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Skins introduces a new cast of characters every two seasons. The US cast section could use some work.
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== First Generation ==
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* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Ambiguously Gay|Ambiguously Bi]]: It's never made clear whether his dalliance with
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Initially [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]], arguably a Type III or IV post-[[Character Development]].
* [[Anything That Moves]]: As Michelle says, "He sleeps with everyone, even boys!"
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* [[Break the Haughty]]
* [[Byronic Hero]]
* [[Character Development]]: In
* [[Depraved Bisexual]]
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: In-universe, even.
* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Subverted in that
* [[The Friend Nobody Likes]]
* [[Genius Book Club]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Almost resulted in [[Redemption Equals Death]] in the
* [[Heel Realization]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Sid.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: With one exception; see [[Small Name, Big Ego]] below.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Eventually
* [[Lack of Empathy]]: In
* [[Look Both Ways]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: With Michelle.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: Lampshaded in Sid's
* [[Really Gets Around]]
* [[Screw Yourself]]: Arguably, combined with [[Intimate Psychotherapy]],
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Mostly averted, as Tony truly is an [[Insufferable Genius]], but it is implied that his sexual prowess is not what he believes it to be. According to
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]
* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]
* [[The Vamp]]: Male example.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]:
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
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* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: "Nips," Tony's less-than-flattering nickname for her.
* [[Genius Ditz]]: Though she's easily dismissed by many of the characters - and even by herself - as a vapid pretty girl, Michelle is actually a pretty good student, especially when it comes to languages. In the generation finale, this is solidified by Michelle
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Jal.
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: With Tony.
* [[Ojou]]
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: For
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Finally subverted towards the end of
* [[The Three Faces of Eve]]: The seductress.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: In her
=== Sidney "Sid" Jenkins ===
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'''Sid''': It's common and quite normal for someone of sixteen--
'''Tony''': --No. It's ''embarrassing'', Sid.
'''Sid''': ...Shit.
* [[Nature Abhors a Virgin]]
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: But of course.
* [[Not a Morning Person]]
* [[The Pig Pen]]: A minor example.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: For
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: With Cassie, in
* [[Slobs Versus Snobs]]: With [[Smug Snake|Tony]].
* [[Theme Naming]]: Sid's father's side of the family are all variants of Alexander (Alex, Sandy, Lex, and Ally). Sid spots that his he and his father (Mark) are the [[Odd Name Out|Odd Names Out]], marking them for black sheep and outcast status.
* [[This Loser Is You]]
* [[The Unfavourite]]: Despite the fact that he hasn't got any siblings, Sid is constantly overshadowed by Tony. Mr. Jenkins' voice becomes completely different when he's talking to Tony, as opposed to yelling at Sid. And in his
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{{quote|Played by: Hannah Murray}}
* [[Anything That Moves]]
* {{spoiler|[[Beneath the Mask]]}}: In
* {{spoiler|[[Bi the Way]]}}
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[Ditzy Genius]]: Mainly in
* [[Driven to Suicide]]
** [[Interrupted Suicide]]: Thanks to Jal.
* [[Dull Surprise]]: Occasionally, such as when she catches
* {{spoiler|[[The First Cut Is the Deepest]]}}: While she's not in a relationship with him, the death of
* [[Forgets to Eat]]: As part of her anorexia, Cassie refuses to eat.
* [[Genius Book Club]]
* [[Genki Girl]]: Appears that way at first.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[He's Dead, Jim]]: Has this reaction
* [[I Just Want to Be Beautiful]]
* [[Love Hurts]]: With Sid.
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Of the "deconstructed" variety. She isn't just quirky, she has ''multiple'' legitimate psychological problems which are depicted with all the seriousness they require. Also, said problems are just as, if not more, integral to her storyline as her relationship with Sid.
* [[The Messiah]]: Appears that way at times during
* {{spoiler|[[Mistaken for Cheating]]}}
* [[Motor Mouth]]
* [[Obfuscating Insanity]]: Despite having real mental health issues, she does this at times, sometimes combined with [[Obfuscating Stupidity]].
