It’s helped launch The Gossip in the UK, as well as providing the chronicles to millions of teenagers’ lives.

Skins’ first series encapsulates the rock n’ roll life of sex, drugs and, well, rock n’ roll in a defiant package.

With a writing team that averages out at an age of just 22, it allows the plotlines that run consistently through the show to be of interesting, hilarious and more importantly – as realistic as you like.

Even with the handlebar moustachioed Mad Twatter and his destructive tendencies in the storyline, it’s not implausible to see a variant of him giving Sid’s (Mike Bailey) across the UK some grief on a weekly basis.

This particular psychopath roams the streets of Bristol, alongside the cast of teenagers who are looking to work hard in their A-Levels, and play harder through a cocktail of aforementioned hedonistic behaviour.

Jal (Larissa Wilson) is one of the brightest sparks, with her straight-up approach to life and her serious talent at playing clarinet, whilst Anwar (Dev Patel) is trying to juggle being a Muslim and a student with his party-life.

More issues that the group of everyday teens face include Cassie’s (Hannah Murray) severe eating disorders, and Maxxie’s (Mitch Hewer) friendship with Anwar when Maxxie’s homosexuality becomes centre of attention on a college trip in deepest Russia.

That’s not to say that some of the seemingly dominant characters don’t have their own issues to be dealing with.

Chris’ (Joe Dempsie) relationship with his psychology teacher eventually centres around biology outside the classroom doors, whilst Michelle (April Pearson) has to keep her wits about her as both Cassie and boyfriend Tony (Nicholas Hoult) both make her life incredibly trying, whether they mean to or not.

In Tony’s case, it’s generally about spinning things to his advantage by using his incredibly wicked philosophical approach to life, love to his advantage and using unconfident virgin Sid as his lackey. The only person that seemingly has control over him is younger sister Effy (Kaya Scodelario).

The parents don’t even get away scot-free, with Tony causing his dad a near breakdown on a daily basis (played by a expletive-laden Harry Enfield) with his mental pranks, whilst Neil Morrissey only helps Cassie’s eating issues with laissez-faire attitudes to parenting. Even Danny Dyer makes an appearance as a new toy boy for Michelle’s mother.

Apart from the opening and final episode that revolve around the full cast, the other seven episodes solely focus on one characters’ life, with plot lines running consistently throughout. One main segment features Sid, Cassie and Michelle getting drawn into a wrenching love triangle, whilst Tony pulls the strings to his advantage.

Although initially starting off as a sexually charged comedy, it slowly twists into a dark, sinister plot with churning undercurrents and sub-plots that escalate quicker than statistics for STI’s amongst the youth of today.

It’s one of the most talked about pop-culture events of the naughties, and it’s not hard to see why. A new series is on the way, and with the runaway success of the first series, it’s not going to fail to attract viewers – especially with its predictably dramatic cliffhanger.