Sketch (Skins character)
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Lucy is a fictional character
in British teen drama series Skins
. She is portrayed by Aimee-Ffion Edwards
.
and somewhat delusional Welsh
girl. When officially first introduced in Sketch, she is seen to have a huge infatuation, bordering on pathological, with Maxxie Oliver
, a boy with whom she goes to school. It is unclear when or how her infatuation developed, but several factors which can lead to obsessive love
seem to have been experienced by Sketch, such as her feelings of vulnerability which may stem from the fact that she acts as a carer for her mother who suffers from multiple sclerosis
. She harbours some rage towards her mother, who she feels has never looked after her properly. On top of this, she seems quite distant from a lot of her peers and most likely has feelings of unworthiness or low self-esteem
. She sees Maxxie as someone who can make her life much better, and is so 'in love' with him that she pretends to her mother that they're boyfriend and girlfriend, as well as wearing male clothes and flattening her chest with a sash in order to make herself look more masculine to accommodate Maxxie's homosexuality. She also displays manipulative and deceitful behaviour showing little regard for anyone she hurts in her delusional quest to become Maxxie's girlfriend. As her story progresses, she later shows some regret for how she acted, though continues to be besotted with Maxxie, and even enters into a relationship with Maxxie's friend Anwar Kharral
, in hopes to stay close to him. Sketch is the only regular character (not including Posh Kenneth) whose surname has never been revealed. She is also the only regular to only appear in one series.
. She works on the lighting for a play directed by Mr. Gelcart, a drama teacher. After she sees Michelle kissing Maxxie as part of her role, she drops a light from the rafters, surprising even herself. Later Sketch secretly attends a house party
held by Mr Gelcart where she pleads with him to give her Michelle's part and when he laughs at her, she later tells the headteacher of the school that he kissed and rubbed her, getting him fired. That same evening she is asked by Maxxie if she would like to go on a date with Anwar and becomes distraught when she realises Maxxie is not asking for her himself and abruptly leaves the room and later bonds with Michelle over their disdain for men.
After this, she breaks into Maxxie's home by picking the lock with her hair clip and masturbates on his bed, until Maxxie arrives back after the party, then stays the night underneath his bed. Maxxie soon realises that Sketch is his stalker when he finds a red hair clip on the floor in his bedroom, he later sees Sketch sitting with Michelle wearing the same hair clip, after seeing another picture get taken he calls at her flat, where he discovers that Sketch has made out to her mother that Maxxie is her boyfriend, whereby her mother discovers the truth about her infatuation and realises she lied about Mr Gelcart. When she threatens to reveal this, Sketch, in panic and desperation, ties her mother to her bed.
Finally, she steals Michelle's main role in the school play (Osama:The Musical
) by giving her emetics. On stage, she gets to kiss Maxxie who is disgusted by the number of people she has manipulated to get close to him and how obsessed she is with him. At the moment of their kiss, Maxxie whispers to her that he 'felt nothing' during their kiss and that she disgusts him. She proceeds to slap him on stage, and Maxxie yells at her and walks off. The plays abruptly ends to an awkward and confused audience. She goes home and gets rid of the boyish clothes she wore in the hope it would help Maxxie to find her attractive and proceeds to Anwar's house, claiming she fancied him all along, and has sex with him whilst concentrating on a photograph of Maxxie, showing her obsession is not yet resolved. She breaks the fourth wall by looking directly at the camera, at the very end of her centric episode, she and Effy
are the only characters in Skins to do so.
She makes an appearance in Sid, where she is shown to be continuing her sexual relationship with Anwar, even going as far as having sex with him in Sid Jenkins
's bed. Sketch states in Anwar and Sketch's date that she still loves Maxxie (even though she does state that she is rethinking her actions and seeking redemption), however her attempts at dumping Anwar are stifled when he calls her his girlfriend, to get rid of an overbearing waiter.
In Michelle, Sketch crashes Michelle's birthday camping trip. She is caught having sex with Anwar by Michelle and Maxxie, who are both outraged that Anwar is now in a relationship with her, considering her past history. Sketch apologises for what she has done, tells Maxxie that she is over him, and that she now likes Anwar. Later over the campfire, she sings If You're Not The One
with Scarlett. She stares at Maxxie intensely as she sings, obviously still infatuated with him.
