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Skins
2007–2013
· TV Show
· 46 min episodes
· 7 seasons
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #288
- IMDb #179
- Metacritic #185
- RatingGraph #240
- Metacritic Critics #245
- Metacritic Audience #154
Every rating
58–82
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is IMDb on 82.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →The story of a group of British teens who are trying to grow up and find love and happiness despite questionable parenting and teachers who would rather be friends (and lovers) than authority figures.
Details
- Created by
- Bryan Elsley, Jamie Brittain
- Studio
- Company Pictures, Stormdog Films, E4
- Released
- 25 January 2007
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 46 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 61 across 7 seasons
- Awards
- 8 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →8 wins from 16 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| NME Awards 2011 | Best TV Show | Skins | Winner |
| GLAAD Media Award 2010 | Outstanding Drama Series | Skins | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Awards 2009 | Philips Audience Award | Skins | Winner |
| Switch Live Awards 2009 | Best TV Series | Skins | Winner |
| British Academy Television Awards 2008 | Best Drama Series | Bryan Elsley, Charles Pattinson, George Faber, John Griffin, John Yorke, Chris Clough, Matt Stevens | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2008 | Breakthrough Talent | Writing Team | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2008 | Best Title Sequence | Tal Rosner | Nominee |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards 2008 | Best Photography and Lighting | Nick Dance | Nominee |
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British Academy Television Craft Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Interactive Innovation - Content | Peter Spiers, Lindsay Nuttall | Winner |
| Best Photography and Lighting | Nick Dance | Nominee |
| Best Title Sequence | Tal Rosner | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Talent | Writing Team | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Production Design - Drama | Amelia Shankland | Winner |
| Best Photography - Drama | Nick Dance | Nominee |
| Costume Design - Drama | Edward K, Gibbon | Nominee |
| Graphic Design - Titles | Tal Rosner | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Philips Audience Award | Skins | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Bryan Elsley, Charles Pattinson, George Faber, John Griffin, John Yorke, Chris Clough, Matt Stevens | Nominee |
Interactive Marketing and Advertising Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Entertainment | 4Creative, Holler, Naked Communications | Winner |
MediaGuardian Awards for Innovation
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Advertising Campaign | 4Creative, Holler, Naked Communications | Winner |
NME Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV Show | Skins | Winner |
Rose d'Or Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama | Bryan Elsley, Charles Pattinson, George Faber, John Griffin, John Yorke, Chris Clough, Matt Stevens | Winner |
Switch Live Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV Series | Skins | Winner |
GLAAD Media Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Drama Series | Skins | Nominee |