List of Skins episodes
# List of Skins episodes

The following is a list of episodes of the British teen drama Skins. For a plot summary of the episodes, visit the main article of each series.

## Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 January 2007 (2007-01-25) | 22 March 2007 (2007-03-22) |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 February 2008 (2008-02-11) | 14 April 2008 (2008-04-14) |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | 22 January 2009 (2009-01-22) | 26 March 2009 (2009-03-26) |
| 4 | 8 | 8 | 28 January 2010 (2010-01-28) | 18 March 2010 (2010-03-18) |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 January 2011 (2011-01-27) | 17 March 2011 (2011-03-17) |
| 6 | 10 | 10 | 23 January 2012 (2012-01-23) | 26 March 2012 (2012-03-26) |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 5 August 2013 (2013-08-05) |

## Episodes

### Series 1 (2007)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured character(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | "Tony" | Tony Stonem | Paul Gay | Bryan Elsley | 25 January 2007 (2007-01-25) | 1.54 |
| 2 | 2 | "Cassie" | Cassie Ainsworth | Paul Gay | Bryan Elsley | 1 February 2007 (2007-02-01) | 0.977 |
| 3 | 3 | "Jal" | Jal Fazer | Adam Smith | Bryan Elsley | 8 February 2007 (2007-02-08) | 0.91 |
| 4 | 4 | "Chris" | Chris Miles | Adam Smith | Jack Thorne | 15 February 2007 (2007-02-15) | 0.709 |
| 5 | 5 | "Sid" | Sid Jenkins | Minkie Spiro | Jamie Brittain | 22 February 2007 (2007-02-22) | 0.889 |
| 6 | 6 | "Maxxie and Anwar" | Maxxie Oliver and Anwar Kharral | Chris Clough | Simon Amstell & Ben Schiffer | 1 March 2007 (2007-03-01) | 0.808 |
| 7 | 7 | "Michelle" | Michelle Richardson | Minkie Spiro | Bryan Elsley | 8 March 2007 (2007-03-08) | 0.799 |
| 8 | 8 | "Effy" | Effy Stonem | Adam Smith | Jack Thorne | 15 March 2007 (2007-03-15) | 0.756 |
| 9 | 9 | "Everyone" | Everyone | Adam Smith | Bryan Elsley | 22 March 2007 (2007-03-22) | 0.797 |

### Series 2 (2008)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured character(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | 1 | "Tony and Maxxie" | Tony Stonem and Maxxie Oliver | Aysha Rafaele | Bryan Elsley | 11 February 2008 (2008-02-11) | 1.06 |
| 11 | 2 | "Sketch" | Lucy Sketch | Aysha Rafaele | Jack Thorne | 18 February 2008 (2008-02-18) | 0.757 |
| 12 | 3 | "Sid" | Sid Jenkins | Simon Massey | Bryan Elsley | 25 February 2008 (2008-02-25) | 0.767 |
| 13 | 4 | "Michelle" | Michelle Richardson | Simon Massey | Sally Tatchell | 3 March 2008 (2008-03-03) | 0.742 |
| 14 | 5 | "Chris" | Chris Miles | Harry Enfield | Ben Schiffer | 10 March 2008 (2008-03-10) | 0.709 |
| 15 | 6 | "Tony" | Tony Stonem | Harry Enfield | Jamie Brittain | 17 March 2008 (2008-03-17) | 0.751 |
| 16 | 7 | "Effy" | Effy Stonem | Simon Massey | Lucy Kirkwood | 24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) | 0.686 |
| 17 | 8 | "Jal" | Jal Fazer | Simon Massey | Daniel Kaluuya | 31 March 2008 (2008-03-31) | 0.686 |
| 18 | 9 | "Cassie" | Cassie Ainsworth | Charles Martin | Bryan Elsley | 7 April 2008 (2008-04-07) | 0.766 |
| 19 | 10 | "Final Goodbyes" | Everyone | Charles Martin | Jack Thorne | 14 April 2008 (2008-04-14) | 0.766 |

