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Sketch (Skins character) Sketch (Skins character) Lucy Sketch (commonly known as Sketch) is a fictional character in British teen drama series "Skins". She is portrayed by Aimee-Ffion Edwards. Sketch appears in only 6 episodes, which is the least for any lead character in the history of the show. Sketch is portrayed as an obsessive and somewhat delusional Welsh girl. When officially first introduced in "Sketch," she is seen to have a huge, bordering on pathological, infatuation with Maxxie Oliver, a boy with whom she goes to school. It is unclear when or how her infatuation developed, but several factors which can lead to