The trailer below seems like it was written by someone who had never actually met a young person in their lives. And then, the rights were sold to MTV, who made an American version. For lots of young LGBTQ people, people who struggled with eating disorders and mental illness, it was the first time that they saw people like themselves represented on TV. It featured stars of that era like Crystal Castles and amazingly, the average age of the writers on the show was.
Skins Source: Channel 4 As cringey as Skins is if you attempt to rewatch it ten years later, there’s no doubt that it made a massive impact on fashion and culture during its heyday.