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. On May 7th, 2017, the show's official Twitter account informed fans that the show was not picked up for a third season.
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Plot summary
Season 1
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.
Season 2
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.
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Cast
- Kim Cattrall as Davina Jackson: a middle-aged woman who is having difficulty with aging having been a noted beauty in her youth. She frequently hallucinates conversations with other people in which they give her sage advice or tells her what she wants to hear. Despite caring for her husband Al, she feels as though she could have done better than marry him.
- Don McKellar as Al Jackson, Davina's husband: a neurotic pop-culture columnist who is also somewhat socially awkward.
- Nicolas Wright as Orlando Jackson: Orlando is Davina and Al's only son. Neurotic and depressive he often blames his parents for the way he feels. He has no sperm count and feels as though his parents resent him for being unable to give them a grandchild.
- Bob Martin as Sam: Davina's friend and employer.
- Colm Feore as Roger: Davina's brother-in-law who values money above all else but is fired from his well-paying job and turns to art as a way to express himself. As an artist he develops an obsession with Davina who he makes the subject of most of his work.
- Joanna Gleason as Veronica: Davina's conservative older sister who resents her for always getting what she wants.
- Clé Bennett as Theodore: a drug dealer who hangs outside the Jackson's apartment he is befriended by Al and later Davina. He also has his real estate license.
- Marc-André Grondin as Greg: a married archeologist that also teaches piano on the side and seduces his clients' wives. He initially tries to seduce Veronica, but after being fired by Roger is rehired by Davina to teach Al.
- Elliott Gould as Dr. Cass: Al's opportunistic physician he encourages Al to have a series of expensive medical tests not covered by OHIP.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2014)
Season 2 (2016)
Awards
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 (Douglas Koch, "The Three Sisters") and Best Picture Editing in a Comedy Series.
References
External links
- Official website
- Sensitive Skin on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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