| 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 | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kim Cattrall Don McKellar Bob Martin Henry Normal Hugo Blick [1] |
| Producers | Niv Fichman Sari Friedland |
| Camera setup | Single |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Rhombus Media Baby Cow Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO Canada |
| Release | July 20, 2014 – June 19, 2016 |
| Related | |
| Sensitive Skin (UK) | |
Sensitive Skin is a Canadian black comedy television series, adapted from the British series of the same name created by Hugo Blick. [2] Its six-episode first season, written by comedian Bob Martin and directed by Don McKellar, [2] premiered on HBO Canada on July 20, 2014. [3] A six-episode second season, with production resuming in spring 2015 in Toronto, [4] premiered on May 15, 2016. [5] On May 7, 2017, the show's official Twitter account informed fans that it was not picked up for a third season. [6]
Davina, a woman in her 50s who works in a gallery, has recently moved from the suburbs into an apartment in downtown Toronto with her neurotic husband Al, a pop-culture critic. She's having trouble adjusting to life as she gets older, worrying that her looks are fading and that she has accomplished nothing of substance.
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.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | July 20, 2014 | August 24, 2014 | |
| 2 | 6 | May 15, 2016 | June 19, 2016 | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Other Davina" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | July 20, 2014 | |
Davina tries to adjust to life in her new ultra-modern apartment and struggles with the feeling that she is aging. Her husband Al strikes up a friendship with Theodore, the drug dealer who deals outside their tenement building. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Old Woman" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | July 27, 2014 | |
Davina learns her mother has suffered a fifth stroke and wonders what she wants out of life. Al meets a former fling, Sara Thorn, who is the host of a popular radio show. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Three Sisters" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | August 3, 2014 | |
At a networking event for Al, Davina meets Bob Ringwald, a culture critic who becomes infatuated with her, and contemplates having an affair. Al thinks he has a brain tumour after his doctor. Dr. Cass (Elliott Gould) notices that his blinking is asymmetrical. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Mummy" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | August 10, 2014 | |
On a double date with Veronica and Roger, Davina learns that Roger quit the piano lessons that Davina gave him for Christmas because the instructor, Greg, was hitting on Veronica. She then persuades Al to complete the remaining seven lessons. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Not the Haitian Corpse" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | August 17, 2014 | |
Davina's mother dies causing the family to react oddly and for Davina to begin avoiding Roger because she thinks he might want to start an affair with her. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Return of the Other Davina" | Don McKellar | Bob Martin | August 24, 2014 | |
Al catches Davina kissing Greg. Davina moves out of their apartment and into Veronica and Roger's house. | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 201" | Don McKellar | Rosa Labordé | May 15, 2016 | |
Six months after Al's death Davina has difficulty adjusting to life as a widow. She contemplates moving from her apartment. | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 202" | Don McKellar | Rosa Labordé | May 22, 2016 | |
Davina runs into Sara Thorn who persuades her to take her voice class. She also struggles to unlock Al's password protected laptop. | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 203" | Don McKellar | Lynn Coady | May 29, 2016 | |
Davina tries to live out her life according to the advice Al left her in a note he wrote before he died. She tries to move on with a fashion consultant named David (Rick Roberts) she meets on the island. | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 204" | Don McKellar | Lynn Coady | June 5, 2016 | |
Davina begins receiving mysterious calls she thinks are Al trying to contact her from beyond the grave. Orlando returns and Davina has difficulty adjusting to his new girlfriend. | ||||||
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 205" | Don McKellar | Susan Coyne | June 12, 2016 | |
Davina reacts badly to the news that Orlando plans on marrying Cheryl. As Roger's case goes to trial Veronica reconnects with Lenny Gordon (Tom McCamus) an old flame. | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 206" | Don McKellar | Susan Coyne | June 19, 2016 | |
Davina's island neighbour Lizzie commits suicide by drowning and leaves Davina her house boat. Orlando and Cheryl marry. | ||||||
The first season of Sensitive Skin was nominated for 6 Canadian Screen Awards, and won four: