Jamie, Sooz, Nicki, Alex, Sasha and Rob are the main characters of this teen drama. Set in London, the show is about these teenager's lives, the way they see the world and how they are seen by it. Each episode of As If shows the story from one character's point of view, as if they were the main character of a movie about his/her life.

The same story can be told in many episodes, under different points of view of different characters. Since they have the chance of giving their final opinion on what happens, the teenagers feel like they're in charge of the story.

But the viewer can tell when the narration of the character is not completely truthful to what happened or when the perception is mistaken. Therefore, the characters show us their flaws, anxieties, their typical adolescent feelings.

This british show have been shown around the world, including countries like France, Belgium, Spain, Holland, Rusia, Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Finland and Latin America.It was very well received by the critics and is called "the modern british version of My So-Called Life".

The main characters are:

Paul Chequer as Jamie Collier
Matey, crazily-optimistic and impulsive. Always willing to turn on the charm. Loves chasing women; hates tomatoes; likes football (well, he supports Chelsea). A student at London West Sixth Form College, along with Al, Nicki and Sooz. Shaves his chest.

Caroline Chikezie as Sasha Williams
Sexy, slinky but hot-tempered girl who is building a career in music. Has a roller-coaster relationship with Rob.

Emily Corrie as Sooz
Punky, pierced, artistic girl who can't get a man and is antagonistic towards Nicki who can. Refuses to turn on the charm. Even best pal Jamie describes her as "the bitch from hell."

Jemima Rooper as Nicki Sutton
A flirtatious glamourpuss who uses fair means or foul to woo guys. Thinks of herself as sophisticated. Has a wolf whistle as her mobile phone ringtone.

Benjamin Waters as Rob
Full of pent-up anger and passion. Having an on-off relationship with Sasha. Works behind the counter serving coffee at the Ground Floor Bar.

Orlando Wells as Alex 'Al' Stanton
A sensitive but confident gay guy. He likes football (well, he supports Spurs). Wells is the son of actress Susannah York.

Ray Fearon as Riggs
A successful music producer who has a relationship with Sasha.

Adam Sinclair as Dan Parker
Alex's boyfriend, a gay Scottish policeman.

Callum Blue as Mark Wilde
Alex's boyfriend. They met on the internet.

One of the main characters, Alex (Orlando Wells) is gay. He has a relationship with a 24 year old policeman who doesn't know that Alex is only 17.

I just saw a part of an episode of these series but immediatly I'm intreged and eager to see more. That must mean that it is a good series :)

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