* [[The Ophelia]]: Played with throughout the two series. It can whiplash between funny ("I'm thinking of leaving school, growing a beard, and joining the circus") to just plain disturbing (Effy's
* [[Parental Substitute]]: For her brother.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Chris.
* [[Quirky Curls]]
* {{spoiler|[[The Runaway]]}}:
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: With Sid in
* [[Stepford Smiler]]
* {{spoiler|[[Sticky Fingers]]}}
* [[Super OCD]]: A mild example.
* [[The Three Faces of Eve]]: The child.
* [[Through the Eyes of Madness]]: In her
* {{spoiler|[[Took a Level in Jerkass]]}}: In
* [[Verbal Tic]]/[[Catch Phrase]]: "Oh. Wow. Lovely."
* [[Woman in White]]
* [[Woman Scorned]]: Throughout
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* [[Life of the Party]]: Well, they all are, but Chris more than anyone.
* [[Male Frontal Nudity]]
* [[The Messiah]]: He loves everyone and everything
* [[New Job Episode]]: His
* [[Nice Guy]]
* {{spoiler|[[Obi-Wan Moment]]}}
* [[Opposites Attract]]: With Jal.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Cassie.
* [[Second Love]]:
* [[The Stoner]]: Perhaps also the [[Erudite Stoner]].
* [[Teacher-Student Romance]]: With Angie.
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* [[Elegant Classical Musician]]
* {{spoiler|[[The First Cut Is the Deepest]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]]}}: Averted
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Michelle.
* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Woman]]: Tends to play the voice of reason among the characters.
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* [[Team Mom]]
* {{spoiler|[[Teen Pregnancy]]}}
* [[The Three Faces of Eve]]: The mother.
* [[Token Minority]]
* [[Uptight Loves Wild]]: [[Gender Flipped]] with Chris.
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Maxxie.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Especially true in
* [[Straw Hypocrite]]: Anwar is perfectly fine breaking Islam's rules regarding drugs, drinking and premarital sex, but suddenly clings to his religion as an excuse for his homophobia. Maxxie calls him out on it in their episode.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Maxxie, particularly in the first series.
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* [[Big Brother Worship]]
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: Mostly to her parents.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: YMMV, but Tony and Effy give off... vibes... at times.
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[Emotionless Girl]]
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* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Pandora.
* [[Parental Favoritism]]: Her mother definitely prefers her over Tony.
* [[Silent Bob]]: In
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Gets hinted at in her
* [[The Stoic]]
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== Family ==
=== Anthea Stonem ===
{{quote|Played by: Morwenna Banks}}
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* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Both the receiver and giver.
* [[Jerkass]]:
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Peaceful in Death]]}}
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=== Graham Miles ===
* [[Dramatic Irony]]:
* [[I Have No Son]]: Not quite, but he doesn't acknowledge Chris as his son, going to the extreme of only having baby pictures of Peter.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
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* [[Jive Turkey]]: The joke being that his posh accent means he doesn't sound nearly as "ghetto" as he would like to.
* [[Token Minority Couple]]: His moment with Jal in the Series 1 finale.
* [[You Look Familiar]]: Daniel Kaluuya turned up playing a DJ in a
=== Abigail Stock ===
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== Second Generation ==
== The Kids ==
=== Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem ===
{{quote|Played by: Kaya Scodelario}}
* [[Beneath the Mask]]: It finally comes off in
* [[Blue Eyes]]: Like her brother, the second type.
* [[Broken Bird]]: Gave off this impression from her earliest appearances, until [[Sanity Slippage]] ensued.
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Pandora.
* [[Ice Queen]]
* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: Effy can't seem to handle being in a relationship with someone she genuinely loves
* [[The Ophelia]]
* [[Room Full of Crazy]]: In Freddie's
* [[Sanity Slippage]]: In
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Types A and C. Effy's complete personality shifts with each season turned out to just be different masks. Invoked by Anthea in
* [[Unkempt Beauty]]
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* [[Magical Negro]]: Sometimes comes across as this; Katie even lampshades it.
