Doctor Who generally follows the representations of gender as the main character is a male who makes all of the decisions and is the one who drives the narrative, whilst the female sidekick just follows what he does.
The character of Sid from the first and second series of Skins does not follow the general representations of males in TV Dramas. Sid lives in the shadow of his best friend and is not normally the one making the decisions.Female Characters:
The character of Alisha in Misfits challenges the regular representations of women in TV Dramas as she is a loud, decision making character who does not need a male character to tell her what to do.
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