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* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[Ambiguously Gay|Ambiguously Bi]]: It's never made clear whether his dalliance with {{spoiler|Maxxie}} is just an experiment or if he's actually bisexual. Michelle's comment below only came after the fact.
* [[Ambiguously Gay|Ambiguously Bi]]: It's never made clear whether his dalliance with {{spoiler|Maxxie}} is just an experiment or if he's actually bisexual. Michelle's comment below only came after the fact.
* [[Anti Hero]]: Initially [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type V]], arguably a Type III or IV post-[[Character Development]].
* [[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!"
* [[Anything That Moves]]: As Michelle says, "He sleeps with everyone, even boys!"
* [[Blue Eyes]]: Of the second type.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: Of the second type.
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{{quote| Played by: Mike Bailey}}
{{quote| Played by: Mike Bailey}}


* [[Anti Hero]]: Type I.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type I.
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Cordon Bleugh Chef]]
* [[Cordon Bleugh Chef]]
* [[Fun T Shirt]]: He has one with a talking dog on it, that tends to go off at inappropriate times.
* [[Fun T-Shirt]]: He has one with a talking dog on it, that tends to go off at inappropriate times.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Tony.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Tony.
* [[Love Hurts]]: With Cassie.
* [[Love Hurts]]: With Cassie.
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* [[Genius Book Club]]
* [[Genius Book Club]]
* [[Genki Girl]]: Appears that way at first.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Appears that way at first.
* [[He's Dead Jim]]: Has this reaction {{spoiler|when Chris dies}}.
* [[He's Dead, Jim]]: Has this reaction {{spoiler|when Chris dies}}.
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[I Just Want to Be Beautiful]]
* [[I Just Want to Be Beautiful]]
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{{quote| Played by: Joe Dempsie}}
{{quote| Played by: Joe Dempsie}}


* [[Anti Hero]]: Type I.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type I.
* {{spoiler|[[Blood From the Mouth]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Blood From the Mouth]]}}
* [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin]]
* [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin']]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Fuck it".
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Fuck it".
* {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]}}
* [[Fun T Shirt]]
* [[Fun T-Shirt]]
* {{spoiler|[[Go Out With a Smile]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Go Out With a Smile]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
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* [[New Job Episode]]: His season 2 episode.
* [[New Job Episode]]: His season 2 episode.
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* {{spoiler|[[Obi Wan Moment]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Obi-Wan Moment]]}}
* [[Opposites Attract]]: With Jal. {{spoiler|Admittedly, though, it was only after each of them brought out a little of each other - Chris getting Jal to show her wilder side, and Jal getting Chris to make responsible decisions.}}
* [[Opposites Attract]]: With Jal. {{spoiler|Admittedly, though, it was only after each of them brought out a little of each other - Chris getting Jal to show her wilder side, and Jal getting Chris to make responsible decisions.}}
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]
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* [[Second Love]]: {{spoiler|When he chooses Jal over Angie.}}
* [[Second Love]]: {{spoiler|When he chooses Jal over Angie.}}
* [[The Stoner]]: Perhaps also the [[Erudite Stoner]].
* [[The Stoner]]: Perhaps also the [[Erudite Stoner]].
* [[Teacher Student Romance]]: With Angie.
* [[Teacher-Student Romance]]: With Angie.
* {{spoiler|[[Too Good for This Sinful Earth]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Too Good for This Sinful Earth]]}}
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: His backstory.
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: His backstory.
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* [[Shirtless Scene]]: With nudity.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: With nudity.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Anwar, particularly in the first series.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Anwar, particularly in the first series.
* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]: Well, fairly light blonde.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Well, fairly light blonde.


=== Anwar Kharral ===
=== Anwar Kharral ===
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Maxxie.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Maxxie.
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: Dev Patel got his big break in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' not long after ending his tenure on ''Skins''.
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Dev Patel got his big break in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' not long after ending his tenure on ''Skins''.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Especially true in Season 2, where Anwar's storyline seemed to exist to provide a bit of a fun [[Mood Whiplash]] in the midst of the [[Darker and Edgier]] arcs surrounding the other characters.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Especially true in Season 2, where Anwar's storyline seemed to exist to provide a bit of a fun [[Mood Whiplash]] in the midst of the [[Darker and Edgier]] arcs surrounding the other characters.
* [[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.
* [[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.
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{{quote| Played by: Kaya Scodelario}}
{{quote| Played by: Kaya Scodelario}}
* [[Big Brother Worship]]
* [[Big Brother Worship]]
* [[Brother Sister Incest]]: YMMV, but Tony and Effy give off...vibes...at times.
* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: YMMV, but Tony and Effy give off...vibes...at times.
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: Mostly to her parents.
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]: Mostly to her parents.
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]
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{{quote| Played by: Sia Berkeley}}
{{quote| Played by: Sia Berkeley}}


