Skins series 7

Skins Series 7
Series 7
DVD cover art for Skins Redux
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	E4
Original release	1 July – 5 August 2013
Series chronology

Skins is a British teen drama created by father-and-son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures. The seventh and final series, entitled Skins Redux, began airing on E4 on 1 July 2013 and ended on 5 August 2013. The final series sees the return of several characters from the first two generations of the show.

Summary

Notably, all of the characters featured have undergone enormous personality changes since their last appearances: Effy has cast her party-hard lifestyle and issues aside, and has become more mature and ambitious. Naomi has lost much of her ambition as a principled young woman and is now a layabout and stoner. Emily has become more confident. Cassie has overcome her mental issues, but has become solitary, serious, principled and tired, and Cook has become much more subdued, serious and calculated, as a result of having spent years on the run. In addition, the series leaves behind its traditional setting in Bristol, moving to the less familiar cities of London (around Canary Wharf in Fire, and near Finchley Road in Pure) and Manchester (in Rise). Its subject matter moves on from teenage problems to more adult issues, such as insider trading, terminal illness, rough living and the criminal underworld.

Background

On 8 March 2012, Channel 4 confirmed that Skins will come to an end after a seventh series of six episodes, which would feature characters from the first and second generations. The third generation would not be involved in the seventh series. Channel 4 promised "a celebration of this truly iconic series".

Jamie Brittain, who had quit the show after series 5, returned as part of the writing staff. Brittain also revealed via Twitter that filming would begin in late October.

E4 and Company Pictures announce the return of its multi-award winning teen drama Skins for a new series. Series seven will mark a departure in style with former stars Hannah Murray, Jack O'Connell and Kaya Scodelario returning to the roles which shaped their careers in three individual stories, each one broadcast in two one-hour parts.

The three stories will have distinct titles: 'Skins Pure' (featuring Cassie), 'Skins Rise' (featuring Cook) and 'Skins Fire' (featuring Effy). Lily Loveless (Naomi) and Kat Prescott (Emily) will also appear in guest roles. Each two-part episode centres on the characters now in their early twenties.

Skins co-creator Bryan Elsley said: “The three will play their iconic characters as they emerge into adulthood, and bring new challenging stories of young adults, grappling with life in Cameron’s Britain, to vivid and entertaining focus.” C4 commissioning editor Sophie Gardiner added: “Skins is a show that defined a generation. That generation is growing up.” C4 have announced Skins will bow out after the seventh series, to be aired next spring. But an insider held out hope the show could still return elsewhere. The source said: “If it does well it might come back, maybe not on E4 but on some other platform.” The series began on 1 July 2013.

Episodes

Main article: List of Skins episodes

Series number	Episode number	Title	Featured character(s)	Directed by	Written by	UK viewers (millions)	Original air date
1	56	"Fire (Part 1)"	Effy Stonem	Charles Martin	Jess Brittain	0.872	July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
2	57	"Fire (Part 2)"	Effy Stonem	Charles Martin	Jess Brittain	0.706	July 8, 2013 (2013-07-08)
3	58	"Pure (Part 1)"	Cassie Ainsworth	Paul Gay	Bryan Elsley	0.499	July 15, 2013 (2013-07-15)
4	59	"Pure (Part 2)"	Cassie Ainsworth	Paul Gay	Bryan Elsley	0.53	July 22, 2013 (2013-07-22)
5	60	"Rise (Part 1)"	James Cook	Jack Clough	Jamie Brittain	0.547	July 29, 2013 (2013-07-29)
6	61	"Rise (Part 2)"	James Cook	Jack Clough	Jamie Brittain	0.59	August 5, 2013 (2013-08-05)

External links

• List of 'Skins episodes on Channel 4
• Skins at IMDb
• Template:Tv.com episodes