* [[Naive Newcomer]]: Played straight until they get to Pandora's aunt's house. Then it's quickly subverted.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With
* [[Token Minority]]
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: His
* [[You Fail Geography Forever]]: Is Thomas from the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo? Pandora's description of it being between Gabon and Cameroon suggests the former (the D.R.C. doesn't border either of those countries), dialogue suggests the latter. Do the writers not realize they are different countries?
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: He cheats on Pandora in
=== Jonah "JJ" Jeremiah Jones ===
{{quote|Played by: Ollie Barbieri}}
* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]: Cook even calls him a "nutty professor
* [[Adorkable]]: His interest in magic tricks and model planes, his trivia skills, and the repeated ''[[Star Trek]]'' references in his
* [[Alliteration]]
* [[Asperger's Syndrome]]: Provides the page quote, even. He also stands out as one of the few portrayals in the media that is both realistic ''and'' sympathetic.
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* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]: In-universe, at least.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Essentially what happens after his
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: Has a lot of these moments, from telling Effy that Cook was sleeping with someone else to {{spoiler|outing Emily to her sister}}.
* [[Good with Numbers]]
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]:
* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]]: Subverted
* [[Motor Mouth]]: When he gets "locked-on
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Emily and with Thomas. His friendship with Thomas in particular came out of ''nowhere
* [[Power Trio]]: Usually the Ego, occasionally the Super-ego.
* [[Serenade Your Lover]]: What he does {{spoiler|to get Lara back after she dumps him because he beat up her baby daddy}}, with his adorable rendition of "True" by Spandau Ballet.
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't mention his mum.
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[The Friend Nobody Likes]]: In
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Freddie.
* [[Hypocrisy Nod]]: Everybody pisses on you? What goes around comes around.
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]:
* [[Jerkass]]: And a particularly obnoxious one at that, though one scene would imply it's really a [[Jerkass Facade]].
* [[Large Ham]]: It's part of his character.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Naomi, by
* [[Power Trio]]: The Id.
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{{quote|Played by: Luke Pasqualino}}
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: He's not a fan of Karen's decision to exploit their mother's memory to help her win Search for a Sexxbomb, but he cheers for her at her final performance,
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Cook.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
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{{quote|Played by: Megan Prescott}}
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: At least, she aspires to be one. Particularly in
* [[Broke Episode]]: Her
* [[Different As Night and Day]]
* [[Everybody Smokes]]: Averted, notably she's the only teenage character to outright state that they don't smoke
* [[Foil]]: The show sets her up as Effy's foil, though they're eventually revealed to be [[Not So Different]]. She is more the foil to her sister. Having a twin that is, personality-wise, one's [[Different As Night and Day|total opposite]] means those differing factors are highlighted.
* [[It's a Costume Party, I Swear]]: The maid of honor at the wedding Katie and her mom are planning pulls a version of this on Katie: she switches the theme, doesn't tell Katie, and doesn't make her a corresponding costume.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Particularly during her and Emily's
* [[No Periods, Period]]:
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red oni to Emily's blue oni, especially in Series 3. Less so in
* [[Romantic False Lead]]:
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Twincest]]: The writers basically went to town with Katie/Emily subtext in their
=== Emily Fitch ===
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* [[Gayngst]]
* [[Lipstick Lesbian]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The blue oni to Katie's red oni, at least through most of Series 3. Less so after she starts to crawl out from Katie's shadow at the end of
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: Naomi.
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{{quote|Played by: Lily Loveless}}
* [[All Take and No Give]]:
* [[Armored Closet Gay]]: At first.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]
* [[First Kiss]]: {{spoiler|That middle school kiss with Emily. (All the boys she'd dated before then were too cowardly to go for it. And she didn't fancy any of them anyway.)}}.
