When five young outsiders on community service get caught in a strange storm they quickly discover that they have developed supernatural abilities. This comedy series shows the youngsters as they come to terms with their new powers. Used to being demonised by society, they grudgingly try to save their home town - while having to work around their curfews.

Party-girl Alisha discovers she can send people into a sexual frenzy with one touch; tough girl Kelly can hear people's thoughts; one-time sporting hero Curtis discovers he has the ability to rewind time; introverted loner Simon can turn invisible; and smart aleck Nathan seems to be well, totally unaffected.

Series 2: It's not just the ASBO Five who were affected by the storm. With the super-charged local townsfolk going the way of Gotham City, the gang face a whole new world of weird and wild characters.

And just who is the masked, hooded stranger who seems to be watching their every move? A force for good? An evil arch-nemesis intent on bringing about the gang's destruction? Or just another kid in a hoodie?

Series 3: The eight-episode third series introduces new character Rudy (replacing Nathan). The new kid on the block gets a rude awakening in his first few days of community service, learning that with the keys to the infamous locker comes a great deal of running and screaming and, in some instances, bloodletting. But that really is the least of his worries. More pressing is just how to keep his secret superpower, well, secret. And is it super? As in from the A-List?

The rest of the gang are also back with all-new powers. But just how did that trade off with Seth, the superpower dealer, go down? You would hope that at least one of them has a power approaching something halfway useful. You would hope...

Is Simon any closer to fulfilling his destiny as Superhoodie? And just where does he learn to do all that nifty parkour?

With Seth still trading powers, zombies on the loose, havoc being wreaked with events from the past and even more havoc being wreaked in the present, things haven't got any quieter for our gang...

Our Review: Misfits was a huge hit for E4 (see our press clippings) when it premiered in November 2009. A gripping, and at times laugh-out-loud funny comedy drama, the series blends together the best elements of programmes such as Heroes, Dead Set, No Heroics and Skins.

Writer Howard Overman has created a compelling world and, despite the somewhat outlandish nature of the series premise, weirdly it's a terribly realistic one. Sensibly, he avoids hardcore fantasy/sci-fi, rooting the show instead in reality, with much of the action - and the comedy - coming from the banter between the teens rather than their various abilities (although Kelly being able to hear what others are thinking does provide some funny moments).

Misfits came back in late 2011 for another series, but had the uphill task of trying to get viewers to forget about Robert Sheehan. The actor - who so memorably played cheeky loud mouth Nathan - had left the show. However the character of Rudy seems to have done the job of acting as the motormouth replacement, and a fourth series will be on screens in late 2012.