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SKINS VOLUME ONE

Warner Home Video / Released 13 January 2009

Featuring Nicholas Hoult, Mike Bailey, Hannah Murray

Few shows have made such an impact first time as Skins has, seldom has the the life of the teenager been laid bare in this way. Created and written by a team of writers whose average age is just 22. Skins is a hyper real glimpse into the lives of a group of young teenage friends, male and female, with most of the series revolving around ring leader Tony (played in very charismatic fashion by Nicholas Hoult who is surely destined for bigger things).

The plots basically just revolve around incidents in the lives of the kids living in Bristol in the UK, the sex, the drinking, the drugs, the shades of light and dark and the way that everything seems to be the most important thing ever when you are a teen. The key characters might all seem to have a stereotypical outlook (there's the gay guy, the Muslim boy who is not sure of his religious beliefs and takes drugs, the virgin lad, the well to do girl with family trouble, and the boy having an affair with his admittedly sexy teacher) but the scripts and playing make it so much more. Each episode tends to focus on one particular character but everybody flits in and out as the storyline progresses. Another good idea is the inclusion of some well known English comedy faces, Harry Enfield, Neal Morrissey in straightish adult roles as parents.

Definitely an emotionally charged series and the ending will leave you gasping. It's incredibly good and if you've got teenagers of your own then you will no doubt identify/be scared silly by the antics of the cast. What's more it all comes across as very real, the young actors involved here are definitely names to watch for in the future, the soundtrack is great as well!

Extras are good featuring as they do the collection of video diaries made by the cast in character for the companion website as well as music video The Gossip.

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