* [[Gayngst]]
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]: In
* [[Informed Ability]]: Naomi is supposedly very political and hates injustice, but apart from her character video diary, unsuccessful run for student president, and her poster of Nelson Mandela on her bedroom wall, this is never really shown.
** The run for president was unsuccessful precisely ''because'' she hates injustice (she refused to let Harriet and Doug get away with trying to rig the election in her
*** Also, it's [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] earlier in the episode when she points out that Emily shouldn't know that about her, having said all of about three sentences to her, none of them political.
* [[Love At First Sight]]: "I think I was twelve."
* [[Messy Hair]]: Becomes her default hairstyle during
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Cook, by
** And oddly enough, Effy as well, though the moments are fleeting. Evidenced in JJ's
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: Emily.
* [[Stepford Snarker]]: "I learned how to become a sarcastic bitch just to make it feel normal."
* [[Tsundere]]: See above.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]:
== Family ==
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{{quote|Played by: Harry Enfield}}
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Partway through
=== Angela Moon ===
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* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Is easily dispatched by the MDMA brownies and Pandora's friends are able to have the party they wanted.
* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parent]]: Played with. Angela is one, but Pandora doesn't see her this way - and is more worried about how her hard-partying friends are going to embarrass her in front of her ''mom
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Her sex tape with the cranky neighbor that Effy and Cook find when they fall into the house next door.
* [[My Beloved Smother]]: Angela doesn't want Pandora anywhere near boys. Oddly enough, Panda doesn't see her this way, even though she breaks all her rules.
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{{quote|Played by: Maureen Lipman}}
* [[Unsuspectingly Soused]]: Doesn't realize tea plants are marijuana
=== Celia Jones ===
{{quote|Played by: Juliet Cowan}}
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: When she accidentally calls Lara a "slut" in JJ's
=== Edward Jones ===
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{{quote|Played by: Tanya Franks}}
* [[Hands-Off Parenting]]: Hasn't seen her son since she kicked him out for selling her wedding rings for dope - until he's under house arrest in
* [[Mrs. Robinson]]: Has sex with
* [[Really Gets Around]]
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{{quote|Played by: Ronnie Ancona}}
* [[Break the Haughty]]: In Katie's
* [[Smug Snake]]
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* [[Bumbling Dad]]
* [[Overprotective Dad]]: "If they're not still virgins tomorrow, I'll hunt you down like dogs."
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Series 4.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: Cheated on Jenna once with her sister; he explains it to Emily to help her deal
=== James Fitch ===
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{{quote|Played by: Olivia Colman}}
* [[Hands-Off Parenting]]: Also could be lumped in with [[Missing Mom]]. Gina apparently left Naomi on her own for a year to do
* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]
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{{quote|Played by: Georgia Henshaw}}
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: A mild case, but she does basically exist just to be
* [[Teen Pregnancy]]
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* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[If I Can't Have You]]
* [[Mind Rape]]: Attempts this on Effy.
* [[The Shrink]]: A particularly extreme Type 1.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]
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{{quote|Played by: Ben Evans}}
* [[Berserk Button]]: Unknowingly presses Katie's in her
* [[Biggus Dickus]]: What Katie claims him to be.
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* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The show plays with this trope. The pressure Thomas is feeling from his parents and church to "stick with his culture" makes him see Andrea as the Betty to Pandora's Veronica (yes, we ''are'' talking about ''Panda'' here). By the end of the episode he realizes it's more reversed.
* [[Preacher's Kid]]: Mostly Type 1, though her dalliance with Thomas could slide her toward Type 3.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: While she's not ''entirely'' without musical talents, she ''does'' have an inflated sense of her abilities, as her speech about Lady Gaga, Beyonce, etc
=== Kieran Macfoeinaiugh ===
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* [[The Alleged Car]]:
{{quote|'''Kieran:''' Would you believe it only cost me £2.50? And three tokens from the top of Weetabix packets.
'''Naomi:''' Yeah, I really would believe that.
* [[Apathetic Teacher]]: "Hi, I'm Kieran and I hate being a fucking teacher."
