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Skins season 3 episode 3 soundtrack

Thomas, 23 songs

In this episode, Thomas (Merveille Lukeba) arrives alone in the UK from the Congo. His family are due to join him in a few days, and he has to find somewhere for them to live. He finds an abandoned flat on an estate, but little does he know that local gangster Johnny White (Mackenzie Crook) is his new landlord, and there’s no way Johnny’s going to let him live there for free. Thomas has to fend for himself, but a chance encounter at a bus stop, and a mutual love of doughnuts brings him together with Pandora (Lisa Backwell) and Effy (Kaya Scodelario). They head to Effy’s house, where they find Effy’s mum, Anthea Stonem (Morwenna Banks), has a surprise visitor, her husband’s boss, Steve (David Baddiel). It’s fate for Pandora and Thomas, who hit it off immediately: she takes him to see her Aunt Elizabeth (Maureen Lipman), who just might have the answer to Thomas’s insolvency, with a rather unconventional money-making scheme. This episode was written by Daniel Kaluuya, the former Posh Kenneth in the two first series of Skins and Bryan Elsley.

  • Kleva — Mapaputsi
    Thomas's opening monologue as Thomas dances around the squat to the radio; (plays again) Thomas comes into the room and Pandora announces she wants 'surfing & turfing'; Thomas mom arrives.
  • Kwaito — DJ Zhao
    Thomas meets his neighbours then rings his mum.
  • Luanda - Lisboa — Buraka Som Sistema & Znobia
    Thomas helps out a shopkeeper.
  • Lela-Lela — Kanda Bongo Man
    Thomas eats doughnuts at the bus stop after helping shop keeper.
  • Pillow Case Kisser — Skinned Teen
    Thomas & Effy carry Pandora back to Effy's house.
  • I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby (Single Version) — Barry White
    Effy's mum with Steve. 
  • Bi Lambam — Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko
    Thomas goes back to his Squat.
  • Kora composition — Mamadou Cissokho
    Johnny White shows up at the squat.
  • Sango — Kanda Bongo Man
    Johnny White eats the pot noodle.
  • Isambe — Kanda Bongo Man
    Thomas starts his new janitorial job at the school.
  • Desperate Housewives — Fat Segal
    Johnny White gives Thomas a deadline.
  • Class Drumming — Fat Segal
    Thomas watches the drama class.
  • Rumours — Gregory Isaacs
    Thomas and Pandora hang out at Aunt Lizzies, they kiss; The Stonem family have dinner and as Jim tells a story Anthea & Effy glare at each other.
  • Genius of Love — Tom Tom Club
    Pandora & Thomas stop by as the Stonem family have dinner; JJ & Freddie arrive to meet Cook.
  • Sem Makas — Buraka Som Sistema
    Cook takes everyone to the Underground rave.
  • Diver — Various Production
    The gang being to sell spliff at the rave.
  • Untitled 10 — Aphex Twin
    Johnny White sets out with a plan to slow the gang down from sell and making Thomas free from debt.
  • Ring of Fire — Bhundu Boys
    Johnny White tries to intimidate Thomas by eating more chilli peppers but it back fires on him; The gang laughs as set around getting high and drinking, Thomas as his bag of donuts.
  • Eye Adaba — ASA
    After Thomas's mum turns up at the door, she tells him he's coming after seeing all the wild debauchery going. 
  • Take Me with You — EZRA THOMAS
    This song plays at the end, when Thomas has already gone back to Africa and Panda is now alone and sad.
  • Yah! (feat. Petty) — Buraka Som Sistema & PETTY
    End credits.
  • Please You — The So and So's
    This song plays while Thomas is carring Panda back to Effey's house.
  • Dala — Gidi Gidi Maji Maji
    Thomas kicks johnny's ass at pepper eating then chills with his friends eating donut until Panda texts him
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