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8.1
7 seasons
61 episodes
Ended
Drama
Comedy

Plot Summary

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

First Aired:January 25, 2007
Last Aired:August 5, 2013
Episode Runtime:44m, 46m, 47m, 50m, 1h 0m
Networks:
E4
Created By:
Jamie Brittain, Bryan Elsley

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Seasons (8)

Series 1
7.8

Series 1

9 episodes

Aired: 2007

This series follows the lives of sixth form students Tony Stonem, Michelle Richardson, Sid Jenkins, Cassie Ainsworth, Chris Miles, Jal Fazer, Maxxie Oliver and Anwar Kharral.

Series 2
7.4

Series 2

10 episodes

Aired: 2008

This series follows the lives of sixth form students Tony Stonem, Michelle Richardson, Sid Jenkins, Cassie Ainsworth, Chris Miles, Jal Fazer, Maxxie Oliver, Anwar Kharral and new character Lucy "Sketch".

Series 3
7.8

Series 3

10 episodes

Aired: 2009

This series sees the introduction of a new cast; it follows the lives of sixth form students Effy Stonem, Pandora Moon, Thomas Tomone, James Cook, Freddie McClair, JJ Jones, Naomi Campbell, and twin sisters Emily and Katie Fitch.

Series 4
7.8

Series 4

8 episodes

Aired: 2010

Like the previous series, this series follows the lives of the second generation, which consists of Effy Stonem, Pandora Moon, Thomas Tomone, James Cook, Freddie McClair, JJ Jones, Naomi Campbell, and twin sisters Emily and Katie Fitch.

Series 5
7.0

Series 5

8 episodes

Aired: 2011

This series sees the introduction of a new cast; it follows the lives of the third generation of characters, which consists of Franky Fitzgerald, Rich Hardbeck, Mini McGuinness, Liv Malone, Alo Creevey, and brothers Nick and Matty Levan.

Series 6
7.3

Series 6

10 episodes

Aired: 2012

Like the previous series, it follows the lives of the third generation of characters, which consists of Franky Fitzgerald, Rich Hardbeck, Mini McGuinness, Liv Malone, Alo Creevey, brothers Nick and Matty Levan, and new character Alex Henley.

Series 7
7.3

Series 7

6 episodes

Aired: 2013

The final series sees the return of several characters from the first two generations of the show.

Production

Company Pictures

Stormdog Films

E4