Production Begins on Remake of BBC Comedy

TORONTO: Production has kicked off on Sensitive Skin, a new original comedy series based on the BBC show of the same name, set to premiere on The Movie Network in Eastern Canada and Movie Central in Western Canada.

Starring Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City) and Don McKellar (Blindness), Sensitive Skin centers on a married couple in their fifties. The program, which is filming in Toronto for six weeks, will be internationally distributed by Tricon Films & Television. It is being produced by Rhombus Media in association with Baby Cow Productions, The Movie Network and Movie Central.

It has also been announced that the cast of Sensitive Skin will be joined by Elliott Gould (M*A*S*H), Nicolas Wright (White House Down), Colm Feore (The Borgias), Joanna Gleason (Last Vegas), Clé Bennett (Flashpoint), Mary Walsh (This Hour Has 22 Minutes) and Marc-André Grondin (C.R.A.Z.Y.).

"Sensitive Skin is a funny, sad, raw, and beautiful portrait of a woman my age who is literally haunted by doubt and the choices she has made in life," said Kim Cattrall, executive producer. "It's a project I've been developing for years and with the help of Don McKellar, Bob Martin and the Rhombus dream team, it's finally coming to life."