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Frayed

A Merman production in association with Guesswork Television
for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Sky

Creator/Writer: Sarah Kendall
Producer: Nicole O'Donohue
Executive Producers: Clelia Mountford, Sharon Horgan (M); Kevin Whyte (GW)
Executive Producers: Morwenna Gordon (Sky); Rick Kalowski, Que Minh Luu (ABC)
Directors: Shaun Wilson, Jennifer Leacey

Aired: 2019, 2021 (UK/Aus)

Set in 1988, Frayed follows the journey of Sammy Cooper (Sarah Kendall), a fabulously wealthy London housewife who is forced to return to her hometown in Newcastle, Australia. In coming home, Sammy must revisit her past and the events that led her to flee as a teenager years ago. (12x45min)