* [[Daddys Girl]]
* [[Daddy's Girl]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
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* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]
* [[Hands Off Parenting]]
* [[Hands-Off Parenting]]
* [[Parental Obliviousness]]
* [[Parental Obliviousness]]
* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: It's never explained what happened to them, although we assume they are still in Elgin.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: It's never explained what happened to them, although we assume they are still in Elgin.


=== Graham Miles ===
=== Graham Miles ===
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{{quote| Played by: Mark Monero}}
{{quote| Played by: Mark Monero}}


* [[Daddys Girl]]
* [[Daddy's Girl]]


=== Jal's Mother ===
=== Jal's Mother ===
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{{quote| Played by: Daniel Kaluuya}}
{{quote| Played by: Daniel Kaluuya}}


* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: Daniel Kaluuya would later play Tealeaf in Psychoville
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Daniel Kaluuya would later play Tealeaf in Psychoville
* [[Jive Turkey]]: The joke being that his posh accent means he doesn't sound nearly as "ghetto" as he would like to.
* [[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.
* [[Token Minority Couple]]: His moment with Jal in the Series 1 finale.
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* [[Badass Mustache]]
* [[Badass Mustache]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: DON'T stare.
* [[Berserk Button]]: DON'T stare.
* [[Good Hair Evil Hair]]: His handlebar mustache puts him in the latter category.
* [[Good Hair, Evil Hair]]: His handlebar mustache puts him in the latter category.
* [[Unfortunate Names]]: Though he seems to enjoy it.
* [[Unfortunate Names]]: Though he seems to enjoy it.


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{{quote| Played by: Ollie Barbieri}}
{{quote| Played by: Ollie Barbieri}}


* [[Absent Minded Professor]]: Cook even calls him a "nutty professor."
* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]: Cook even calls him a "nutty professor."
* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]
* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]
* [[Adorkable]]: His interest in magic tricks and model planes, his trivia skills, and the repeated ''[[Star Trek]]'' references in his Season 4 ep.
* [[Adorkable]]: His interest in magic tricks and model planes, his trivia skills, and the repeated ''[[Star Trek]]'' references in his Season 4 ep.
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* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]
* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Essentially what happens after his Season 4 episode.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Essentially what happens after his Season 4 episode.
* [[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}}.
* [[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]]
* [[Good With Numbers]]
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]: {{spoiler|He and Emily have sex despite the fact that Emily is gay. He actually thought the two of them getting together was possible when Emily chose him as her Love Ball date - but that was only because of Emily's mother and sister's homophobia, and once Naomi showed up Emily happily went with her.}}
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]: {{spoiler|He and Emily have sex despite the fact that Emily is gay. He actually thought the two of them getting together was possible when Emily chose him as her Love Ball date - but that was only because of Emily's mother and sister's homophobia, and once Naomi showed up Emily happily went with her.}}
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{{quote| Played by: Jack O'Connell}}
{{quote| Played by: Jack O'Connell}}


