7.2
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Anthea is a fictional character portrayed by Morwenna Banks in the TV series Skins.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Tony (season 1), they were 49 years old.
They appear in 12 episodes out of a total of 61 aired

Anthea

by Morwenna Banks

character

Episodes12

  • 7.9
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    Tony
    episode S1.E1 january 2011
    Tony is a super-confident 17-year-old smart-ass with a good-looking girl on his arm and the ability to charm most of the other females her encounters. He launches a scheme to help his friend Sid lose his virginity before his birthday while making a little profit on the side, but his plan quickly unravels, leaving the friends with a dilemma that requires an urgent solution.
  • 8.6
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    Effy
    episode S1.E8 march 2007
    Things get dark as Tony's silent little sister, Effy, goes missing. Desperate to find Effy, can Tony rely on any of his old friends, or have they all shunned him forever?
  • 8.2
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    Tony and Maxxie
    episode S2.E1 february 2008
    Six months have elapsed and Cassie has moved to Scotland, leaving Sid upset. Tony is still having mood swings and blackouts following his accident and, since his mother is suffering from depression, Effy takes over the reins of the household. Maxxie is having problems with local homophobes and his father's refusal to let him become a dancer but agrees to help Tony.
  • 8.2
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    Michelle
    episode S2.E4 march 2008
    Yet another man in her mother's life mean upheaval in Michelle's life: a new house and a new stepsister to cope with and no idea which she dislikes more, and a shredded life with no comforting normality. With her birthday rapidly approaching, she seeks solace from the chaos in the company of her friends--with one noticeable exception. But as most her friends become more of an annoyance than a relief, she turns to a reliable source of comfort to steer her through the storm. But what trouble will this new direction bring?
  • 8.6
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    Effy
    episode S2.E7 march 2008
    Effy, now the lady of the house due to her mother's depression, befriends new naive classmate Pandora, whom she introduce to selling cannabis. She also has a clever plot to help Sid, in exchange for Sid doing her art coursework for school. She also helps her brother.
  • 7.8
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    Thomas
    episode S3.E3 february 2009
    Thomas arrives in Bristol from the Congo with his parents to follow him, but after sleeping in an empty flat he falls foul of its owner, John White, who demands money. Pandora takes a liking to him and helps him by giving him dope to sell, but unfortunately they find they are selling it on White's turf. White threatens Cook again, but Thomas steps in to champion him and defeats White in a chili-eating contest. However, when Thomas's mother turns up, she is appalled and demands he return to Africa.
  • 8.4
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    Pandora
    episode S3.E4 february 2009
    Pandora throws a birthday party, but her strict mother Angela forbids the use of alcohol so Katie makes some cakes laced with ecstasy; unfortunately, Angela eats one and passes out. This leads to a row between Pandora and Effy, and Effy ends up having sex with Cook again. The next day, it's Pandora's turn to enjoy Cook's sexuality, but Effy cottons on to what has happened, while Emily is observed kissing Lesbian Naomi.
  • 7.9
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    Freddie
    episode S3.E5 february 2009
    Freddie's sister Karen is entering the Next SexBomb contest but he disapproves of her trying to win the sympathy vote because their mother is dead. JJ tells him Cook wants to see him but he is tired of doing what Cook wants and goes to see Effy to reveal his feelings though she rejects him. Despite having turned their shed into a dance studio,Karen loses the contest,thanks to Cook persuading the local pub customers to vote against her. Freddie decides he will definitely explain to Effy how he feels about her but finds she is with Cook.
  • 8.4
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    Effy
    episode S3.E8 march 2009
    Effy is unhappy when she sees that everybody seems to find Katie more popular than herself,even Freddie. Katie is even more popular when she invites everybody to a party - except Cook,who gate-crashes it anyway. At the party Effy gets back her status as the focus of attention when she brings some magic mushrooms,but she ends up taking a bad trip and fighting with Katie,whom she puts into hospital. She tries to visit her but is rejected and wakes up in a stolen car driven by Cook.
  • 7.5
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    Finale
    episode S3.E10 march 2009
    Effy and Cook go into hiding with his father, but Effy contacts Freddie, who turns up with JJ, though it is Freddie with whom Effy ends up sleeping. Cook asks his father if he can leave the country with him on his boat but Cook, Sr. threatens him and must be restrained. Eventually Effy and the boys take the boat back up the river after Cook pushes his father overboard. But despite Effy's evident feelings for Freddie, who ends up with whom is inconclusive.
  • 7.8
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    Freddie
    episode S4.E5 february 2010
    Effy and Freddie are living together but Freddie is troubled by Effy's morbid outlook and her obsession with death. He visits his grandfather Norman in his residential home and the old man tells Freddie that he believes Effy should have psychiatric treatment. Effy then locks herself in a bathroom and attempts suicide, but is taken to hospital and survives. Freddie visits but she rebuffs him, but Cook, who has apparently escaped from custody, turns up and advises him to persevere.
  • 8
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    Effy
    episode S4.E7 march 2010
    Effy spends some time in a psychiatric hospital and is discharged under the care of psychotherapist John Foster, but her friends are concerned about Foster's influence over her, isolating her from the rest of them. After she freaks out at the scene of Tony's accident, she returns to hospital, where Freddie visits her and encounters Foster, whom he warns to stay away from her. Foster invites Freddie to his house to talk about Effy.