Misfits

Season 5 (2013), episodes 2–3 — Abby Smith & Laura; short relationship central to Abby’s personal story

Completed2009United Kingdom5 seasons · 36 episodes60 min

Young people doing community service acquire unusual abilities after a storm, but extraordinary powers do little to make their lives orderly.…Read more +Read less −

Young people doing community service acquire unusual abilities after a storm, but extraordinary powers do little to make their lives orderly. New dangers and new arrivals continually reshape a group already struggling with responsibility, attraction and the consequences of impulsive choices. The series combines crude humour with unsettling turns in its characters' personal histories. In the fifth season, Abby Smith's short relationship with Laura becomes important to her understanding of herself. The relevant sapphic material is concentrated in episodes two and three. It is a limited supporting arc with a strange and difficult context, rather than a romance sustained across the show's different ensembles.

Supporting sapphic storylineDrama Comedy Science-Fiction

Sapphic characters & cast

Natasha O’Keeffe

as Abby Smith

Main sapphic character

Lydia Wilson

as Laura

Supporting sapphic character

BEHIND THE SCENES

Details & credits

Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Premiere: 2009-11-12
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 36
Runtime: 60 minutes
Broadcaster: E4

Image credits

Poster: Series key art catalogued by TVmaze; studio/rightsholder rights · Source
Natasha O’Keeffe: Performer publicity portrait catalogued by TVmaze; original photographer/rightsholder not verified · Source
Lydia Wilson: Performer publicity portrait catalogued by TVmaze; original photographer/rightsholder not verified · Source

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Last researched 2026-11-02. Editorially approved.

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