History Trivia / Skins

* FollowTheLeader: Highly controversial Russian series ''Shkola'' (''School'') is basically ''Skins'' [[JustForFun/RecycledINSPACE IN RUSSIA]] with the SerialNumbersFiledOff, and profanity, sexual content and general [[CrapSackWorld crapsackiness]] cranked up to eleven.
** It's actually much tamer than Skins - the profanity isn't as rampant and there are episodes without any sexual content at all. [[ValuesDissonance Inappropriate content is just a lot more strictly monitored there - and depicting daily life in the country in a less-than-pretty way is frowned on]]. Besides, it's not like Skins was the first show to parade around disaffected youth.
** Additionally, the [=BBCThree=] show ''Coming of Age'' is Skins [-WITH MORE BAD SEX JOKES AND ONE-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS!-]. It's widely considered to be crap, but still gets enough viewers to get renewed.
*** It's actually ''Series/TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps'' [-WITH KIDS!-] Yeah, because somebody thought that was a ''good'' idea.

* NamesTheSame: The second generation featured a James Cook and a Naomi Campbell. The latter is briefly given a little LampshadeHanging when she becomes angry on her first appearance on the show. Averted in Real Life in that the twin who played Katie was Megan Prescott, rather than her sister, Kathryn, who played Emily.

* FollowTheLeader: Highly controversial Russian series ''Shkola'' (''School'') is basically ''Skins'' [[RecycledINSPACE IN RUSSIA]] with the SerialNumbersFiledOff, and profanity, sexual content and general [[CrapSackWorld crapsackiness]] cranked up to eleven.

* FollowTheLeader: Highly controversial Russian series ''Shkola'' (''School'') is basically ''Skins'' [[RecycledINSPACE IN RUSSIA]] with the SerialNumbersFiledOff, and profanity, sexual content and general [[CrapSackWorld crapsackiness]] cranked UpToEleven.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Had S4 had the full 9-10 episodes instead of getting ScrewedByTheNetwork, Pandora and Naomi would have had their own episodes. In fact, the finale was initially planned to be all Naomi's, but because of the shorter season they had to use it to wrap up some other storylines, too.
** Even among those who didn't like the U.S. remake, many are upset over the show's cancellation simply because they wanted to see how much or how little the second season would diverge from its British counterpart. Particularly of interest is how Elsley was planning to redeem the Tony/Tea/Betty triangle from its RelationshipWritingFumble in the first season.
** A lot of fans of the British version are wishing it because of how Elsley's return changed the plan for Series 6. Especially lesbian viewers, since Brittain had promised to [[spoiler: develop Mini's sexuality more]] in S6, and fans of [[spoiler: Grace or her relationship with Rich]], as she probably [[spoiler: would not have died]] since Brittain had said he was planning to abandon the previous generations' "rise and fall" pattern.

* TheCastShowoff: A great many of the actors in Generation 1 are also great singers, with Nick Hoult (Tony), Mitch Hewer (Maxxie), April Pearson (Michelle), Mike Bailey (Sid), Creator/JoeDempsie (Chris), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Sketch), and Siwan Morris (Angie) all showing it off at various points.

* FanNickname: Sorry Mandy but being the threat to the Naomily ship has earned you the unflattering name of "Giant-Not-Naomi".
** And after a [[CreatorBacklash stroppy]] Merveille Lukeba (Thomas) [[Website/{{Twitter}} tweeted]] about "the nation's favourite lesbian couple", it became a nickname for Naomily the fans were [[AppropriatedAppellation only too happy to pick up]].
*** Some fans also use "DJ Merv" as a sarcastic nickname for him -- his big ego has not made him particularly well liked within fandom.
** Alo, Rich, Grace and Franky are called the Fab Four.
** The Triangle of Doom - referring to the second generation's [[TriangRelations love triangle]] of Freddie/Effy/Cook.
** In a similar vein, the Franky/Matty/Liv triangle in generation 3 has been nicknamed "FML", for the characters' initials and most fans' reaction to it.

* TheCastShowoff: A great many of the actors in Generation 1 are also great singers, with Nick Hoult (Tony), Mitch Hewer (Maxxie), April Pearson (Michelle), Mike Bailey (Sid), Joe Dempsie (Chris), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Sketch), and Siwan Morris (Angie) all showing it off at various points.

* ActorAllusion:
** In Season 2, episode 2 [[spoiler: Anwar]] [[ThinkUnsexyThoughts recites Hugh Grant's filmography since 1992 during sex so he'll last longer]]. Upon finishing, he says that he never can make it to "About a Boy," the 2002 film starring Nicholas Hoult.
** There's even one with the guest stars.
--->'''T Love (Will Young):''' Don't you think you should be leaving?
--->'''Freddie:''' Right now?[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke For those who don't get it]], ''Leave Right Now'' is probably Will Young's most successful song.[[/note]]
*** In Chris' episode he says: "Piss on a cloth.... Works better than clearasil.' Ironically, he continued to advertise for Clearasil after Skins.

* Holly Earl, the girl who played Poppy Champion who was supposed to be 13 and who had a pedophilic storyline revolve around her, but Holly is in fact a year older than Will Merrick, who played Alo. She is 23 while he's 22.
* Looking at the auditions, Skins ended up having some rather famous runner-ups, with ''Series/GameOfThrones'' Grey Worm originally in the running for the role of Freddie for the second generation and Aimee Kelly of ''Series/Wolfblood'' and ''Sket'' fame one of the last cuts from the casting of Generation 3.
* Luke Pasqualino, who eventually won the role of Freddie, originally auditioned for Tony.

* Looking at the auditions, Skins ended up having some rather famous runner-ups, with [[''Series/GameOfThrones'' Grey Worm originally in the running for the role of Freddie for the second generation]] and Aimee Kelly of ''Series/Wolfblood'' and ''Sket'' fame one of the last cuts from the casting of Generation 3.

** Creator/NicholasHoult and Kaya Scodelario are ''very'' convincing on-screen siblings with those IcyBlueEyes, [[RavenHairIvorySkin their pale skin and dark hair]] and as a credit to their acting, they manage to have also the same mannerisms;

*** It's actually ''TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps'' [-WITH KIDS!-] Yeah, because somebody thought that was a ''good'' idea.

* Looking at the auditions, Skins ended up having some rather famous runner-ups, with [[''Series/GameOfThrones'' Grey Worm originally in the running for the role of Freddie for the second generation]] and Aimee Kelly of ''Series/Wolfblood'' and ''Sket'' fame one of the last cuts from the casting of Generation 3.

* Holly Earl, the girl who played Poppy Champion who was supposed to be 13 and who had a pedophilic storyline revolve around her, but Holly is in fact a year older than Will Merrick, who played Alo. She is 23 while he's 22.

--->'''Freddie:''' Right now?
*** ([[DontExplainTheJoke For those who don't get it]], ''Leave Right Now'' is probably Will Young's most successful song.)

** And after a [[CreatorBacklash stroppy]] Merveille Lukeba (Thomas) [[{{Twitter}} tweeted]] about "the nation's favourite lesbian couple", it became a nickname for Naomily the fans were [[AppropriatedAppellation only too happy to pick up]].

* ActorAllusion: In Season 2, episode 2 [[spoiler: Anwar]] [[ThinkUnsexyThoughts recites Hugh Grant's filmography since 1992 during sex so he'll last longer]]. Upon finishing, he says that he never can make it to "About a Boy," the 2002 film starring Nicholas Hoult.
** And there's even one with the guest stars.

*** Also, in Chris' episode he says: "Piss on a cloth.... Works better than clearasil.' Ironically, he continued to advertise for Clearasil after Skins.