Skins series 3 episode 1

Freddie is a risk taker which is something we can admire. From an adults point of view he breaks the law by skating down the busy road and putting others at risk. He is also closely associated with the grunge subculture seen through his clothes, weed sign on his skateboard and smoking weed and being around alcohol in the morning before college. Sign of a rebellion. Something the target audience will align themselves with by thinking he is one of them and therefore they like him. His behavior is reprehensible from an adults perspective, but he is not as hopeless as characters such as Cook. As Freddie is the first character to be shown, the audience are positioned to sympathise with him and his friends, against the other characters in Skins, for example the police or the teachers.

Cook  is portrayed as a typical teenage boy not interested in school, this is a common stereotype for young boys as they are seen to behave as 'lads'. The fact he has a word with the woman serving the food, to get her to sell them alcohol shows he is used to getting what he wants, but also that he is a bad influence. 

The binary opposite is the law, seen through the policeman who is portrayed as ridiculous and stupid and incompetent. He is useless at his job and is the butt of the joke. His misfortune creates humor for the audience so there is no way we can look up to him as he is a fool. Our sympathy lie with the youngsters rather than with the adults.

Woman in the food hut is condoning the drinking in the morning. They are breaking the law by underage drinking and smoking weed on her premises and she is presented as a bad role model as she is allowing them to do it. Cook even had a word with her to get her to sell them alcohol.