Sensitive Skin
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2005 - 2007
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Joanna Lumley and Denis Lawson star as an affluent couple who live in metropolitan London. Also features James Lance and Oliver Cotton.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Davina Jackson has hit 61 but still looks great, as does her husband. Having downsized, they have cash for a new lifestyle, but with a dysfunctional son, not everything is rosy.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 10th November 2005
- Time
- 10:05pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Joanna Lumley | Davina Jackson |
| Denis Lawson | Al Jackson |
| James Lance | Orlando Jackson |
| Oliver Cotton | Sam |
| Nicholas Jones | Roger Dorkins |
| Maggie Steed | Veronica Dorkins |
| Freddie Davies | Frustration |
| Bernice Stegers | Woman in Salon |
| Ian Kelly | Doctor (Voice) |
| Hugo Blick | Writer |
| Hugo Blick | Director |
| Hugo Blick | Producer |
| Henry Normal | Executive Producer |
| Steve Coogan | Executive Producer |
| Kerry Waddell | Line Producer |
| Graham Hodson | Editor |
| Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
| Sarah Trevis | Casting Director |
| Tammy Kempinski | Casting Director |
| Patrick Duval | Director of Photography |
| Jane Petrie | Costume Designer |
| Elinor Blick | Costume Designer |
| Lucy Cain | Make-up Designer |
| Steve Roberts | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
Blick's script is elegant and economical, with the emphasis on organic dialogue rather than obvious sitcom gaggery, and as for the divine Ms Lumley, she may be the one on HRT, but it's me who experiences the hot flushes and palpitations whenever she appears.
Victor Lewis-Smith, Evening Standard, 11th November 2005