Frayed

London to Newcastle in the 80's! They nailed it well .. seriously there were a lot more 'over the top' characters around back then anyway, including 'larrikin' females. The show is irreverent, brash and hilarious with some depth and empathy in there too. Kudos to the cast, writer and director for a very funny and entertaining season, hope there's more to come.

First, the cell phone story... you know the one. Cell phones in 1989 were enormous, and that story with her husband cracked me up. This has everything I love about Australian comedies. Diane Morgan always makes me laugh. Some of her lines are so crazy.

Frayed has become one of my favourite weekly Australian comical-style series. There is something about this well written drama yet satire of early Eighties life in Australia that gets you hook. The family, their friends, the era, the political and social climate, the fashion and icons of the era. You can start watching from any episode. All you need to know about the "riches to rags" story is that Sammy Cooper brings her two children to live with her mother and brother in the beachside mansion of the northern Sydney suburb of Newscastle, while waiting for the settlement of a will when her husband suddenly dies from a heart attack during fitness training. Except that Newcastle isn't a suburb, the mansion is just a small old beach home, the suspicious brother suspects Sammy being up to no good, and she is forced to become a secretary for local bribe-influenced member of parliament. Did I mention that meanwhile back in UK, she getting her estate screwed over, getting taken advantage of because her husband died after a brick mobile was shoved up the backside by a prostitute.

This. I had tried to watch it a while ago and turned it off about 10 minutes in well I watched 4 episodes last night and then the 5th wouldn't play. There is a lot of unnecessary stupid humour( especially when Jim and Sam fight) but then there's some really funny stuff. I saw the actor who plays Jim in another Australian series recently and He's a great actor( funny as heck) and I really like the actress who plays the mother tho she looks too young to have kids their ages. Any ways reminds me of something Waller Bridge would write. I loved Catastrophe and that's why I decided to give it another go. Glad I did. Wish their was more than 6 episodes.

I am a person who cringes at Kath and Kim and I really didn't really like The Castle. But I think Frayed is great. It is crass but it has laugh out loud moments. And I have just found out that the script writer is the main actor just before watching episode three. Which is a great achievement. And I really care about Kerry Armstrong's character. I think it is excellent Australian television.