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Nathan Stewart-Jarrett | ... |
Curtis Donovan
(25 episodes, 2009-2012)
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Joseph Gilgun | ... |
Rudy Wade
(25 episodes, 2011-2013)
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Iwan Rheon | ... |
Simon Bellamy
(21 episodes, 2009-2011)
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Lauren Socha | ... |
Kelly Bailey
(21 episodes, 2009-2011)
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Antonia Thomas | ... |
Alisha Daniels
(21 episodes, 2009-2011)
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Karla Crome | ... |
Jess
(16 episodes, 2012-2013)
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Nathan McMullen | ... |
Finn Samson
(16 episodes, 2012-2013)
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Shaun Dooley | ... |
Greg
(16 episodes, 2012-2013)
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Matt Stokoe | ... |
Alex
(15 episodes, 2012-2013)
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Robert Sheehan | ... |
Nathan Young
(15 episodes, 2009-2011)
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Natasha O'Keeffe | ... |
Abbey Smith
(11 episodes, 2012-2013)
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Craig Parkinson | ... |
Shaun
(11 episodes, 2010-2011)
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Matthew McNulty | ... |
Seth
(11 episodes, 2010-2012)
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Nathan, Kelly, Simon, Alisha and Curtis were expecting their community service to be boring. However after a freak thunderstorm they discover that it is anything but dull. Bestowed with strange powers, the five very different teens realize they have a lot more to worry about than just picking up litter, especially as they discover that they are not the only ones who have been given strange powers. Secrets will be revealed, feelings brought to the surface and relationships formed and broken. But hey, its only 12 weeks of community service; what's the worst that could happen? Written by LadyN1
Where DID this show come from? Though it's not the most original concept (freak lightning storm strikes and gives a ragtag bunch of community service workers special powers) this show rises above Heroes and the many clones by bringing enough freshness to the table. Now I'm judging this show having just watched the first two episodes. At first it looks like your average Skins type rip-off but it very quickly establishes an intriguing plot with lovable characters and unexpected twists aplenty. The script is sharp like a razor and offers laugh-out-loud moments and witticisms to rival the best episodes of Friends or Fraiser. All the misfits are perfectly cast and brilliantly acted with just the right amount of cynicism and pathos and the situations don't seem forced like Heroes often does but emerge logically and organically from the characters. Even the powers themselves extend from the character's personas. Fantastic show. I cannot recommend it enough!