| General | Introducing the main cast...
Kim Darlington
birthdate: 31/10/85 | hometown: Basildon, Essex, UK Born in a grimy east London tower block but raised in a leafy Essex suburb, Kim loves indie music, photography and alternative culture; she adores Tim Burton and Camden Town Stables Market, and plays a white Gibson SG guitar. She is studying Contemporary Media Practice.
Tom Winterbottom
birthdate: 14/09/85 | hometown: Basildon, Essex, UK
One of twins, Tom is Kim's long-term boyfriend. Formerly into graffiti, he is now more interested in website and graphic design, which he is studying at Uni. Partial to lo-fi hip-hop, new music, YouTube, Nathan Barley and nights out at Fabric.
Melanie McGee
birthdate: 05/08/87 | hometown: Bromley, London, UK
Mel is an extrovert fashion student; with a wealthy family background, she has always been interested in fashion, clothes and shoppping. She primarily loves Topshop and indie music and has soft spot for 80s cheese.
Miguel Ferrer
birthdate: 06/03/81 | hometown: Bilbao, Spain
Currently at his fourth University in as many years, Miguel, or Mick as he prefers, is studying CMP with Kim. The mercurial, chain-smoking Spaniard has been resident in London for 5 years and until recently worked in a Whitechapel kebab shop; his awful attempts at pulling females are spectacular and notorious.
Paddy Johnson
birthdate: 11/06/84 | hometown: Brighton, Sussex, UK
Paddy is equally chunky and loveable as he is obstinate and reclusive. Obsessed with video games and foreign movies, he earns respect from his peers thanks to his talent for herculean intake of alcohol at SU events. He is studying Animation. |