Six male teenagers took part in the first series of Teens in the Wild. Fifteen-year-old Mikey from County Westmeath has a habit of being verbally abusive both at home and in school. He has been known to unexpectedly disappear for several hours on numerous occasions. He is regularly involved in street brawls. Fifteen-year-old Jamie from County Cork has been suspended from school on numerous occasions and regularly engages in disputes with his own mother. Fifteen-year-old William from Castlebar, County Mayo, is regularly involved in street fighting and has been told he may be permanently excluded from school. Fifteen-year-old Kyle from Tralee, County Kerry, is unmotivated and this presents difficulties at school. Sixteen-year-old Noel from Dublin has a quick temper, is regularly in trouble with his parents and seems to have difficulty recognising authority. Fifteen-year-old Shane from County Kildare was a former a high achiever in school but has in the past year left without offering an explanation.