* [[Hot for Student]]: For Naomi, after he misreads the signals.
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{{quote|Played by: Victoria Wicks}}
* [[Put on a Bus]]: After
=== David Blood ===
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* [[Sadist Teacher]]: Seems to take pleasure in expelling people.
* [[Tyrant Takes the Helm]]: Sweeps in at the beginning of
=== T. Love ===
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{{quote|Played by: Dakota Blue Richards}}
* [[Aborted Arc]]: The reasons behind her [[Freak-Out]] in the
* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]
* [[Ambiguously Gay|Ambiguously Lesbian]]: She is referred to as a lesbian by some character early in the season, but
* [[Badass Longcoat]]
* [[Beautiful All Along]]: In her first episode after her makeover.
* [[Bifauxnen]]: She has a very butch/androgynous way of dressing.
* {{spoiler|[[Bi the Way]]: While she doesn't identify as bisexual she is attracted to people regardless of gender, specifically stating that she's "into people
* [[Broken Bird]]: Implied specifically by
* [[Cool Loser]]
* {{spoiler|[[Damsel in Distress]]: Combined with [[Literal Cliff Hanger]] in the
* [[The Dandy]]: Has the appearance of one but lacks the obvious vanity and she apparently makes some of her own clothes.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
* [[Eating Lunch Alone]]
* {{spoiler|[[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: In the novel, she cuts her hair short like in the series}}.
* [[Freaky Is Cool]]
* [[Friendship Moment]]: "You got a lighter?"
* {{spoiler|[[Girliness Upgrade]]}}: In
* [[Has Two Mommies|Has Two Daddies]]
* [[Hates Being Touched]]
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* [[The Heart]]
* [[Hidden Depths]]: She's a skilled animator, DJ, photographer and [[Chekhov's Skill|tailor]].
** And as of
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: Lampshaded almost word-for-word after
* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: She seems to be called "Headfuck" by the other characters quite a lot...
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* [[The Rival]]: How Mini sees her, until they become friends.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]
* [[Suppressed Mammaries]]: Many were surprised to see that Dakota Blue Richards has actually got not inconsiderable breasts, when she's not dressed as Franky.
* [[Tomboy]]
* [[Tomboyish Name|Tomboyish Nickname]]
* {{spoiler|[[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: Sometime between
* {{spoiler|[[Trauma Conga Line]]: Happens in the novel, when we see the extent of the bullying at her previous school}}.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With {{spoiler|Mini and Nick}}.
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* [[Canine Companion]]: [[Stock Animal Name|Rags]] the dog, it's pretty much his breaking point when his [[My Beloved Smother|mother]] threatens to take his dog away.
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: Or Ultra-Wanking.
* [[Friendship Moment]]: He has this with Mini in his
* {{spoiler|[[Friends with Benefits]]: With Mini, starting in the first episode of
** {{spoiler|[[Secret Relationship]]: Again, with Mini
* [[Growing Up Sucks]]: The theme of his
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With [[Vitriolic Best Buds|Rich]]. {{spoiler|As of the
* [[The Internet Is for Porn]]
* [[Life of the Party]]
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* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Mini.
* [[Redheaded Hero]]
* [[Scarily Competent Tracker]]: Well
* [[The Slacker]]
* [[Slobs Versus Snobs]]: As a slob, he has this dynamic with Rich and Mini.
* [[Snap Back]]: He was pulled out of college in his
* [[The Stoner]]
* [[The West Country]]: Has a strong West Country accent and lives on a farm.
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Drunken Song]]
* {{spoiler|[[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: In the
* {{spoiler|[[The First Cut Is the Deepest]]}}: In his
* [[Fool for Love]]
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]
* [[In Vino Veritas]]
* [[Jerkass]]/[[Jerkass Facade]]: [[Fan Dumb|His musical snobbery towards anything that isn't metal is ''extremely'' grating]].
