Motherland character Amanda returned for the first episode of her new spin-off series Amandaland on BBC One last night (Wednesday 5th February) – with Lucy Punch reprising the role she first ...

Talking about the new show, lead star Lucy recently said “Amanda is living in an upper-level flat, with someone below her, which is a hard pill for her to swallow. "The writers have been very ...

As the infuriating yet somehow loveable Alpha Mum Amanda in Motherland, viewers would often see Lucy Punch's character get herself into the wildest of situations. And away from the cameras ...

The sitcom follows the life of snobbish mum Amanda (played by Lucy Punch), as she settles her two children into secondary school in South Harlesden (or SoHa), having downsized from Chiswick ...

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This Motherland spin-off shouldn’t work. As fans of Sharon Horgan’s Bafta-winning comedy will know, Amanda, the posh alpha mum played by Lucy Punch, was a side event. All phoney smile and ...

The show sees Lucy Punch reprise her role as Amanda, the overbearing and competitive mother who was a viewer favourite in the original series. The Independent said the new spin-off "will make you ...

Lucy Punch reprises her role as Amanda, while the spin-off also welcomes back Anne – Amanda’s downtrodden friend who more often than not acts as her assistant, played by Philippa Dunne.

The new series focuses on snobby Amanda (Lucy Punch) — who used to lord it over the other parents — as she starts again in a new postcode after her divorce forced her to downsize. It started ...