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 2
A chance meeting with an old schoolfriend prompts Davina to start looking back on her childhood, and when her mother suffers another stroke she returns to old haunts. Meanwhile, Al meets an old flame.
Further details
A chance meeting with an old school friend prompts Davina to look back on her childhood. When her mother suffers another stroke she literally returns to her old haunts where the ghostly appearance of her imaginary friend, G.I. Johnson reminds her of a childhood when nothing could hold her back. Husband Al also confronts his past in the guise of an old flame and media grandee Sarah Thorne.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 17th November 2005
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Joanna Lumley | Davina Jackson |
| Denis Lawson | Al Jackson |
| James Lance | Orlando Jackson |
| Frances de la Tour | Sarah Thorne |
| Marlene Sidaway | Tracy Vernon |
| Gemma Catlin | Doctor's Receptionist |
| Andrew Alston | Colin Powell |
| Edmund Kingsley | Waiter |
| Emma Buckley | Lyn Malcolms |
| Selina Cadell | Rest Home Owner |
| Hugo Blick | G.I. Johnson |
| 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 |