"As with 2023's Maryland, Jones co-created this with Anne-Marie O'Connor who wrote every episode and it has all the same strengths. Just as the mystery-thriller formula there was used as background to the psychodramas gradually unveiled, here the grand heist Jones' character Roberta (Bert) has carefully planned in prison since her diagnosis is the vehicle for an exploration of friendship, betrayal and love in all its forms."
"Guilt stopped her from ever visiting Bert, but she has stayed close and worked no cons without her Bit crass with you in prison for a job I fucked up. And for her new, if brief, life on the outside she has bought her plenty of new underwear, because there are many ways for female friends to offer contrition and one is the purchase of a big lady-bra after a decade of underwire-free prison-issue rubbish."
Frauds follows two former conwomen, Roberta (Bert) and Sam, who reunite after Bert's release from prison to die of cancer. Bert has planned a grand heist while incarcerated and intends to use her fleeting freedom to execute one final job. Sam has lived quietly in the Andalucian hills and initially wants to care for Bert until the end, carrying guilt for her role in Bert's imprisonment. The pair's old cons and disguises resurface as their dynamic shifts back toward risky schemes. Themes include friendship, betrayal, love, remorse, and the pull of past identities against the prospect of mortality.
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