So maybe it's because I'm a gay guy....
But I really got the feeling that whoever wrote this show has an issue with women. I cannot think of one female character who was wholly sympathetic except for maybe Abi at first and then I guess Jem. But almost every female character that was the lead was either cold, bitchy, selfish etc. I'm not saying this is a bad thing because I do think it's good to show how rotten some people can be and women are people but damn dude.
Also it kind of bothered me that there were no gay characters but hey I guess England doesn't have many gay people.