In a television world full of comedy-dramas that are fun if not funny, Such Brave Girls is a refreshingly scrappy sitcom. The British import is brisk and barebones, but that only makes room for the show’s uniquely dry, dark comedic sensibilities.

Comedian Kat Sadler headlines the series, serving as its creator, writer, and star. Such Brave Girls is inspired by her own experience with mental illness and all of the complexities that come with it, distilled into the character of Josie. She’s semi-fresh off of a suicide attempt, doing her best to reacclimate to her life back at home. She lives with her somewhat similarly suffering sister Billie (Lizzie Davidson, Sadler’s own sister in real life) and her mother Deb (Louise Brealey). All three feel that they can trace most of their problems back to one event: when the girls’ dad stepped out for tea bags years ago, never to return. He left the family in debt, sure, but the real sin that leaves Josie and co. reeling? That’s robbing these young women of a stable male figure in their lives. Luckily,........

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