** Particularly in his
*** He does get a little better though after a few [[Break the Haughty]] moments.
** He's gotten more [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|likeable]] since then due to his relationship with {{spoiler|Grace}}.
* [[Odd Couple]]: With Grace.
* [[Opposites Attract]]: Grace even name-drops the trope.
* [[Prince Charming]]: He becomes one in Grace's
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]
* [[Relationship Upgrade]]: With
* [[Sensory Abuse]]: Temporarily loses his hearing after listening to the "heaviest" record ever made.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: [[The Dandy|Complete with body
* [[The Snark Knight]]
* [[Team Chef]]
* {{spoiler|[[Wacky Marriage Proposal]]: To Grace while quoting ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' referencing [[Fourth Date Marriage]]
=== Mini McGuinness ===
{{quote|Played by: Freya Mavor}}
* [[Aborted Arc]]: {{spoiler|Mini's sexuality is arguably a case of this
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: First there is her one-sided love for Nick, {{spoiler|and then her unrequited "girl crush" on Franky
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Possibly a deconstruction of the trope.
* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: She goes into a [[Narm|Narmy]] [[Large Ham]] mode during the rehearsal of the production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.
* {{spoiler|[[Bait and Switch Lesbians]]}}/{{spoiler|[[No Bisexuals]]}}: The [[Word of God]] insistence going into
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]: The first type.
* [[Break the Haughty]]
* [[City Mouse]]
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: She takes this to [[Determinator]] levels at times, first to Nick
* {{spoiler|[[Compensated Dating]]: In the novel, a guy she's with turns out to be a registered sex offender
* [[Control Freak]]
* [[Dark Secret]]:
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]
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* [[Fan Disservice]]: Any of her sex scenes with Nick, due to how downright-painful it looks for her.
* [[Forgets to Eat]]: She possibly has an eating disorder.
* {{spoiler|[[Friends with Benefits]]: With Alo, starting in the first episode of
** {{spoiler|[[Secret Relationship]]: She doesn't want anyone to find out about her and Alo
* [[Girl Posse]]: Well, to start with anyway.
* {{spoiler|[[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Have I Mentioned I Am Sexually Active Today?]]}}
* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...]]: Says this to
* [[I Just Want to Be Beautiful]]
* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]
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* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: Eventually.
* [[Make Way for the Princess]]
* [[The Matchmaker]]: Tries to do this with
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Mainly towards Franky.
* [[Passive-Aggressive Kombat]]: Her
* [[Odd Couple]]: With Franky
* [[Pet the Dog]]: [[Odd Friendship|Her interactions with Alo in his episode.]]
* [[Power Trio]]: The ego.
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Not exactly rich, but she does throw pretty extravagant parties for someone her age.
** Actually, she and her mother live in a low-income neighborhood, so she is far from being actually rich. Nick tells Liv in Mini's
* [[Sleep Mask]]
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]
* [[Stepford Smiler]]
* [[Suddenly Sexuality]]: How some fans see
* {{spoiler|[[Teen Pregnancy]]}}:
* {{spoiler|[[Tell Me About My Father]]: In the
* [[The Three Faces of Eve]]: The child.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: She is the girly girl to Franky's Tomboy.
* [[Tragic Hero|Tragic Heroine]]: At least in her
* [[Tsundere]]: [[Alternative Character Interpretation|Although some see her as more of a]] [[Yandere]].
* [[What the Hell Is That Accent?]]: To many, it seems to be a mix of an English accent, the actress's natural Scottish Accent and possibly something else (apparently the actress lived in France a lot, although it could be mistaken for Irish).
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* [[Power Trio]]: The id.
* [[Really Gets Around]]
* [[Ruptured Appendix]]: Liv spends her
* [[The Three Faces of Eve]]: The seductress.
* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: In Grace's
* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]: Noticeably after her
* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Mini.
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* [[Ballet|The Ballerina]]
* [[Beta Couple]]: With Rich.