### Series 3 (2009)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured character(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | 1 | "Everyone" | Everyone | Charles Martin | Bryan Elsley | 22 January 2009 (2009-01-22) | 0.877 |
| 21 | 2 | "Cook" | James Cook | Simon Massey | Jamie Brittain | 29 January 2009 (2009-01-29) | 0.916 |
| 22 | 3 | "Thomas" | Thomas Tomone | Simon Massey | Daniel Kaluuya & Bryan Elsley | 5 February 2009 (2009-02-05) | 0.857 |
| 23 | 4 | "Pandora" | Pandora Moon | Simon Massey | Georgia Lester & Bryan Elsley | 12 February 2009 (2009-02-12) | 0.915 |
| 24 | 5 | "Freddie" | Freddie McClair | Charles Martin | Ben Schiffer | 19 February 2009 (2009-02-19) | 0.913 |
| 25 | 6 | "Naomi" | Naomi Campbell | Simon Massey | Atiha Sen Gupta & Jack Thorne | 26 February 2009 (2009-02-26) | 0.957 |
| 26 | 7 | "JJ" | Jonah Jeremiah "JJ" Jones | Charles Martin | Bryan Elsley | 5 March 2009 (2009-03-05) | 0.997 |
| 27 | 8 | "Effy" | Effy Stonem | Charles Martin | Lucy Kirkwood | 12 March 2009 (2009-03-12) | 0.864 |
| 28 | 9 | "Katie and Emily" | Katie and Emily Fitch | Charles Martin | Malcolm Campbell & Bryan Elsley | 19 March 2009 (2009-03-19) | 0.957 |
| 29 | 10 | "Finale" | Effy Stonem, James Cook, JJ Jones and Freddie McClair | Simon Massey | Ben Schiffer | 26 March 2009 (2009-03-26) | 0.972 |

### Series 4 (2010)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured character(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 1 | "Thomas" | Thomas Tomone | Neil Biswas | Jamie Brittain | 28 January 2010 (2010-01-28) | 1.24 |
| 31 | 2 | "Emily" | Emily Fitch | Philippa Langdale | Ed Hime | 4 February 2010 (2010-02-04) | 1.02 |
| 32 | 3 | "Cook" | James Cook | Philippa Langdale | Ben Schiffer | 11 February 2010 (2010-02-11) | 0.954 |
| 33 | 4 | "Katie" | Katie Fitch | Neil Biswas | Georgia Lester | 18 February 2010 (2010-02-18) | 0.996 |
| 34 | 5 | "Freddie" | Freddie McClair | Esther May Campbell | Sean Buckley | 25 February 2010 (2010-02-25) | 0.941 |
| 35 | 6 | "JJ" | Jonah Jeremiah "JJ" Jones | Esther May Campbell | Lucy Kirkwood | 4 March 2010 (2010-03-04) | 0.885 |
| 36 | 7 | "Effy" | Effy Stonem | Daniel O' Hara | Jamie Brittain | 11 March 2010 (2010-03-11) | 0.863 |
| 37 | 8 | "Everyone" | Everyone | Daniel O' Hara | Bryan Elsley | 18 March 2010 (2010-03-18) | 0.902 |

### Series 5 (2011)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured character(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 38 | 1 | "Franky" | Franky Fitzgerald | Amanda Boyle | Sean Buckley | 27 January 2011 (2011-01-27) | 1.03 |
| 39 | 2 | "Rich" | Rich Hardbeck | Philippa Langdale | Jamie Brittain | 3 February 2011 (2011-02-03) | 0.72 |
| 40 | 3 | "Mini" | Mini McGuinness | Philippa Langdale | Georgia Lester | 10 February 2011 (2011-02-10) | 0.741 |
| 41 | 4 | "Liv" | Liv Malone | Amanda Boyle | Ed Hime | 17 February 2011 (2011-02-17) | 0.661 |
| 42 | 5 | "Nick" | Nick Levan | Jack Clough | Geoff Bussetil | 24 February 2011 (2011-02-24) | 0.574 |
| 43 | 6 | "Alo" | Alo Creevey | Jack Clough | Daniel Lovett | 3 March 2011 (2011-03-03) | 0.588 |
| 44 | 7 | "Grace" | Grace Blood | Dominic Leclerc | Jamie Brittain | 10 March 2011 (2011-03-10) | 0.486 |
| 45 | 8 | "Everyone" | Everyone | Dominic Leclerc | Sean Buckley | 17 March 2011 (2011-03-17) | 0.494 |

