Despite giving the initial impression of being a few mood swings away from the original gang’s Cassie, Grace Violet has firmly secured her position as one of the fans' favourites from this year’s new Skins generation.

Skins actor Will Merrick, who plays farm boy Alo in the E4 show, has joked that he found his character's "ultrawank" scene in last night's episode to be "very rewarding".

Skins actor Will Merrick, who plays farm boy Alo in the E4 show, has described filming his episode of the teen drama as "really good fun".

Skins actor Will Merrick, who plays farm boy Alo in the E4 show, has described his character as "very enthusiastic and determined and excitable".

This week's episode of Skins focuses on farm boy Aloysius ‘Alo’ Creevey, as his parents become fed up with his behaviour and remove him from college in an attempt to force him to buckle down on the farm. We caught up with actor Will Merrick to find out more.

"I don't care if they're one-legged dead hermaphrodites - I need sex, soon!" From the off, we always saw Alo as the subtle one: calm, respectable and mature... Yeah, right.

Skins returns to E4 for a fifth series in January, following a brand new set of Bristol teenagers, including Will Merrick as Aloysius ‘Alo’ Creevey.