* {{spoiler|[[Break the Cutie]]: The novel seems to be an exercise in seeing how often Grace can cry
** {{spoiler|It gets to a point where Mini considers her [[The Eeyore]]
* [[The Cutie]]
* [[Daddy's Girl]]
* [[Dark Secret]]:
* [[The Ditz]]: Appears that way in Franky's episode, with several [[Shutting Up Now]] moments.
* [[Double Agent]]: Something of this during the first few episodes, being a member of both Mini's gang (with Liv and Nick) and Franky's (with Alo and Rich).
* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Played with.
* [[Fairy Tale Motifs]]
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* [[Ojou]]
* [[Opposites Attract]]: Grace mentions the trope by name, as it appears to be the case between her and Rich.
* [[Playing Cyrano]]: To
* [[Power Trio]]: The superego.
* [[Preppy Name]]:
* [[Princess Classic]]: She's not actually a princess, but this trope gets referenced and [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstructed]] with regard to her character.
* [[Spoiled Sweet]]
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* [[Adorkable]]: Post-[[Character Development]].
* [[Always Someone Better]]: How he sees his brother.
* {{spoiler|[[Ambiguously Gay|Ambiguously Bisexual]]}}: How a lot of fans are interpreting the
* [[Analogy Backfire]]:
{{quote|Nick: "Isn’t this wicked. The Bloods and Cripples together at last. You get me?"
Grace: "What’s he talking about?"
Rich: "Nick’s suggesting that were a bunch of cripples and that he and Mini, are similar to a black violent LA street gang... obviously."
* [[Book Dumb]]
* [[Broken Ace]]
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* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]]/[[A Man Is Always Eager]]
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: With Mini, they first appear to be [[Birds of a Feather]] but it becomes painfully obvious that they don't work as a couple.
** {{spoiler|As of his
* [[Missing Mom]]
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]
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{{quote|Played by: Sebastian De Souza}}
* [[Ambiguously Gay|Ambiguously Bisexual]]: Mainly due to [[Word of God]] indicating the character the character was originally supposed to be bisexual, that and the character profile that lists ''[[Shortbus]]'' and ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'' as his
* [[Black Sheep]]
* [[Birds of a Feather]]:
* [[Dull Surprise]]
* [[Five-Finger Discount]]
* [[Genius Book Club]]: He can be seen reading Stephen Hawking's ''A Brief History of Time'' in Grace's
** Plus his profile on the E4 website.
* [[Master of the Mixed Message]]
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* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]
* [[The Tramp]]: Until Nick's
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
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* [[Mistaken for Subculture|Mistaken For Prostitute]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Literally, in the
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Was announced as a new "main cast" character who would be introduced in
== Family ==
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* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents|Amazingly Embarrassing Parent]]
* [[Hot Mom]]: What she considers herself to be.
* [[Really Gets Around]]: In sharp contrast to her daughter
=== Maude Malone ===
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* [[Break the Motivational Speaker]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: 'Man Up' and bizarrely 'Peace Out'.
* [[The Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes]]
* [[Education Mama|Education Papa]]
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* [[Never My Fault]]
* [[Porn Stache]]
* [[The Shrink]]: A life coach and motivational speaker but still counts as an unintentional type 1.
* [[Tough Love]]
* [[Waxing Lyrical]]: "Every
=== Catherine Creevey ===
{{quote|Played by Ingrid Lacey}}
* [[All Take and No Give]]: Her relationship with Alo is pretty much defined by the fact that neither side wishes to compromise, making them both "takers
* [[Apron Matron]]
* [[Family Business]]: Her main goal is to have Alo work full time on the Crevvey family farm, something that doesn't sit well with Alo.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Mumgabe.
* [[My Beloved Smother]]
* [[Parental Obliviousness]]
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* [[Being Personal Isn't Professional]]:Why he insists on keeping his relationship with {{spoiler|his daughter Grace}} a secret so it doesn't compromise his position.