* [[Anti Hero]]: Initially appeared as a Type V, but was eventually revealed to be more of a Type I.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Initially appeared as a Type V, but was eventually revealed to be more of a Type I.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't mention his mum.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't mention his mum.
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[The Friend Nobody Likes]]: In S3.
* [[The Friend Nobody Likes]]: In S3.
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Freddie.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Freddie.
* [[Hypocrisy Nod]]: Everybody pisses on you? What goes around comes around.
* [[Hypocrisy Nod]]: Everybody pisses on you? What goes around comes around.
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* [[Jerkass]]: And a particularly obnoxious one at that, though one scene would imply it's really a [[Jerkass Facade]].
* [[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.
* [[Large Ham]]: It's part of his character.
* [[Last Name Basis]]
* [[Last-Name Basis]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Naomi, by Season 4.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Naomi, by Season 4.
* [[Power Trio]]: The Id.
* [[Power Trio]]: The Id.
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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Particularly during her and Emily's season 3 episode.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Particularly during her and Emily's season 3 episode.
* [[No Periods Period]]: {{spoiler|Katie is diagnosed with premature menopause in her season 4 episode.}}
* [[No Periods Period]]: {{spoiler|Katie is diagnosed with premature menopause in her season 4 episode.}}
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The red oni to Emily's blue oni, especially in Series 3. Less so in Season 4, not because Katie stops being fierce, but because Emily stops being a shy doormat.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red oni to Emily's blue oni, especially in Series 3. Less so in Season 4, not because Katie stops being fierce, but because Emily stops being a shy doormat.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: {{spoiler|To both Freddie and Thomas.}}
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: {{spoiler|To both Freddie and Thomas.}}
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]
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* [[Lipstick Lesbian]]
* [[Lipstick Lesbian]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With J.J.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With J.J.
* [[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 Season 3, though she's still more low-key and sensitive than her sister.
* [[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 Season 3, though she's still more low-key and sensitive than her sister.
* [[Single Target Sexuality]]: Naomi.
* [[Single Target Sexuality]]: Naomi.
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
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* [[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.)}}
* [[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]]
* [[Gayngst]]
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today]]: In Season 3. Naomi is very quick to remind Emily how very straight she is between lip-locking sessions.
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]: In Season 3. Naomi is very quick to remind Emily how very straight she is between lip-locking sessions.
* [[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.
* [[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 favour).
** 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 favour).
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* [[Love At First Sight]]: "I think I was twelve."
* [[Love At First Sight]]: "I think I was twelve."
* [[Messy Hair]]: Becomes her default hairstyle during season 4.
* [[Messy Hair]]: Becomes her default hairstyle during season 4.
* [[Names the Same]]
* [[Name's the Same]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Cook, by Season 4. Let's not forget she got him in trouble in the generation opener when he tried to show her his dick tattoos.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Cook, by Season 4. Let's not forget she got him in trouble in the generation opener when he tried to show her his dick tattoos.
** And oddly enough, Effy as well, though the moments are fleeting. Evidenced in JJ's Season 3 episode, when they discuss Naomi's sexuality and Effy's love for Freddie, and Effy's Season 4 episode, when Naomi goes to visit Effy {{spoiler|in the psychiatric hospital following her suicide attempt}} to discuss Naomi's {{spoiler|failing}} relationship with Emily.
** And oddly enough, Effy as well, though the moments are fleeting. Evidenced in JJ's Season 3 episode, when they discuss Naomi's sexuality and Effy's love for Freddie, and Effy's Season 4 episode, when Naomi goes to visit Effy {{spoiler|in the psychiatric hospital following her suicide attempt}} to discuss Naomi's {{spoiler|failing}} relationship with Emily.
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{{quote| Played by: Juliet Cowan}}
{{quote| Played by: Juliet Cowan}}


* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud]]: When she accidentally calls Lara a "slut" in JJ's Season 4 episode.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: When she accidentally calls Lara a "slut" in JJ's Season 4 episode.


=== Edward Jones ===
=== Edward Jones ===
{{quote| Played by: Douglas Hodge}}
{{quote| Played by: Douglas Hodge}}


* [[Hands Off Parenting]]: He spends most of the time hiding behind a newspaper.
* [[Hands-Off Parenting]]: He spends most of the time hiding behind a newspaper.


=== Ruth Cook ===
=== Ruth Cook ===
{{quote| Played by: Tanya Franks}}
{{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 Season 4.
* [[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 Season 4.
* [[Mrs. Robinson]]: Has sex with {{spoiler|Freddie}}.
* [[Mrs. Robinson]]: Has sex with {{spoiler|Freddie}}.
* [[Really Gets Around]]
* [[Really Gets Around]]
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{{quote| Played by: Olivia Colman}}
{{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 ... well, something. (She'd stated that she wanted to "fuck on every beach in India" before she ended up pregnant; that's the most likely explanation.) Strange because for the most part of Season 3, she was a [[Good Parents|good parent]].
* [[Hands-Off Parenting]]: Also could be lumped in with [[Missing Mom]]. Gina apparently left Naomi on her own for a year to do ... well, something. (She'd stated that she wanted to "fuck on every beach in India" before she ended up pregnant; that's the most likely explanation.) Strange because for the most part of Season 3, she was a [[Good Parents|good parent]].
* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]
* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]


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* [[Expy]]: Plenty of people saw his character as a clone of Mad Twatter.
* [[Expy]]: Plenty of people saw his character as a clone of Mad Twatter.
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: He's [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Ragetti]].
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: He's [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Ragetti]].


