Frayed
- TV comedy drama
- Sky One / Sky Max
- 2019 - 2022
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy following an Australian woman whose life is turned upside down, and has to confront the truths from her past. Stars Sarah Kendall, Frazer Hadfield, Maggie Ireland-Jones, Kerry Armstrong, Diane Morgan and more.
Streaming rank this week: 2,843
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Sarah Kendall: Comedy should go to dark & light places
Sarah Kendall is the star of new comedy Frayed. She tells Naomi Ackerman why it struck a nerve.
Naomi Ackerman, Evening Standard, 18th October 2019Sarah Kendall's Anglo-Aussie sitcom about a widowed mother marooned in her home town was hard to warm to at first, perhaps because of its soapy 80s setting. It has, however, proved itself to be very funny. This week sees Sammy (Kendall) assume the persona of a rich British investor to help boss Chris.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 17th October 2019A wealthy housewife is forced to leave her lavish London life and return to her small Australian home town after her husband suddenly dies. Written and played with caustic humour by Sarah Kendall, this Aussie series is hilarious and often tender, exploring a family's complicated relationship with their forgotten home.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 3rd October 2019Frayed review
It's not your typical riches to rags story admittedly and the first half was so strong that I hope that the decline in the second was just due to scene setting and introducing a whole host of regular characters very quickly.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 27th September 2019Sarah Kendall on new comedy Frayed
"I don't like TV shows where family members love each other."
Eleanor Bley Griffiths, Radio Times, 27th September 2019Frayed review
Once Frayed's premise is finally established, it offers plenty of to suggest this is worth sticking with.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th September 2019Sarah Kendall's homecoming comedy will make you wince
"Every man has a lurking desire to appear considerable in his native place," observed Dr Johnson. In his case, that place was Lichfield. For Sarah Kendall, a comedian from Australia who moved to London in 2000, it is Newcastle in New South Wales.
David Sexton, Evening Standard, 26th September 2019TV review: Frayed, Sky One
It's funny but one senses by the end of the first episode, that maybe like those monologues, there is something darker lurking under the surface.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th September 2019Frayed review - like a nightmare on Ramsay Street
Samantha has a dream life in London. But when her husband dies in a sexually compromising situation, she ends up broke, desperate and Down Under.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 26th September 2019Frayed, Sky One, review
Despite a wobbly start, Frayed shows huge potential and while the jokes are few, they are funny.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 26th September 2019