text: pandora ( skins ) " pandora " is the fourth episode of the third series of the british teen drama skins , which first aired on 12 february 2009 on e4 in both ireland and the united kingdom . the episode was written by bryan elsley and georgia lester , and was directed by simon massey . the episode focuses on the character of pandora moon ( lisa backwell ) , who is miserable after her boyfriend , thomas tomone ( merveille lukeba ) , recently returned to the democratic republic of the congo . she holds a small pyjama party for her friends , but it descends into chaos when uninvited guests arrive and the food is spiked with drugs . pandora and effy get into an argument after both girls have sex with james cook ( jack o 'connell ) , but the argument is interrupted when thomas unexpectedly returns . " pandora " was filmed in september 2008 . it featured guest appearances by sally phillips and harry enfield , as well as real - life partners morwenna banks and david baddiel , who played on - screen lovers . the episode brought in 701 , 000 viewers and was e4 's highest - rated programme of the week . it received generally positive reviews from critics . harry enfield and james fleet who both appear in this episode previously starred together as father and son in the 2000 film kevin & perry go large . plot at the house of her friend , effy stonem ( kaya scodelario ) , pandora ( lisa backwell ) tells effy 's mother , anthea ( morwenna banks ) , that she misses thomas , who recently returned to his country of origin , the democratic republic of the congo . later , effy 's father , jim ( harry enfield ) , discovers his wife 's infidelity when his boss , steve ( david baddiel ) , arrives at the house , declaring his love for anthea . effy grows miserable after jim leaves the family , and pandora , desperate for some fun , throws a pyjama party . effy and katie fitch ( megan prescott ) arrive with pandora at her house for the party and meet her neurotic mother , angela ( sally phillips ) . disappointed by the lack of boys , drugs and alcohol because of angela 's strict supervision , katie spikes the brownies that they make with mdma . as naomi campbell ( lily loveless ) and katie 's twin sister , emily ( kathryn prescott ) , arrive together , naomi urges emily to admit that she is gay , but emily denies it . all of the girls indulge in the brownies and pandora is unhappy to see her mother 's behaviour grow increasingly erratic . after angela is carried into a bedroom to sleep , pandora locks herself in the bathroom , upset about thomas 's departure and angry with effy , who she believes spiked the brownies . outside , cook and jj jones ( ollie barbieri ) try to sneak into the girls ' party . cook enters the house through a window , but accidentally locks himself inside a wardrobe . after calling his friend , freddie mclair ( luke pasqualino ) , for help , jj goes into the house by himself and sees emily and naomi kissing . katie , too , witnesses the pair kissing , but is interrupted when her footballer boyfriend , danny guillermo ( henry garrett ) , and dozens of his friends arrive at the house to crash the party . hiding from the rest of the party , effy finds cook , and they have sex in the wardrobe . they fall through the wall into the next room and find a dvd which shows angela having sex with her older neighbour , martin ( james fleet ) . freddie comes to take jj home and confronts effy about leaving pandora for cook . as he leaves , so does effy . by the time pandora comes out of the bathroom , cook is the only person left at the house . together they play twister , which was all pandora had wanted to do , along with learning from her friends about human sexuality . cook offers to have sex with her , and they spend the night together . effy visits pandora the next morning , and sees cook share a kiss with her as he leaves . feeling hurt , she confronts pandora , but to no avail , as pandora is slightly empowered after losing her virginity . pandora defiantly tells effy that cook , due to his promiscuity and impulsive , carnal behavior , belongs to no one . effy appears to understand , and makes no rebuttal . suddenly , thomas appears and runs up to pandora , and she sobs in his arms as a thoughtful effy looks on . production " pandora " was filmed in september 2008 in the same production block as the series ' sixth episode , " naomi " , and the series ' opening title sequence . lisa backwell described filming pandora 's episode as " brilliant " and said that " spending 12 hours everyday [ sic ] in the loopy world of pandora wearing wacky floral prints and bright yellow trainers is probably the most fun i 've ever had " . comedian david baddiel appeared in a brief cameo appearance as the lover of anthea , who is played by baddiel 's real - life partner , morwenna banks . kaya scodelario said that working with baddiel was " amazing " and that returning to work with her on - screen parents , banks and harry enfield , after the show 's second series was " brilliant " . pandora and her friends ' rendition of the nursery rhyme " london 's burning " using kitchen utensils while making brownies was arranged by fat segal in homage to matmos 's 1998 album , quasi - objects . published in an article for the daily mail discussing a rise in bi - curiosity amongst middle class teenage girls , an e4 spokeswoman said of emily and naomi 's kiss : " skins is written by young people who don 't see sexuality as defining who they are . they 're a bit cooler about it than that , so they think of the characters they create as being in love with a person , rather than a boy or a girl . " music " dancing on a wire " by keygrip " london 's burning " by lisa backwell , kaya scodelario , megan prescott and sally phillips . reception " pandora " brought in 701 , 000 viewers and was e4 's highest - rated programme of the week with an audience share of 4 . 5 percent . another 165 , 000 viewers watched the episode an hour after its initial broadcast on e4 's timeshift channel , e4 + 1 . the episode received mostly positive reviews . a critic for popsugar.com called " pandora " a " fantastic episode " and was pleased that pandora 's character " graduated from being random light relief and we got a real insight into her life " . they praised each of the " superb " guest actors , particularly harry enfield , david baddiel and sally phillips , who she thought played angela " brilliantly " . digital spy 's neil wilkes gave the episode a positive review , describing it as " probably the most outrageous of the series to date " . he wrote that the tension between effy and freddie " set things up nicely " for the following episode , which focused on freddie . the entertainment editor for eurout.org , a website for european lesbians , thought that the episode included " a lot of confusing straight relationship drama " and felt like she was " stuck in high school hell " . she wrote , however , that the brownie - making scene was " so ridiculous it 's kind of funny " and likened skins to " gossip girl on crack " . jason hughes of tv squad felt that within the ensemble cast " most of these kids were so unlikable " , though he attributed this to the series " show [ ing ] us their weaknesses " . he found pandora to be more likable , however , believing that her innocence was " more representative of youth than most of the other characters " . one reviewer for lesbian - based website afterellen.com called the episode " must - see tv " , while another reviewer expressed disapproval of the use of katy perry 's song , " i kissed a girl " , in promotional videos for the episode .