=== Lara Lloyd ===
=== Lara Lloyd ===
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* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]
* [[The Heart]]
* [[The Heart]]
* [[Hey Its That Guy|Hey It's That Girl!]] : Dakota Blue Richards was Lyra in ''[[The Golden Compass]]''.
* [[Hey It's That Guy|Hey It's That Girl!]] : Dakota Blue Richards was Lyra in ''[[The Golden Compass]]''.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: She's a skilled animator, DJ, photographer and [[Chekhov's Skill|tailor]].
* [[Hidden Depths]]: She's a skilled animator, DJ, photographer and [[Chekhov's Skill|tailor]].
** And as of season 6, fluent in French.
** And as of season 6, fluent in French.
* [[In Series Nickname]]: She seems to be called "Headfuck" by the other characters quite a lot...
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: She seems to be called "Headfuck" by the other characters quite a lot...
* [[Internalized Categorism]]
* [[Internalized Categorism]]
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: Lampshaded almost word-for-word after {{spoiler|her [[Freak Out]] and subsequent near-death}} in 5x08.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: Lampshaded almost word-for-word after {{spoiler|her [[Freak Out]] and subsequent near-death}} in 5x08.
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* [[The Internet Is for Porn]]
* [[The Internet Is for Porn]]
* [[Life of the Party]]
* [[Life of the Party]]
* [[Mommas Boy|Momma's Boy]]
* [[Momma's Boy]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Mini.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Mini.
* [[Redheaded Hero]]
* [[Redheaded Hero]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Friends With Benefits]]: With Alo, starting in the first episode of season six.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Friends With Benefits]]: With Alo, starting in the first episode of season six.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Secret Relationship]]: She doesn't want anyone to find out about her and Alo.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Secret Relationship]]: She doesn't want anyone to find out about her and Alo.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Have I Mentioned I Am Sexually Active Today]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Have I Mentioned I Am Sexually Active Today?]]}}
* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her]]: Says this to {{spoiler|Matty}}, about {{spoiler|Franky}}.
* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her]]: Says this to {{spoiler|Matty}}, about {{spoiler|Franky}}.
* [[I Just Want to Be Beautiful]]
* [[I Just Want to Be Beautiful]]
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* [[The Matchmaker]]: Tries to do this with {{spoiler|Franky and Matty}}, presumably to get back at Liv.
* [[The Matchmaker]]: Tries to do this with {{spoiler|Franky and Matty}}, presumably to get back at Liv.
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Mainly towards Franky.
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Mainly towards Franky.
* [[Passive Aggressive Kombat]]: Her speciality.
* [[Passive-Aggressive Kombat]]: Her speciality.
* [[Odd Couple]]: With Franky
* [[Odd Couple]]: With Franky
* [[Suddenly Sexuality]]: How some fans see {{spoiler|her "girl crush" on Franky}}, arising as it does toward the end of the season, after all her drama with Nick. {{spoiler|And then reversed in S6, when after those feelings for Franky ''were'' developed at the end of S5, she's confirmed as straight going into S6.}}
* [[Suddenly Sexuality]]: How some fans see {{spoiler|her "girl crush" on Franky}}, arising as it does toward the end of the season, after all her drama with Nick. {{spoiler|And then reversed in S6, when after those feelings for Franky ''were'' developed at the end of S5, she's confirmed as straight going into S6.}}
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* [[Tsundere]]: [[Alternative Character Interpretation|Although some see her as more of a]] [[Yandere]].
* [[Tsundere]]: [[Alternative Character Interpretation|Although some see her as more of a]] [[Yandere]].
* [[Ted Baxter]]
* [[Ted Baxter]]
* [[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).
* [[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).
* [[When She Smiles]]: You gotta admit, whenever she smiles is an instantly adorable moment.
* [[When She Smiles]]: You gotta admit, whenever she smiles is an instantly adorable moment.


