Twins for next series of 'Skins'

A pair of twins will be among the characters in the next series of Skins.

The entire cast of the show - including Nick Hoult, Hannah Murray and Mitch Hewer - has been dumped to make way for a new gang of teenagers in series three.

Jamie Brittain, the show's co-creator, told DS that other new characters will include an Eastern European and a new male character who is "a real nasty piece of work". The new group will be centred around Tony's younger sister Effy, who has appeared in the first two series.

The current cast members are unlikely to return in the future, even for guest appearances. Brittain added: "I just can't quite see what the benefit of that would be, other than for them to say 'hi'. We haven't ruled it out, but I think it's unlikely."

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