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Kicking off a week of BIG premieres/returns, Skins returns with its second generation for series 3.

After obsessing a generation of sixth formers with the plight of Jal, Chris, Tony, Michelle, Maxxie et al for the last two years, the creators of Skins decided to get rid of the entire cast and start all over again. The only remaining lead was Effy, set to become the centre of a new "gang". Its a pretty bold move, that I was angry about at the time, but could well work. this is of course all depending on the target audience they are going for. Having been the same age as the original characters, it was easy to relate (however exaggerated their lives may have been) but even watching the sneak peeks makes me feel old. I don't know if they will gain any younger fans this year, or merely lose older ones, i suppose it remains to be seen. Here is a rundown of the new cast and characters, the first 7 minutes of episode 1, and some sneak peeks.
Characters:
Effy-Enigmatic and elusive, Effy's the queen bee, attractive to all around her, utterly in control of herself and totally independent.
Pandora (seen in s2)-An adorable virgin, Pandora's found a best friend in Effy and a sweet tooth for naughtiness.
Cook-Oozing charisma, James Cook pulls off daring stunts knowing that Freddie will always be there to bail him out.
Freddie-Freddie Mclair's happily travelling through life on his skate board, smoking weed with his mates, staying cool.
JJ-Master illusionist JJ's got a huge imagination. With childlike excitement, he dreams up the trio's entertaining schemes.
Naomi-Naomi Campbell is a beautiful idea, Passionate, political and principled, she's the only one who still believes in anything.
Emily-Emily Fitch likes being a twin, but she's crippled by her own shyness and depends on Katie to be the dynamic one
Katie-Super smart Katie Fitch is shedding her identical twin skin, and establishing her individuality
Thomas-Thomas is an African boy and is a good, honest, honourable soul
First 7 minutes:
Skins Episode 1 Part 1 Preview

Sneak peek #1
Sneak peek #2
Sneak peek #3

That Cook guy looks so fucking annoying! I still have a hope that Sketch will somehow appear in this series, she is still in Bristol, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards is an awesome actress.
Also, because its Skins, well done Dev Patel. I never rated Anwar as a character, but his performance in Slumdog Millionaire was brilliant, what a great film.

Skins series 3 begins on January 22nd on E4