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‘Frayed’: Sarah Kendall’s Sky Original Comedy Begins Filming Season 2

by Dave Elliott

‘Frayed’: Sarah Kendall’s Sky Original Comedy Begins Filming Season 2

Critically-acclaimed Sky Original comedy series Frayed, written by and starring UK-based Australian comedian Sarah Kendall, has officially commenced filming Season 2 in Sydney the UK broadcaster has announced.

Set in 1989, ‘Frayed’ Season 1 followed the journey of Sammy Cooper (Kendall), a fabulously wealthy London housewife whose life appears perfect. But when her husband dies in a bizarre sexual incident, the true state of their finances was revealed. With no house, no money, and no friends, Sammy was forced to return to the town in Australia she grew up in.

In the new 6-part season, we find Sammy and her kids, having made it out of Australia, living in a tiny London flat while she frantically tries to prove that her lawyer, Rufus (Robert Webb), stole her house. Barely able to make ends meet working in “exhaust management” (she’s a secretary in a muffler repair shop), Sammy is desperate to find a way to reclaim her opulent London life. She must also keep her kids far away from Australia and the truth about what happened to their neighbour…

Meanwhile back down under in Newcastle, an ambitious cop heads up the missing persons case and simply does not believe Sammy’s neighbour would just disappear. With Jim (Ben Mingay), Jean (Kerry Armstrong) and Abby (Alexandra Jensen) trying to keep their secret hidden, and con artist Bev (Doris Younane) lurking on the scene, it’s only a matter of time until Sammy is called back to be a key witness in the case.

“I’m so excited to be home making season 2 of Frayed”, commented Creator, writer and star Sarah Kendall. “The last year has been pretty grim, so we’re all really grateful for this opportunity to bring back a lot of these frankly appalling characters.”

Joining the cast this season are Hamish Michael (‘Rosehaven’, ‘Janet King’), Jane Hall (‘Wentworth’, ‘Neighbours’) and rising talent Emma Harvie as Emily. Diane Morgan (Fiona), Matt Passmore (Dan), George Houvardas (Chris), Frazer Hadfield (Lenny) and Maggie Ireland-Jones (Tess) reprise their season one roles.

‘Frayed’ debuted on Sky in the UK in October 2019. The series was nominated for five AACTA Awards and Kendall also garnered a BAFTA Television Award nomination for Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.

Created, written by, and starring Sarah Kendall, ‘Frayed’ is produced by Merman Television (‘Motherland’ BBC, ‘There She Goes’ BBC, ‘This Way Up’ C4/Hulu, ‘Catastrophe’ C4/Amazon), the production company founded and run by award-winning duo Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford, in association with Australia’s Guesswork Television (‘Rosehaven’, ‘Get Krack!n’, ‘Please Like Me’) and Sky Studios. Produced by Nicole O’Donoghue and directed by Shaun Wilson, the Executive Producers are Clelia Mountford, Sharon Horgan and Kevin Whyte, for?ABC, Todd Abbott and for Sky, Tilusha Ghelani.

“We’re delighted to be working with Sarah, the ABC and Sky to bring Frayed and its wonderfully dark humour back for a second season,” adds Executive Producer for Merman, Clelia Mountford. “Sarah’s bold writing and vibrant characterisation, combined with the cast’s fantastic performances received such deserved acclaim for series one, and we’re excited for audiences to see what’s in store as the trail of destruction continues to unfold.”

Frayed‘ Season 2 will film in both Australia and the UK and airs later in 2021 on Sky One.

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