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 | 7 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kim Cattrall Don McKellar Bob Martin Henry Normal Hugo Blick[1] |
| 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.[2] The show's six-episode first season was written by comedian Bob Martin and directed by Don McKellar.[2] The series premiered on HBO Canada on July 20, 2014.[3] The series was renewed for a second season, with production resuming in spring 2015 in Toronto.[4] The second season, consisting of six episodes, premiered on May 15, 2016.[5]
Contents
Cast
- Kim Cattrall as Davina[1]
- Don McKellar as Al, Davina's husband[1]
- Elliott Gould as Al’s opportunistic physician[1]
- Nicolas Wright as Orlando, Davina and Al’s neurotic and depressive son[1]
- Colm Feore as Roger, Davina’s brother-in-law[1]
- Joanna Gleason as Veronica, Davina's conservative older sister[1]
- Mary Walsh as Sarah, a well-known radio personality[1]
- Clé Bennett as Theodore, a drug dealer[1]
- Marc-André Grondin as Greg[1]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Other Davina" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | July 20, 2014 |
| 2 | "The Old Woman" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | July 27, 2014 |
| 3 | "The Three Sisters" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | August 3, 2014 |
| 4 | "The Mummy" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | August 10, 2014 |
| 5 | "Not the Haitian Corpse" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | August 17, 2014 |
| 6 | "The Return of the Other Davina" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | August 24, 2014 |
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 and Best Picture Editing in a Comedy Series.[6]
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External links
- Official website
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