Misfits S01

The latest Guardian suggestion for your next DVD boxset purchase is Misfits. It is not your average superhero show, writes Richard Vine – this gang of asbo teens aren't that interested in saving the world, but they are brilliantly funny, rude and occasionally quite moving...

"If she can hear what I'm thinking, does she know I want to shag her? Oh shit! She can hear that." This is not the sort of thing a TV character usually wonders when they first encounter someone with superpowers. But then Misfits is not a normal superhero show.

For a start, it's British – almost defiantly so. Instead of nerdy cub reporters or billionaire playboys taking up crime-fighting in their spare time, it's about a gang of asbo teens working out their community service. Scruffy trainers and bright orange jumpsuits replace flowing capes and tight lycra. To be fair, the teens do spawn their superpowers (invisibility, telepathy, the ability to turn back time) after being caught out in a mysterious lightning storm, but the series is so grounded in its inner-city setting that it doesn't feel like you're being asked to take too much of a geek leap to enjoy it.

As you might expect from E4, home of Skins, the asbo heroes are fantastically rude, party hard and aren't that bothered about saving the world. The results are brilliantly funny, wildly inventive, and occasionally very moving – not unlike Skins itself. It takes the stereotypes of modern teenagers (the online nerd, the hard-ass chav, the club bunny) and shows us the people behind the tabloid labels.

Robert Sheehan, who had a small part in Red Riding, and has since gone on to film roles in Cherrybomb and Season of the Witch, is very much the star of the early episodes, even though his character, Nathan, is the only one who seems to be immune to the effects of the lightning. He's a motormouth whose relentless quipping gives the series much of its charm (his reaction to James Blunt: "I will not be in a room where that song is playing. Line in the sand, my friend"). One of the highlights of the box set is the deepening mystery of why Nathan is doing community service. He says he was "done for eating some pick'n'mix". After several episodes of build-up, we find out the whole truth. And it's hilarious.


Other reasons to tune in? Apart from featuring one of the hottest (and weirdest) sex scenes to appear on British television last year, there is the electric newcomer Antonia Thomas, who plays a character cursed with the ability to send people into a sexual frenzy with just one touch...

Antonia, how has your family reacted to your character?

Antonia: It's been hilarious! I warned the family well before I even got on set. They generally think Alisha's a funny character, apart from some of the sexual things I have to do which freak them out a bit.

The plastic bottle scene in episode 1 must have gone down a treat.

Antonia: Yeah, let's face it; that did go down a treat! I mean, the general feeling was that it went on for quite a long time! Filming that was difficult. Everyone was around and it was a totally silent set.

Misfits S01E01 - bra, cleavage, bottle blow job - 12th November 09



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Misfits S01E02 - underwear - 19th November 09



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Antonia Thomas - Misfits S01E03 - blue bra - 26th November 09



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Misfits S01E04 - 3rd December 2009



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Misfits S01E05 - pink bra - 10th December 09



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