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** {{spoiler|It gets to a point where Mini considers her [[The Eeyore]].}}
** {{spoiler|It gets to a point where Mini considers her [[The Eeyore]].}}
* [[The Cutie]]
* [[The Cutie]]
* [[Daddys Girl]]
* [[Daddy's Girl]]
* [[Dark Secret]]: {{spoiler|She's actually Professor David Blood's daughter.}}
* [[Dark Secret]]: {{spoiler|She's actually Professor David Blood's daughter.}}
* [[The Ditz]]: Appears that way in Franky's episode, with several [[Shutting Up Now]] moments.
* [[The Ditz]]: Appears that way in Franky's episode, with several [[Shutting Up Now]] moments.
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* [[How the Mighty Have Fallen]]
* [[How the Mighty Have Fallen]]
* [[In Universe Catharsis]]: Smashing his father's kitchen with a golf club.
* [[In Universe Catharsis]]: Smashing his father's kitchen with a golf club.
* [[I Want to Be A Real Man]]: [[Well Done Son Guy|Due to the influence of his father.]]
* [[I Want to Be A Real Man]]: [["Well Done, Son" Guy|Due to the influence of his father.]]
* [[Friendship Moment]]: With Franky, their conversation on the swing set, and when he stands up for Franky after a guy threatens her.
* [[Friendship Moment]]: With Franky, their conversation on the swing set, and when he stands up for Franky after a guy threatens her.
* [[Jerk Jock]]: Before the onset of [[Character Development]].
* [[Jerk Jock]]: Before the onset of [[Character Development]].
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=== Kevin Hardbeck ===
=== Kevin Hardbeck ===
{{quote| Played by: Daniel Ryan}}
{{quote| Played by: Daniel Ryan}}
* [[First Name Basis]]: Rich always refers to his dad by his first name (barring the end of the episode when Rich calls him "dad" as a [[Pet the Dog]] moment).
* [[First-Name Basis]]: Rich always refers to his dad by his first name (barring the end of the episode when Rich calls him "dad" as a [[Pet the Dog]] moment).
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Guy]]


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* [[Apron Matron]]
* [[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.
* [[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
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Mumgabe
* [[My Beloved Smother]]
* [[My Beloved Smother]]
* [[Parental Obliviousness]]
* [[Parental Obliviousness]]
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* [[Happily Married]]: {{spoiler|not so much in the Season 5 finale}}
* [[Happily Married]]: {{spoiler|not so much in the Season 5 finale}}
** To the point of [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]] with the dancing and the pea song.
** To the point of [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]] with the dancing and the pea song.
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: Chris Addison was Ollie in [[The Thick of It]]
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Chris Addison was Ollie in [[The Thick of It]]
* [[Kick the Dog]]: On a regular basis {{spoiler|But expelling all of Grace's friends from college stands out.}}
* [[Kick the Dog]]: On a regular basis {{spoiler|But expelling all of Grace's friends from college stands out.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Knight Templar Parent]]: putting a tracking device on his daughter pushes him firmly into this category.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Knight Templar Parent]]: putting a tracking device on his daughter pushes him firmly into this category.}}
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Luke I Am Your Father]]: Reveal to audience only.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Reveal to audience only.
* {{spoiler|[[Meddling Parents]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Meddling Parents]]}}
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Overprotective Dad]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Overprotective Dad]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Parental Marriage Veto]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Parental Marriage Veto]]}}
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: As he put it Education is war against inefficiency, ignorance, idleness, [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|and chewing gum.]]
* [[Sadist Teacher]]: As he put it Education is war against inefficiency, ignorance, idleness, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and chewing gum.]]
* [[Screw the Rules I Have Connections]]
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]]
* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]
* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]


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* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]: Has a thing for Tea.
* [[All Guys Want Cheerleaders]]: Has a thing for Tea.
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type V]].
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]].
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]: With Tea.
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]: With Tea.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
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* [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: In Tony's episode and again in Cadie's episode, [[Squick|this time on Michelle's bed while holding her teddy bear.]]
* [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: In Tony's episode and again in Cadie's episode, [[Squick|this time on Michelle's bed while holding her teddy bear.]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type I]].
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type I]].
* [[The Precious Precious Car]]: Steals his father's car only for it to blow up after being caught driving without a license, although it's actually [[The Alleged Car]] and it was precious for sentimental reason.
* [[The Precious Precious Car]]: Steals his father's car only for it to blow up after being caught driving without a license, although it's actually [[The Alleged Car]] and it was precious for sentimental reason.
* [[The Stoner]]
* [[The Stoner]]
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* [[Race Lift]]: Cassie was White, while Cadie is biracial (Black and White).
* [[Race Lift]]: Cassie was White, while Cadie is biracial (Black and White).
* [[Room Full of Crazy]]: What her mom thinks of her room. ''Your'' mileage may vary.
* [[Room Full of Crazy]]: What her mom thinks of her room. ''Your'' mileage may vary.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes]]: She is terrified of birds (pigeons in particular).
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: She is terrified of birds (pigeons in particular).


