Sensitive Skin (Canadian TV series)
| Sensitive Skin | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Black comedy |
| Based on |
Sensitive Skin (BBC series) by Hugo Blick |
| Written by | Bob Martin |
| Directed by | Don McKellar |
| Starring |
Kim Cattrall Don McKellar Elliott Gould Colm Feore |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kim Cattrall Don McKellar Bob Martin Henry Normal Hugo Blick |
| Producer(s) |
Niv Fichman Sari Friedland |
| Camera setup | Single |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Rhombus Media Baby Cow Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO Canada |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | July 20, 2014 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Sensitive Skin (UK) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Sensitive Skin is a Canadian black comedy television series. It is an adaptation of the British series of the same name, created by Hugo Blick. The show's six-episode first season was written by comedian Bob Martin and directed by Don McKellar. The series premiered on HBO Canada on July 20, 2014. The series was renewed for a second season, with production resuming in spring 2015 in Toronto. The second season, consisting of six episodes, premiered on May 15, 2016.
Davina is a woman in her 50s who works in a gallery who has recently moved from the suburbs into an apartment in downtown Toronto with her neurotic husband Al, a pop-culture critic. She finds it difficult to adjust to life as she gets older, worried that her looks are fading and she has done nothing of substance with her life.
Davina tries to adjust to life as a widow but her progress is hampered by frequent hallucinations of Al. She moves into a houseboat on the Toronto Islands and tries to forge new relationships.
At a networking event for Al, Davina meets Bob Ringwald, a culture critic who becomes infatuated with her, and contemplates having an affair.
Davina begins receiving mysterious calls she thinks are Al trying to contact her from beyond the grave.
Davina reacts badly to the news that Orlando plans on marrying Cheryl.
The first season of Sensitive Skin was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards and won four, including Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role and Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series for Don McKellar. The show also won two awards in the Craft Categories for Best Photography and Best Picture Editing in a Comedy Series.
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