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| Sky One | ABC - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Television | HBO Max | Season Premiere Date: September 26, 2019 |
Summary:
Set in 1988, London housewife Sammy Cooper (Sarah Kendall) returns to her hometown in Australia with her two children after the death of her husband and moves in with her mother (Kerry Armstrong) and brother (Ben Mingay) in this Australian/British dramedy created by Kendall.
[Originally aired in the UK on Sky One and in Australia on ABC in 2019]
[Originally aired in the UK on Sky One and in Australia on ABC in 2019]
Creator:
Sarah Kendall
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama
Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E8. Episode 6
Air Date: October 31, 2019
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S1:E7. Episode 6
Air Date: January 20, 2022
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S1:E6. Frayed
Air Date: October 31, 2019
Jul 30, 2020
Even when it meanders—perhaps especially so—the show is overflowing with it. It’s also funny, weird, and foul-mouthed, but more than anything it quietly makes you care fully about these characters and this quirky little world as it fans out to explore all of their individual stories.
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Jul 30, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
The London-based actress and comedian—and the creator, writer and star of this six-episode import—[Sarah Kendall] is the principal reason to watch the series, which weighs in at three parts comedy, one part domestic drama. She can be both witheringly dry and vulnerable, often at the same time. ... She puts enough perverse tweaks on potentially saccharine conventions that the viewer will remain delightfully off-balance. Perhaps even delighted. Sometimes appalled.
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Aug 13, 2020
IndieWire
Jul 30, 2020
There’s an element in this season of “Frayed” getting all its pieces in place. The closing moments of the finale feel like both the logical culmination of episodes’ worth of careful buildup and a gateway to an exciting chapter if the story continues. If it follows the steady path it’s already plotted out, “Frayed” has all the makings of something really special.
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Jul 27, 2020
The Guardian
May 13, 2020
The first episode was unquestionably a slow burner. Sammy herself is as yet an uncharismatic central figure, and the liveliest characters so far have hardly even amounted to cameo performances. ... The undercurrents of unresolved rage and shame between mother and daughter tug at the attention. Not quite bonzer then, but no dag either.
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Aug 4, 2020
This show is laugh out loud funny. The jokes work and they are frequent. Good chemistry and interesting character arcs make this a surprisingly fun season of television.
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Dec 27, 2020
This is funny and raunchy. Love the main character. It’s pretty smart and well done.
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: September 26, 2019
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S1:E8. Episode 6
Air Date: October 31, 2019
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S1:E7. Episode 6
Air Date: January 20, 2022
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S1:E6. Frayed
Air Date: October 31, 2019
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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: October 31, 2019
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S1:E5. Frayed
Air Date: October 24, 2019
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S1:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: October 24, 2019
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S1:E4. Frayed
Air Date: October 20, 2019
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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: October 17, 2019
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S1:E3. Frayed
Air Date: October 10, 2019
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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: October 10, 2019
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S1:E2. Frayed
Air Date: October 3, 2019
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: October 3, 2019
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S1:E1. Frayed
Air Date: September 26, 2019
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S1:E1. Frayed
Air Date: October 31, 2019
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S1:E1. Episode 1
Air Date: September 26, 2019
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Season 1 Overview