I started watching Misfits the other day even though it was sold to me as 'chavs with superpowers - but better than you think!'

There are some good things in there regarding gender, race and body image.

First off, they have more interracial couples than same-race ones which is good. Data is lacking and I've only done a superficial search, but if the 2001 census showed around 8% non-white population, it must have doubled by now. So out of 8-9 interracial couples we can deduce that almost half the characters aren't white and that's a rare thing in TV these days.

There are stereotypes, but the non-white characters develop as they would as human beings, not the way people expect them to because of their race.

The storyline isn't as corny as Skins or Hollyoaks. There's certainly banter and bullying but it's not presented as a crippling threat that prevents you from going on about your daily business.

They have real bodies and wear real clothes; one of the characters is certainly bigger than most females you see on television but that's never an issue; she gets bullied a bit but not because of her shapes and you don't see entire episodes about her and her body struggles. Self doubt stems from other aspects (she dumps her fiance after she becomes able to read his thoughts).

The humour is tasteless and childish at times - meaning right up my street.

That's kind of all I had to say about it so far.