eventually gets fed up with everybody, and tells everybody to stop asking her for help. Her mother left her, and she lives with her father and younger sister, Deedee. She is a talented trumpeter and has dreams of becoming a professional. She becomes friends with benefits with Abbud. Eleanor Zichy as Eura Schneider (styled on Effy Stonem of the original UK version) Eura is Tony's younger sister, and does not speak. She enjoys partying and drinking, and Tony often helps her sneak in and out of the house. The audience does not hear her voice until the season finale. Minor characters Ali Kazmi as Abbud's uncle Anastasia Phillips as Tina Nolan, a school teacher (styled on Angie of the original UK series) David Reale as Dave, a schoolteacher. Randall Blaine Morris as Betty, a love interest for Tea Natalie Brown as Cadie's 41-year-old mother, a former model Paulino Nunes as Marco Marvelli, Tea's father Tony Sims as Jason Morrison, a friend of Chris Collins Episodes The first and the third episodes are both almost shot-for-shot remakes of their UK counterpart, but the U.S. show deviates from the UK show's plot in subsequent episodes. Production Development Elsley said he was first approached on making a U.S. adaptation by MTV's Liz Gateley and Tony DiSanto. Elsley said that at the time he didn't feel that a U.S. version would work. Several network and cable channels also approached Elsley about a North American adaptation. Elsley said "at that end of that time it seemed clear that MTV had the clearest vision." He added "[the other networks] were missing a commitment to the core values of the show. Which is to say that MTV is clearly taking a risk with this show and they were prepared to take that risk." In early 2009, Elsley began finding writers for the North American version. Elsley said "We started at the top of the Hollywood tree and worked our way down, and it wasn't until we got to the bottom that we actually found writers we liked. We started saying to agents, 'Who have you just taken on? Who's got a great play on somewhere?' And that turned up just incredible writers that have never done anything." After reading 400 scripts around the clock, a team of six was formed. Casting Open casting calls were held in New York City. Six of the nine main cast members