)

    S6:E9

    Mini and Franky have been hiding from the world in Mini's house for several weeks. Mini's bump is now too pronounced to hide, while Franky is avoiding Nick and doing her best to delay the inevitable moment when he realises his brother is back.

    Director:Ian Barnes
    Writer:Jess Brittain

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  18. Skins Season 3 Episode 1 - Everyone
    7.6/10(1158 votes)

    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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  19. Skins Season 3 Episode 10 - Finale
    7.6/10(917 votes)

    S3:E10

    Outlaws Cook and Effy are running wild, clinging to each other and blocking out the rest of the world by getting totally off their faces.

    Director:Simon Massey
    Writer:Ben Schiffer

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  20. Skins Season 6 Episode 1 - Everyone
    7.6/10(618 votes)

    S6:E1

    The gang are on a summer holiday in Morocco! The villa may be half finished, in the middle of nowhere and without running water, but they've found a load of weed under the floorboards so they don't care.

    Director:Jack Clough
    Writer:Bryan Elsley

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  21. Skins Season 6 Episode 5 - Mini
    7.6/10(528 votes)

    S6:E5

    Mini's mum has a pervy new live-in boyfriend who Mini hates with a passion. To makes matters worse, Alo has broken the rules of their no-strings-attached secret relationship and declared his love for her.

    Director:Ian Barnes
    Writer:Jess Brittain

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  22. Skins Season 6 Episode 7 - Alo
    7.6/10(538 votes)

    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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  23. Skins Season 2 Episode 2 - Sketch
    7.7/10(1406 votes)

    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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  24. Skins Season 7 Episode 1 - Fire (1)
    7.7/10(1120 votes)

    S7:E1

    Working as an assistant at a hedge fund in the city, Effy becomes increasingly addicted to status. The risks she takes to get ahead become more and more extreme.

    Director:Charles Martin
    Writers:Bryan Elsley, Jamie Brittain

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  25. Skins Season 7 Episode 2 - Fire (2)
    7.7/10(861 votes)

    S7:E2

    Effy's glamorous life begins to unravel as her company faces financial difficulties and her friend Naomi embarks on a grueling treatment plan.

    Director:Charles Martin
    Writers:Bryan Elsley, Jamie Brittain

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Liv" is the worst rated episode of "Skins". It scored 6.8/10 based on 594 votes. Directed by Amanda Boyle and written by Ed Hime, it aired on 2/17/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Nick".