Skins: Representation of Tony's family

In the opening scene to the first Skins episode, we get introduced to Tony. The first thing i noticed was that he was already awake as soon as the alarm went off and was lying flat on his back (you can't sleep like that unless you force yourself to, your body naturally rolls over), this could show that he's suffering from insomnia or perhaps experimenting with sleep paralysis. afterwards we get taken through his morning routine. first of all we get shown him working out and checking himself out in the mirror, which shows that he likes to look after his body and is proud of it. we then get shown him watching the woman across the street getting undressed and dressed. this could be the writers' way of displaying teenage hormones and perhaps that Tony likes older women. we then see his sister get his attention, as she turns up after a night out, so that Tony starts playing rock music very loudly to distract his dad so his sister can slip back into the house without arousing attention. this shows that Tony looks out for his little sister. Tony actually gets shown playing his dad for a fool throughout his whole morning routine e.g. taking too long on the toilet and then climbing out the window while the doors still locked, his dad needing the toilet the whole time. his dad reacts very loudly but only verbally, which shows a lot of conflict between the two. his dad gets made out to be a bit of a mug in general, most likely because the show is aimed at teenagers, so they'd enjoy watching another teenager sticking it to his dad. Tony is also made out to be very cheeky.

Effie, Tony's sister, isn't as clearly represented as Tony but you can make out some things about her. her room is darker and not as clean which shows she contrasts from her brother. she also dresses in a plaid skirt and leather jacket, giving quite a punk representation of her. she also comes in from a night out so it shows she likes to party and be a bit of a rebel.

Tony's dad is made out to be a bit of a mug and is also very verbally aggressive, probably because of Tony playing him for a fool so much.