### Series 6 (2012)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured character(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 46 | 1 | "Everyone" | Everyone | Jack Clough | Bryan Elsley | 23 January 2012 (2012-01-23) | 1.032 |
| 47 | 2 | "Rich" | Rich Hardbeck | Sam Donovan | Daniel Lovett | 30 January 2012 (2012-01-30) | 0.655 |
| 48 | 3 | "Alex" | Alex Henley | Sam Donovan | Jack Lothian | 6 February 2012 (2012-02-06) | 0.720 |
| 49 | 4 | "Franky" | Franky Fitzgerald | Ian Barnes | Sean Buckley | 13 February 2012 (2012-02-13) | 0.741 |
| 50 | 5 | "Mini" | Mini McGuinness | Ian Barnes | Jess Brittain | 20 February 2012 (2012-02-20) | 0.661 |
| 51 | 6 | "Nick" | Nick Levan | Jack Clough | Geoff Bussetil | 27 February 2012 (2012-02-27) | 0.574 |
| 52 | 7 | "Alo" | Alo Creevey | Benjamin Caron | Laura Hunter | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 0.588 |
| 53 | 8 | "Liv" | Liv Malone | Benjamin Caron | Ben Bond & Bryan Elsley | 12 March 2012 (2012-03-12) | 0.486 |
| 54 | 9 | "Mini and Franky" | Mini McGuinness and Franky Fitzgerald | Ian Barnes | Jess Brittain | 19 March 2012 (2012-03-19) | 0.494 |
| 55 | 10 | "Finale" | Everyone | Benjamin Caron | Georgia Lester | 26 March 2012 (2012-03-26) | 0.574 |

### Series 7 (2013)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Featured character(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 56 | 1 | "Fire (Part 1)" | Effy Stonem | Charles Martin | Jess Brittain | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 0.872 |
| 57 | 2 | "Fire (Part 2)" | Effy Stonem | Charles Martin | Jess Brittain | 8 July 2013 (2013-07-08) | 0.706 |
| 58 | 3 | "Pure (Part 1)" | Cassie Ainsworth | Paul Gay | Bryan Elsley | 15 July 2013 (2013-07-15) | 0.499 |
| 59 | 4 | "Pure (Part 2)" | Cassie Ainsworth | Paul Gay | Bryan Elsley | 22 July 2013 (2013-07-22) | 0.53 |
| 60 | 5 | "Rise (Part 1)" | James Cook | Jack Clough | Jamie Brittain | 29 July 2013 (2013-07-29) | 0.547 |
| 61 | 6 | "Rise (Part 2)" | James Cook | Jack Clough | Jamie Brittain | 5 August 2013 (2013-08-05) | 0.59 |

## Character Video Diaries

### Series 1 (Generation 1)

Also to accompany the series, online video diaries were created for the following characters.

| # | Title |
| - | - |
| 1 | "Jal's Video Diary" |
| Jal wants to show off her horny chihuahua Jal's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 2 | "Chris's Video Diary" |
| Can Chris wear 72 socks? Chris's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 3 | "Abigail's Video Diary" |
| Abigail hopes the people of 2107 are jolly well. Abigail's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 4 | "Effy's Video Diary" |
| It's dark in Tony's sister's head. Very dark. Effy's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 5 | "Maxxie's Video Diary" |
| Maxxie has heard a lot about this interweb thing, and has something very exciting to show you lucky people. Maxxie's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 6 | "Michelle's Video Diary" |
| Michelle explains all about clothes for every occasion. Michelle's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 7 | "Posh Kenneth's Video Diary" |
| "I hope you're getting on awfully well. We do not speak of grandmother's bunions." Posh Kenneth's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 8 | "Tony's Video Diary" |
| Tony takes you on a tour of Bristol. Tony's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 9 | "Sid's Video Diary" |
| Sid heads into final battle with the Danish warlord Wallothet. Sid's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 10 | "Anwar's Video Diary" |
| It's not just about the fresh clothes and loads of money. Anwar's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 11 | "Cassie's Video Diary" |
| Cassie's therapy video. She likes things that she likes, but she loves everything. Cassie's Video Diary – E4.com ||

### Series 3 (Generation 2)

The character video diaries functionally replaced Unseen Skins for the third series. A new diary was posted on the E4 website following the broadcast of each episode, and the diary often pertained to the events of that episode.

