Skins (series 3)

Skins Series 3
DVD cover art for the third series of Skins
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	E4
Original release	22 January – 26 March 2009
Season chronology
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List of Skins episodes

Skins is a British teen drama created by father-and-son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures. The third series began airing on E4 on 22 January 2009 and ended on 26 March 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.

The episode starts with Freddie skateboarding through Bristol and meets up with his best mates Cook and JJ before college. Their world collides with Effy’s, and Cook is intrigued, however, both Freddie and JJ are equally smitten. Identical twin sisters, Katie and Emily, prepare for their first day; as per usual, Katie walks all over her sister Emily. Once at college, Effy and Katie clock one another immediately, whilst Effy’s best mate Pandora tells Effy she wants to lose her virginity "asap". The college issue a number of rules to stop bad behaviour. Cook tries to charm the girl sitting next to him but instead winds her up. Naomi doesn’t suffer fools gladly and grasses Cook up. Effy issues smitten Freddie, JJ and Cook with a challenge to be completed by the end of the day. The winner will get to ‘know her’ better. Katie meets Effy and confesses she didn’t fancy her brother Tony like everyone else did and then warned her of Naomi who she believes is a lesbian. Cook breaks the rules and his reward is sex with Effy in the nurse’s office.