* [[The "B" Grade]]: Invokes this trope by threatening to send {{spoiler|Grace}} to [[Gilded Cage|Mayberry's College for Young Ladies]] against her will if she gets less than A on her drama exam,
* [[Camp Straight]]
* [[Control Freak]]
* [[Dean Bitterman]]
* [[Death Glare]]: Gives quite a formidable one to {{spoiler|Rich}} while they are having dinner.
* {{spoiler|[[Education Mama|Education Papa]]: Considering he's the principal of a school this is hardly
* [[Evilly Affable]]
* [[Happily Married]]:
** To the point of [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]] with the dancing and the pea song.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: On a regular basis. {{spoiler|But expelling all of Grace's friends from college stands out
* {{spoiler|[[Knight Templar Parent]]:
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Reveal to audience only.
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* {{spoiler|[[Overprotective Dad]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Parental Marriage Veto]]}}
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: As he put it,
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]]
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]
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{{quote|Played By: Justin Edwards}}
* [[Parental Substitute|Paternal Substitute]]: Eric is probably a better father figure to Mini than her biological one,
* [[You're Not My Father]]: Mini's initial attitude towards him.
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=== Tony Schneider ===
{{quote|Played by: James Newman
''British Counterpart: Tony Stonem''
* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]: Has a thing for Tea.
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=== Michelle Reinhart ===
{{quote|Played by: Rachel Thevenard
''British Counterpart: Michelle Richardson''
* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: How she sees her mother.
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=== Stanley Lucerne ===
{{quote|Played by: Daniel Flaherty
''British Counterpart: Sid Jenkins''
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type I]].
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=== Chris Collins ===
{{quote|Played by: Jesse Carere
''British Counterpart: Chris Miles''
* [[Expy]]: While the other ''Skins'' US characters have been developed beyond their British inspirations somewhat, he remains essentially a direct copy of the original Chris, if a bit meaner.
* [[Hot for Student|Hot For Teacher]]
* [[Life of the Party]]: Relative to the other characters, that is. Though [http://www.rophydoes.com/skins-recaps/us/107-michelle/ at least one person] thinks it's an [[Informed Attribute]].
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=== Cadie Campbell ===
{{quote|Played by: Britne Oldford
''British Counterpart: Cassie Ainsworth''
* [[But Not Too Black]]
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=== Tea Marvelli ===
{{quote|Played by: Sofia Black D'elia
''British Counterpart: Maxxie Oliver''
* [[All Gays Are Promiscuous]]: Tea isn't interested in a relationship; she just wants sex.
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* [[Gayngst]]
* [[Gender Flip]]
* [[In the Blood]]: Turns out
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: Her name is pronounced TAY-uh, not like the drink.
* [[Lipstick Lesbian]]
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=== Daisy Valero ===
{{quote|Played by: Camille Crescencia-Mills
''British Counterpart: Jal Fazer''
* [[Buxom Is Better]]
* [[Elegant Classical Musician]]: Like Jal, although Daisy plays the trumpet.
* {{spoiler|[[Friends with Benefits]]: With Abbud, though the moment slightly hints [[Just Friends|at something more
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: By Tea's family.
* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Woman]]: Like her British counterpart, Daisy tends to play this role - though she is a bit wilder than Jal was.
* [[Race Lift]]: Jal was Black; Daisy is Latina (though she looks more Filipina than she does Latina, as Camille is half-Filipina).
* [[Team Mom]]: Even more so than Jal.
* {{spoiler|[[Their First Time]]: She and Abbud lose their virginity to each other in her Season 1 episode
=== Abbud Siddiky ===
{{quote|Played by: Ron Mustafaa
''British Counterpart: Anwar Kharral''
* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]: Has a thing for Tea.
* [[Friends with Benefits]]: How his relationship with Daisy
* [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot]]: Why he went to Tea's "Big Gay Night Out
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]: With Tea.
* [[Nature Abhors a Virgin]]: {{spoiler|Not anymore apparently, as of Daisy's Season 1 episode
=== Eura Schneider ===
{{quote|Played by: Eleanor Zichy
''British Counterpart: Effy Stonem''
* [[The Voiceless]]
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