Homeward Bound

Sarah Kendall is a widow returning to her native Australia in a quirky comedy.

- Emma Bullimore, Caren Clark, Alison Slade

Growing up in the Australian city of Newcastle, a couple of hours outside Sydney, left a strong impression on Sarah Kendall. Now the stand-up comedian and writer has drawn on her hometown experiences for her self-penned comedy Frayed.

The six-part series is set in 1988 and sees Kendall play wealthy Australian housewife Simone Burbeck, whose luxurious life in London implodes when her husband dies of heart failure in dodgy circumstances. Horrified to learn that he was deep in debt and her home needs to be sold, Simone and her children Lenny (Frazer Hadfield) and Tess (Maggie Ireland-Jones) are left with no option but to move back to Australia to live in Newcastle with her hostile mum Jean (Kerry Armstrong) and tetchy brother Jim (Ben Mingay).

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