=== Tea Marvelli ===
=== Tea Marvelli ===

Revision as of 09:38, 8 January 2014


Skins introduces a new cast of characters every two seasons. The US cast section could use some work.


First Generation

The Kids

Anthony "Tony" Stonem

 Played by: Nicholas Hoult

Michelle Richardson

 Played by: April Pearson

Sidney "Sid" Jenkins

 Played by: Mike Bailey

 Tony: It's embarrassing.

Sid: It's common and quite normal for someone of sixteen--

Tony: --No. It's embarrassing, Sid.

Sid: ...Shit.


Cassandra "Cassie" Ainsworth

 Played by: Hannah Murray


Chris Miles

 Played by: Joe Dempsie

Jalander "Jal" Fazer

 Played by: Larissa Wilson

 Chris: You don't have sex, do you? You have clarinet lessons.

Maxxie Oliver

 Played by: Mitch Hewer

Anwar Kharral

 Played by: Dev Patel

Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem

 Played by: Kaya Scodelario

Sketch (Lucy)

 Played by: Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Family

Anthea Stonem

 Played by: Morwenna Banks

Jim Stonem

 Played by: Harry Enfield

Anna Richardson

 Played by: Arabella Weir

Scarlett

 Played by: Sia Berkeley

Mark Jenkins

 Played by: Peter Capaldi

Elizabeth Jenkins

 Played by: Josie Lawrence

Marcus and Margeritte Ainsworth

 Played by: Neil Morrissey and Naomi Allisstone

Graham Miles

  • Dramatic Irony: Graham's decision to un-invite Chris's friends to his funeral, because they were the ones who "screwed him up." The audience, however, knows the opposite is true: his friends were the ones who cared about and looked after Chris after his parents both abandoned him. If not for his friends, he probably would have died a lot sooner.
  • Parental Abandonment
  • 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. That is, until Chris dies.

Chris's mother

Peter Miles

Ronnie Fazer

 Played by: Mark Monero

Jal's Mother

 Played by Josette Simon

Ace and Lyton Fazer

 Played by Troy Glasgow and Adrian Fergus Fuller

Istiak Kharral

 Played by Inder Manocha

Bibi Kharral

 Played by Nina Wadia

Uncle Muneer

 Played by Nish Nathwani

Walter Oliver

 Played by: Bill Bailey

Jackie Oliver

Supporting Cast

Posh Kenneth

 Played by: Daniel Kaluuya

  • Hey It's That Guy: Daniel Kaluuya would later play Tealeaf in Psychoville
  • 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 series 3 episode.

Abigail Stock

 Played by: Georgina Moffet

Josh Stock

 Played by: Ben Lloyd-Hughes

Pandora Moon

 Played by: Lisa Backwell

Angie

 Played by: Siwan Morris

Doug

 Played by: Giles Thomas

"Oggie oggie oggie!"
—*blank stare*

Josie

 Played by: Josie Long

Madison "Mad" Twatter

 Played by: Stephen Walters

Alan the Taxi Driver

 Played by: Alan George


Second Generation

The Kids

Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem

 Played by: Kaya Scodelario

Pandora "Panda" Moon

 Played by: Lisa Backwell

Thomas Tomone

 Played by: Merveille Lukeba

Jonah "JJ" Jeremiah Jones

 Played by: Ollie Barbieri

  • Absent-Minded Professor: Cook even calls him a "nutty professor."
  • Added Alliterative Appeal
  • Adorkable: His interest in magic tricks and model planes, his trivia skills, and the repeated Star Trek references in his Season 4 ep.
  • Asperger 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.
  • Beware the Nice Ones
  • Butt Monkey: In-universe, at least.
  • Bow Ties Are Cool
  • Demoted to Extra: Essentially what happens after his Season 4 episode.
  • Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: Has a lot of these moments, from telling Effy that Cook was sleeping with someone else to outing Emily to her sister.
  • Good With Numbers
  • Incompatible Orientation: He and Emily have sex despite the fact that Emily is gay. He actually thought the two of them getting together was possible when Emily chose him as her Love Ball date - but that was only because of Emily's mother and sister's homophobia, and once Naomi showed up Emily happily went with her.
  • A Man Is Not a Virgin: Subverted until the end of his Season 3 episode. Played with in Season 4 when Thomas points out that a pity-screw from a lesbian doesn't really mean much, and he needs to find a girl who is genuinely interested to have sex with him.
  • 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 to get Lara back after she dumps him because he beat up her baby daddy, with his adorable rendition of "True" by Spandau Ballet.
  • TV Genius: Subverted - he has all the traits to fit the trope, but he's never made out to be any smarter than anyone else (except in terms of remembering lots of random facts). His social isolation is his defining factor. He does however excel in mathematics, as he clearly states in his form introduction.

