JJ (Skins series 3)

"JJ"
Skins episode
JJ tricks Cook into taking his prescription drugs.
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 7
Directed by	Charles Martin
Written by	Bryan Elsley
Original air date	5 March 2009 (2009-03-05)
Guest appearances
Seth Adams as Nurse Seth Jiggy Bhore as Margie Matthew Cann as Kid 1 Juliet Cowan as Cecilia Jones Charlie Goodwin as Kid 3 Chris "Fagin" Lynd as Northern Scum Roland Oliver as Model Shop Owner Paul Ridley as Dr Felly Joel Rowbottom as Kid 2 "The Slasher" as Northern Scum Sevven Smith as Kid 4 Toby "Ziegler" Welch as Northern Scum
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"JJ" is the seventh episode of the third series of the British teen drama Skins, which first aired on 5 March 2009 on E4 in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. The episode was written by the series' co-creator, Bryan Elsley, and was directed by Charles Martin. The episode focuses on the character of JJ Jones (Ollie Barbieri), who has Asperger syndrome, and his confusion about his life and his desire to be normal. He strikes up a friendship with Emily Fitch (Kathryn Prescott) and attempts to solve the dispute between his friends James Cook (Jack O'Connell) and Freddie McClair (Luke Pasqualino) over their shared love interest, Effy Stonem (Kaya Scodelario).

"JJ" was filmed in November 2008. Barbieri undertook various measures to get into his character's mindset, including research, creating part of the set himself, and later destroying it. The episode featured numerous cameo appearances by the series' crew members. "JJ" drew just under one million viewers on its first broadcast and was E4's highest-rated programme of the week. It was received generally well by critics, though the writers' decision for Emily to have sex with JJ drew criticism from the lesbian community.