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Sensitive Skin Series 2 [2007]
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Serendipity
Review date: 2008-06-28 Rating: 10 out of 10
At 58, having just taken up singing again for the first time in 44 years the serendipity is that the opening music on this DVD "Come again sweet love" is the first madrigal I've ever learnt - almost as surprising as the serendipity when Davina rediscovers her lost 'son'!
This is an amazing series, keeps up the high standards set by the first. Beautifully written, directed by Hugo Blick and wonderfully acted by all. It has the same 'bittersweet tinge' as Butterflies and ranks as highly with me as 'The Wonder Years'. Start playing and write off the evening - three hours of joyous magic. I can't recommend this too highly!
Let's hope that Blick and the BNC can manage a series 3.
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Reviews
Fantastic Tragi-comedy for those with brains and a big heart.
Review date: 2008-06-27 Rating: 10 out of 10
Joanna Lumely's 'Davina' returns for more surreal, and painful, drama in an excellent follow up to Sensitive Skin Season 1. Without wanting to include spoilers, I will say that the second series is far more miserable that the first outing, providing little in the way of comfort for those looking for quick answers and cheerful conclusions. A cast, featuring Antony Head, Maureen Lipman and Jean Marsh (all excellent), flesh out the vignettes and glimpse in Davina's peculiar life, as she progresses towards the inevitable. Sadly, there's no talking mummies, ghosts or time pauses in series two. Quite why Blick (writer, director) dropped them is unsure...I personally loved those surreal touches, but perhaps the more prosaic reviewers found them too baffling for their tastes. If a Series 3 were to appear, I would sincerely love to see more surreal madness enter Davina's world.
6 x 30 minutes of perfection.
Review date: 2008-05-24 Rating: 10 out of 10
Do you ever think that television has lost its way - taken its eye off the ball? In many ways it has dipped down to the lowest common denominator. Reality TV has become a misnomer of gigantic proportions. Dramas have become laden with cliché. Comedies rely more on Anglo-Saxon expletives than humour.
And the trailers!
Am I the only person to grow tired of the latest big thing before it's even been aired?
One episode of "Sensitive Skin" will restore your faith.
Released with little hype (as far as I can remember) this gem of a series is crammed with style from start to finish.
In series 2, Joanna Lumley is perfectly cast as the recently widowed Davina, cast adrift into a sea of unexpected meetings and happenstance.
Superbly written, deftly directed and understated throughout, the comedic moments seem to occur naturally, rather than being heavily sign-posted.The rest of the production all give fantastic support, especially Maureen Lipman, who rarely appears cast aginst type.Underscored with pathos and intelligence, laced with a perfectly pitched sound track, the series reaches the most satisfactory conclusion.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Denis Lawson
Joanna Lumley
Creators:
Joanna Lumley (Primary Contributor)
Denis Lawson (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
EAN: 5014503263126
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-05-12
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 180 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007