James Cook

 Played by: Jack O'Connell

Frederick "Freddie" Mclair

 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, comforts her when she loses and when Cook laughs about how he and J.J. voted against her for stealing their shed, Freddie nearly punches his lights out.
  • Mr. Fanservice: The show likes to remind us of Freddie's nice chest.
  • Heterosexual Life Partners: With Cook.
  • Killed Off for Real
  • Missing Mom: Well, dead mom.
  • Power Trio: Usually the Super-ego (lampshaded by Cook when he calls him a "fun-sponge"), occasionally the Ego.
  • Shirtless Scene: Seems to enjoy leaving his shirt at home even in the non-sex scenes.
  • The Stoner
  • The Unfavourite: Karen comprehensively dumps on him - with their father's support and praise, most notably when Freddie loses his beloved shed.

Katherine "Katie" Fitch

 Played by: Megan Prescott

  • Alpha Bitch: At least, she aspires to be one. Particularly in Season 3.
  • Broke Episode: Her Season 4 episode.
  • Different As Night and Day
  • Everybody Smokes: Averted, notably she's the only teenage character to outright state that they don't smoke. Though she finally caves in her Season 4 episode.
  • 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 total opposite means those differing factors are highlighted.
  • Its 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 season 3 episode.
  • No Periods Period: Katie is diagnosed with premature menopause in her season 4 episode.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red oni to Emily's blue oni, especially in Series 3. Less so in Season 4, not because Katie stops being fierce, but because Emily stops being a shy doormat.
  • Romantic False Lead: To both Freddie and Thomas.
  • Tsundere
  • Twincest: The writers basically went to town with Katie/Emily subtext in their S3 episode.

Emily Fitch

 Played by: Kathryn Prescott

Naomi Campbell

 Played by: Lily Loveless

  • All Take and No Give: Arguably Naomi's fling with Sophia. At least from Sophia's point of view.
  • Armored Closet Gay: At first.
  • Disappeared Dad
  • First Kiss: 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 Season 3. Naomi is very quick to remind Emily how very straight she is between lip-locking sessions.
  • 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 favour).
      • Also, it's 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 season 4.
  • Name's the Same
  • Odd Friendship: With Cook, by Season 4. Let's not forget she got him in trouble in the generation opener when he tried to show her his dick tattoos.
    • And oddly enough, Effy as well, though the moments are fleeting. Evidenced in JJ's Season 3 episode, when they discuss Naomi's sexuality and Effy's love for Freddie, and Effy's Season 4 episode, when Naomi goes to visit Effy in the psychiatric hospital following her suicide attempt to discuss Naomi's failing relationship with Emily.
  • Single Target Sexuality: Emily.
  • Schoolgirl Lesbians
  • Stepford Snarker: "I learned how to become a sarcastic bitch just to make it feel normal."
  • Tsundere: See above.
  • Your Cheating Heart: Naomi cheats on Emily in Season 4 with Sophia, a storyline that was possibly hinted at with the song "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry" that plays at the end of 309.

Family

Anthea Stonem

 Played by: Morwenna Banks

  • Actor Allusion: She cheats on Jim with his line manager, played by David Baddiel, Banks' real life partner.
  • Your Cheating Heart: She's been cheating on her husband with his line manager.

Jim Stonem

 Played by: Harry Enfield

  • Put On a Bus: Partway through Season 3 (when he finds out about Anthea's cheating).

Angela Moon

 Played by: Sally Phillips

  • 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.
  • Only Sane Parent: Arguably. With the exception of her ideas about boyfriends, her rules for Pandora are actually pretty reasonable.
  • Unsuspectingly Soused: After Katie puts MDMA in the brownies when Angela's back is turned.

Aunt Elizabeth

 Played by: Maureen Lipman

  • Unsuspectingly Soused: Doesn't realize tea plants are marijuana. (Or maybe she does, given the way she's happily smoking them at the end...)