At Chris Miles
's house party in Chris, Sketch once again meets Maxxie. The two still have a very hostile relationship even though she insists she is over him. Her relationship with Anwar continues, but she has persuaded him into dressing in a style exactly like Maxxie's with a matching hairstyle as well. When Maxxie forces Anwar to realise this, he dumps Sketch on the spot.
In the last episode of Skins, Sketch tries to convince the emotional and isolated Anwar that he perhaps has no future with his friends—that they will move on without him. We learn that after school she plans on remaining at home to take care of her mother, where she further explains that nothing is wrong with that kind of life style to ease Anwar's doubts. She seems to have accepted that she and Anwar should be together, as the ones left behind. Eventually Anwar is invited to share a flat with Maxxie in London, where he leaves a distraught Sketch behind.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in British teen drama series Skins
Skins (TV series)
Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...
. She is portrayed by Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Aimee-Ffion Edwards born 1987, is a Welsh actress from Newport, South Wales. She is best known for appearing in the television series Skins as a character called "Sketch", who is introduced at the beginning of series 2 as the stalker of Maxxie Oliver....
.
Characterization
Sketch is portrayed as an obsessiveFixation (psychology)
Fixation: 'concept originated by Sigmund Freud to denote the persistence of anachronistic sexual traits'. Subsequently '"Fixation" acquired a broader connotation...
and somewhat delusional Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
girl. When officially first introduced in Sketch, she is seen to have a huge infatuation, bordering on pathological, with Maxxie Oliver
Maxxie Oliver
Maxxie Oliver is a fictional character in the British television series Skins. He is portrayed by actor Mitch Hewer.-Characterisation:Maxxie is portrayed as proficient at several styles of dance, including tap dance. He is also shown as being a brilliant artist, seductive, well-liked and...
, a boy with whom she goes to school. It is unclear when or how her infatuation developed, but several factors which can lead to obsessive love
Obsessive love
Obsessive love is a state in which one person feels an overwhelming obsessive desire to possess another person toward whom they feel a strong sexual attraction, with an inability to accept failure or rejection...
seem to have been experienced by Sketch, such as her feelings of vulnerability which may stem from the fact that she acts as a carer for her mother who suffers from multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
. She harbours some rage towards her mother, who she feels has never looked after her properly. On top of this, she seems quite distant from a lot of her peers and most likely has feelings of unworthiness or low self-esteem
Self-esteem
Self-esteem is a term in psychology to reflect a person's overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs and emotions such as triumph, despair, pride and shame: some would distinguish how 'the self-concept is what we think about the self; self-esteem, the...
. She sees Maxxie as someone who can make her life much better, and is so 'in love' with him that she pretends to her mother that they're boyfriend and girlfriend, as well as wearing male clothes and flattening her chest with a sash in order to make herself look more masculine to accommodate Maxxie's homosexuality. She also displays manipulative and deceitful behaviour showing little regard for anyone she hurts in her delusional quest to become Maxxie's girlfriend. As her story progresses, she later shows some regret for how she acted, though continues to be besotted with Maxxie, and even enters into a relationship with Maxxie's friend Anwar Kharral
Anwar Kharral
Anwar Kharral is a fictional character in the television series Skins portrayed by Dev Patel.-Characterization:Anwar is portrayed as a young pick and choose Muslim, Pakistani boy, meaning he chooses which parts of his religion he will practice when convenient and which parts he will not when it is...
, in hopes to stay close to him. Sketch is the only regular character (not including Posh Kenneth) whose surname has never been revealed. She is also the only regular to only appear in one series.
Series 2
Introduced in the second episode of Series 2, Sketch is shown to be a pathologically obsessed stalker of Maxxie Oliver's and dreams of becoming his girlfriend, even though she is well aware that he is homosexualHomosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
. She works on the lighting for a play directed by Mr. Gelcart, a drama teacher. After she sees Michelle kissing Maxxie as part of her role, she drops a light from the rafters, surprising even herself. Later Sketch secretly attends a house party
House party
A house party in the English-speaking world is typically a type of party where medium to large groups of people gather at the residence of the party's host. In modern usage, a house party is typically associated with teenage or young adult crowds, loud music, dancing, and the consumption of alcohol...
held by Mr Gelcart where she pleads with him to give her Michelle's part and when he laughs at her, she later tells the headteacher of the school that he kissed and rubbed her, getting him fired. That same evening she is asked by Maxxie if she would like to go on a date with Anwar and becomes distraught when she realises Maxxie is not asking for her himself and abruptly leaves the room and later bonds with Michelle over their disdain for men.
