If so, you’ll probably relate to the bittersweet comedy/drama Frayed, which has been filming in Newcastle.

Stand-up comedian Sarah Kendall, who was born in Newcastle but lives in London, stars in the show.

She’s also the show’s creator and writer. And she’s written Newcastle right into it.

“I just wanted to visit my family in Newcastle but I ended up shooting a six-part comedy here,” Sarah joked.

“I’m incredibly excited to be given this opportunity. And I also love free flights.” 

The show is being filmed in Newcastle, Sydney and London. It’ll be broadcast on the ABC in Australia and Sky in England next year. 

Apparently it’s the first “scripted collaboration” between the two broadcasters. Sky’s head of comedy Jon Montague talked up Sarah’s pulling power.

“Sarah Kendall is an exceptional lead,” Jon said.

He said Frayed would be added to “Sky’s line-up of original British comedy”.

Set in 1989, Frayed follows the journey of Sammy Cooper (Sarah Kendall), a “fabulously wealthy” London housewife who is forced to return to her hometown in Australia.

In coming home, Sammy must revisit her past and the events that led her to flee as a teenager many years ago. 

The show’s synopsis states: “Painfully funny and sometimes dark, Frayed is full of complex characters, dubious decisions and unfortunate events”.

It’s also about a flawed family “confronting its secrets and trying to find a way back”.

Jon reckons we can all relate in some way to complex family drama, which he said was “at the heart of this ingeniously written comedy”.

ABC head of comedy Rick Kalowski said Frayed was a funny “but also moving” series.

“I’d been a fan of Sarah Kendall’s stand-up for years,” he said.

Sarah has previously used her teenage years in Newcastle in her comedy. 

She’s also done a three-part series titled, Sarah Kendall: Australian Trilogy, which was broadcast on BBC Radio.  

The trilogy has been described as cinematic stories that “blend comedy and tragedy in equal measure”.