Celia Jones

 Played by: Juliet Cowan

Edward Jones

 Played by: Douglas Hodge

Ruth Cook

 Played by: Tanya Franks

James Cook, Sr

 Played by: Matt King

Leo Mclair

 Played by: Simon Day

Karen Mclair

 Played by: Klariza Clayton

Jenna Fitch

 Played by: Ronnie Ancona

Rob Fitch

 Played by: John Bishop

  • Bumbling Dad
  • Overprotective Dad: "If they're not still virgins tomorrow, I'll hunt you down like dogs."
  • Your Cheating Heart: Cheated on Jenna once with her sister; he explains it to Emily to help her deal with Naomi's cheating.
  • Stepford Smiler: Series 4. Manages to seem optimistic about how his fitness machine will "take off" even as he's hiding foreclosure notices from his wife and kids.

James Fitch

 Played by: Redd Smith

Gina Campbell

  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 ... well, something. (She'd stated that she wanted to "fuck on every beach in India" before she ended up pregnant; that's the most likely explanation.) Strange because for the most part of Season 3, she was a good parent.
  • New Age Retro Hippie

Supporting Cast

Johnny White

 Played by: Mackenzie Crook

Lara Lloyd

 Played by: Georgia Henshaw

Sophia Moore

 Played by: Amberley Gridley

Matt Moore

 Played by: Richard Southgate

Dr. John Foster

 Played by: Hugo Speer

Sam

 Played by: Ben Evans

Andrea Babajide

 Played by: Adelayo Adedayo

  • 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.
  • Preachers Kid: Mostly Type 1, though her dalliance with Thomas could slide her toward Type 3.
  • Ted Baxter: 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. indicates.

Kieran Macfoeinaiugh

 Played by: Ardal O'Hanlon

 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.

Harriet Lawes

 Played by: Victoria Wicks

David Blood

 Played by: Chris Addison

  • Sadist Teacher: Seems to take pleasure in expelling people.
  • Tyrant Takes the Helm: Sweeps in at the beginning of Season 4 with plans to improve the school - mostly by expelling anyone who steps a toe out of line.

T. Love

 Played by: Will Young


Third Generation

The Kids

Francesca "Franky" Fitzgerald

 Played by: Dakota Blue Richards


Aloysius "Alo" Creevey

 Played by: Will Merrick

Richard "Rich" Hardbeck

 Played by: Alexander Arnold

Mini McGuinness

 Played by: Freya Mavor

Olivia "Liv" Malone

 Played by: Laya Lewis

Grace Violet Blood

 Played by: Jessica Sula


Nicholas "Nick" Levan

 Played by: Sean Teale

 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"


Matthew "Matty" Levan

 Played by: Sebastian De Souza

Alex Henley

 Played by: Sam Jackson

Family

Geoff Cumber and Jeff Woodburn

 Played by: John Sessions and Gareth Farr

Kevin Hardbeck

 Played by: Daniel Ryan

Shelley McGuinness

 Played by: Clare Grogan

Maude Malone

Bella Malone

Leon Levan

 Played by Dorian Lough

Catherine Creevey

 Played by Ingrid Lacey

David Blood

 Played by: Chris Addison

Gregory

 Played by: Alastair Mackenzie

Eric

 Played By: Justin Edwards

  • Actor Allusion: Clare Grogan's ex-partner is called Gregory.
  • Paternal Substitute: Eric is probably a better father figure to Mini than her biological one, especially since he tracks down a heavily-pregnant Mini before she runs away with Franky.
  • You're Not My Father: Mini's initial attitude towards him.

U.S. Cast

The Kids

Tony Schneider

 Played by: James Newman

British Counterpart: Tony Stonem

Michelle Reinhart

 Played by: Rachel Thevenard

British Counterpart: Michelle Richardson

Stanley Lucerne

 Played by: Daniel Flaherty

British Counterpart: Sid Jenkins

Chris Collins

 Played by: Jesse Carere

British Counterpart: Chris Miles

Cadie Campbell

 Played by: Britne Oldford

British Counterpart: Cassie Ainsworth

Tea Marvelli

 Played by: Sofia Black D'elia

British Counterpart: Maxxie Oliver

Daisy Valero

 Played by: Camille Crescencia-Mills

British Counterpart: Jal Fazer

Abbud Siddiky

 Played by: Ron Mustafaa

British Counterpart: Anwar Kharral

Eura Schneider

 Played by: Eleanor Zichy

British Counterpart: Effy Stonem

Family

Michelle's Mom

Nana Marvelli

Supporting Cast

Tabitha

Mad Mao Le Dong

Betty

Tina

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