Actually, I've first watched the American version of this back in 2007 (my brother bought the whole 5 season when he went in US) and I loved it, so I got curious of the UK version of this which was aired a year earlier than the US version and after watching the whole season 1 & 2, I loved it a tad bit more.
Whereas the US version although very funny has lots of seriousness in it's version during Season 1, UK version has a lot of humour in everything even though the topic is serious. Even the lesbo scene was relegated to minor story and it always includes either one or all of the 3 lead characters.
Aiden Gillen who plays Stuart Jones is perfect for the part (and I'm glad Christopher Eccleston recommended him when he deem that he is not suited for the part), not a hunky type of man, Aiden has that devilishly handsome face you would often sees in a male model, he has a nice teenage boy body and looks young for his age.
Craig Kelly as the naive and lovable Vince Tyler who is always insecure about his look is also perfect for the part that although he has a pleasant open face, men would always prefer the looks of the character Stuart.
Charlie Hunnam who plays the twink Nathan Maloney is adorable as they came and his lines are so funny especially when he delivers his diatribes about running away to London and getting murdered. He looks 15 going on 16 (he is 18 going 19 at that time), from his own mouth he did say that although he has done frontal in this series, censorship did not allowed it to be shown on TV (even in the deleted scene and extended scenes, it is not shownwhich is a pity)
Even the supporting cast are all good especially the mother of Vince Tyler, Hazel (Denise Black) their sort of singsong English Accent are just lovably funny.