After this, she breaks into Maxxie's home by picking the lock with her hair clip and masturbates on his bed, until Maxxie arrives back after the party, then stays the night underneath his bed. Maxxie soon realises that Sketch is his stalker when he finds a red hair clip on the floor in his bedroom, he later sees Sketch sitting with Michelle wearing the same hair clip, after seeing another picture get taken he calls at her flat, where he discovers that Sketch has made out to her mother that Maxxie is her boyfriend, whereby her mother discovers the truth about her infatuation and realises she lied about Mr Gelcart. When she threatens to reveal this, Sketch, in panic and desperation, ties her mother to her bed.
Finally, she steals Michelle's main role in the school play (Osama:The Musical
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) by giving her emetics. On stage, she gets to kiss Maxxie who is disgusted by the number of people she has manipulated to get close to him and how obsessed she is with him. At the moment of their kiss, Maxxie whispers to her that he 'felt nothing' during their kiss and that she disgusts him. She proceeds to slap him on stage, and Maxxie yells at her and walks off. The plays abruptly ends to an awkward and confused audience. She goes home and gets rid of the boyish clothes she wore in the hope it would help Maxxie to find her attractive and proceeds to Anwar's house, claiming she fancied him all along, and has sex with him whilst concentrating on a photograph of Maxxie, showing her obsession is not yet resolved. She breaks the fourth wall by looking directly at the camera, at the very end of her centric episode, she and Effy
Effy Stonem
Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem is a fictional character in the television series Skins, played by Kaya Scodelario. She is the only main character to appear in more than two series. She appears in all of the first four series...
are the only characters in Skins to do so.
She makes an appearance in Sid, where she is shown to be continuing her sexual relationship with Anwar, even going as far as having sex with him in Sid Jenkins
Sid Jenkins
Sidney "Sid" Jenkins is a fictional character in the television series Skins portrayed by Mike Bailey. In the first series, Sid is portrayed as a nice guy stereotype, an unlucky virgin who is nervous around girls, and has low self-esteem. Tony Stonem is his role model, whom he frequently looks up to...
's bed. Sketch states in Anwar and Sketch's date that she still loves Maxxie (even though she does state that she is rethinking her actions and seeking redemption), however her attempts at dumping Anwar are stifled when he calls her his girlfriend, to get rid of an overbearing waiter.
In Michelle, Sketch crashes Michelle's birthday camping trip. She is caught having sex with Anwar by Michelle and Maxxie, who are both outraged that Anwar is now in a relationship with her, considering her past history. Sketch apologises for what she has done, tells Maxxie that she is over him, and that she now likes Anwar. Later over the campfire, she sings If You're Not The One
If You're Not the One
"If You're Not the One" is a pop song written by Daniel Bedingfield and produced by Mark Taylor for Bedingfield's debut album Gotta Get thru This...
with Scarlett. She stares at Maxxie intensely as she sings, obviously still infatuated with him.
At Chris Miles
Chris Miles
Christopher "Chris" Miles is a fictional character in the television series Skins portrayed by Joe Dempsie.-Characterization:Chris's character was initially portrayed as being very into pills and as being something of a hedonist, but at the same time had other layers to his personality. According...
's house party in Chris, Sketch once again meets Maxxie. The two still have a very hostile relationship even though she insists she is over him. Her relationship with Anwar continues, but she has persuaded him into dressing in a style exactly like Maxxie's with a matching hairstyle as well. When Maxxie forces Anwar to realise this, he dumps Sketch on the spot.
In the last episode of Skins, Sketch tries to convince the emotional and isolated Anwar that he perhaps has no future with his friends—that they will move on without him. We learn that after school she plans on remaining at home to take care of her mother, where she further explains that nothing is wrong with that kind of life style to ease Anwar's doubts. She seems to have accepted that she and Anwar should be together, as the ones left behind. Eventually Anwar is invited to share a flat with Maxxie in London, where he leaves a distraught Sketch behind.
External links
- Sketch on the official E4 Skins site
- Sketch on MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....