| # | Title | Main episode |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | "JJ's Video Diary" | "Everyone" |
| JJ hits the streets of Bristol and posts his 'magic' diary on rateyourmagic. He wants to improve his magician skills. JJ's Video Diary – E4.com |||
| 2 | "Naomi's Video Diary" | "Cook" |
| Naomi is hungover and she still made it to the student rally. Naomi's Video Diary – E4.com |||
| 3 | "Pandora's Video Diary" | "Thomas" |
| Using Effy's webcam, Pandora sends Thomas a message. Pandora's Video Diary – E4.com |||
| 4 | "Freddie's Video Diary" | "Pandora" |
| Freddie decides to hijack his sister's Sexxbomb audition tape, with consequences he probably wasn't expecting. Freddie's Video Diary – E4.com |||
| 5 | "Karen's Video Diary" | "Freddie" |
| Karen's audition for Search for a Sexxbomb. Karen's Video Diary – E4.com |||
| 6 | "Cook's Video Diary" | "Naomi" |
| Cook stars in his very own campaign video whilst eating a sandwich, smearing his opponent Naomi Campbell and making some bold claims. Cook's Video Diary – E4.com |||
| 7 | "Katie's Video Diary" | "JJ" |
| Katie sends a message to her footballer boyfriend, Danny Guillermo: she's dumping him, but keeping his gifts. Katie's Video Diary – E4.com |||
| 8 | "Emily's Video Diary" | "Effy" |
| Emily has a project: getting her neighbours to get it on. Emily's Video Diary – E4.com |||
| 9 | "Effy's Video Diary" | "Katie and Emily" |
| Effy sends out messages during a stop in her road trip with Cook via webcam to her brother and mum. Effy's Video Diary – E4.com |||
| 10 | "Thomas's Video Diary" | "Finale" |
| Thomas sends his friend Moses (in the Congo) a message about the British people and their wonderful, weird ways. And a song? Thomas's Video Diary – E4.com |||

### The Lost Weeks

To explain what had happened to each character between series 1 and 2, a series of videos called "The Lost Weeks" were aired exclusively on E4.com. The episodes are as follows:

| # | Title |
| - | - |
| 1 | "Effy's Video Diary" |
| Tony's sister recorded this in his room when he was in a coma. Effy's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 2 | "Skins Christmas Special" |
| Seasonal greetings from the Skins gang. Skins Christmas Special – E4.com ||
| 3 | "Michelle's Video Diary" |
| "Black is such a slimming colour." Michelle's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 4 | "Sid's Message to Tony" |
| A very special message from Sid to Tony. Sid's Message to Tony – E4.com ||
| 5 | "Cassie Hearts Sid" |
| Cassie posts Sid a message from Scotland. Cassie Hearts Sid – E4.com ||
| 6 | "Posh Kenneth Has a Secret" |
| "Kenneth has an ode for Jal." Posh Kenneth Has a Secret – E4.com ||
| 7 | "Sid's Bedside Vigil" |
| Sid visits his best mate Tony. Sid's Bedside Vigil – E4.com ||
| 8 | "Anwar's Video Diary" |
| Anwar's in love. His video diary boldly goes into detail. Anwar's Video Diary – E4.com ||
| 9 | "Chris' Message to Angie" |
| Chris wants to show how much he misses Angie, and cares for the Data Protection Act. Chris' Message to Angie – E4.com ||
| 10 | "Messages to Tony" |
| Sid had a plan to reach Tony. Messages to Tony – E4.com ||

Although several of these videos bear the same name as a character video diary they are two separate videos.

## Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | 1 | 1.54 | 0.977 | 0.91 | 0.709 | 0.889 | 0.808 | 0.799 | 0.756 | 0.797 | – |
| | 2 | 1.06 | 0.757 | 0.767 | 0.742 | 0.709 | 0.751 | 0.686 | 0.686 | 0.766 | 0.766 |
| | 3 | 0.877 | 0.916 | 0.857 | 0.915 | 0.913 | 0.957 | 0.997 | 0.864 | 0.957 | 0.972 |
| | 4 | 1.24 | 1.02 | 0.954 | 0.996 | 0.941 | 0.885 | 0.863 | 0.902 | – | – |
| | 5 | 1.03 | 0.72 | 0.741 | 0.661 | 0.574 | 0.588 | 0.486 | 0.494 | – | – |
| | 6 | 1.032 | 0.655 | 0.720 | 0.741 | 0.661 | 0.574 | 0.588 | 0.486 | 0.494 | 0.574 |
| | 7 | 0.872 | 0.706 | 0.499 | 0.53 | 0.547 | 0.59 | – | – | – | – |
