Sketch (Skins character)

Sketch
Skins character
Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Sketch
First appearance	"Sketch" (episode 2.02)
Last appearance	"Final Goodbyes" (episode 2.10)
Created by	Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain
Portrayed by	Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Seasons	2
Centric episode(s)	"Sketch" (episode 2.02)
Information
Occupation	Student
Family	Sheila (mother)
Significant other(s)	Anwar Kharral (boyfriend)

Lucy Sketch (commonly known as Sketch) is a fictional character in British teen drama series Skins. She is portrayed by Aimee-Ffion Edwards.

Sketch is portrayed as an obsessive and somewhat delusional Welsh girl. When officially first introduced in Sketch, she is seen to have a huge, bordering on pathological, infatuation with Maxxie Oliver, a boy with whom she goes to school. It is unclear when or how her infatuation developed, but several factors which can lead to obsessive love seem to have been experienced by Sketch. She harbors some rage towards her mother, who she feels has never looked after her properly due to her suffering from multiple sclerosis. On top of this, she seems quite distant from a lot of her peers and most likely has feelings of unworthiness or low self-esteem. She sees Maxxie as someone who can make her life much better, and is so 'in love' with him that she pretends to her mother that they're boyfriend and girlfriend. She also wears male clothing and flattens her chest with a sash to appeal to Maxxie, who is gay. She displays manipulative and deceitful behavior showing little regard for anyone she hurts in her delusional quest to become Maxxie's girlfriend. As her story progresses, she later shows some regret for how she acted, though continues to be besotted with Maxxie, and even enters into a relationship with Maxxie's friend Anwar Kharral, in hopes to stay close to him. Although her first name is Lucy, the episode title and all of her peers refer to her by her last name, Sketch.

Introduced in the second episode of series 2, Sketch is shown to be a pathologically obsessed stalker of Maxxie Oliver's and dreams of becoming his girlfriend, even though she is well aware that he is homosexual. She works on the lighting for a play directed by Mr. Gelcart, the school drama teacher. After she sees Michelle kissing Maxxie as part of her role, she drops a light from the rafters, surprising even herself. Later, Sketch attends a house party held by Mr Gelcart where she pleads with him to give her Michelle's part. After he refuses the part, she tells the headteacher of the school that he kissed and rubbed her, resulting in Mr. Gelcart being fired. That same evening, Maxxie asked if she is single, and becomes distraught when she realizes he is asking for his friend, Anwar. She escapes to a cupboard and hides underneath a table. Michelle and Tony walk in, and she accidentally witnesses Tony turn down Michelle. After he leaves, Sketch offers her a beer, and they bond over their disdain for men.