The Motherland spin-off Amandaland is the latest BBC show to wash up on the shores of Netflix for a whole new audience to discover.
The snappy six-parter was just added for subscribers and is already on the streamer’s ranking of the top boxsets being watched right this minute – just like Motherland was for some time before it.
The show follows the exploits of posh, alpha mum Amanda Hughes, played by Lucy Punch, whose fortunes have turned since her divorce, forcing her to turn for help to mum Felicity, played by Dame Joanna Lumley.
When the drama kicks off, Amanda must navigate solo parenting her teenagers, while traversing the perilous aisles of Tesco Metro in South Harlesden, rather than the Waitrose in Chiswick of yore.
Better yet for fans who are just getting into Amandaland, it’s now been confirmed that the show will be returning for a special Red Nose Day instalment.
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The Comic Relief sketch will feature a smattering of other famous Amandas – we’re talking Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden, travel presenter Amanda Lamb and Coronation Street star Amanda Barrie.
Plus, it will also feature Total Wipeout presenter Amanda Byram and The Traitors contestant Amanda Collier, otherwise known as the retired detective who was convinced Jade was a turret-dweller.
Holden described herself as a longtime fan of the show, which currently holds an 85 per cent score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and has been hailed as an all-timer for the comedy genre.
What we know so far about the sketch is that it will see the OG Amanda make a visit to the BBC’s headquarters at Broadcasting House.
Her long-suffering friend Anne, played by Derry Girls star Philippa Dunne, comes along with her to visit Sara Cox in the BBC Radio 2 studio for what should be a fairly straightforward appearance. That is, until they start to run into the other Amandas, in a sort of Amanda-ception.
Better still than a sketch, the show has been confirmed for a second series, which went into production late last year, with an iconic new cast member.
The absolutely fabulous Jennifer Saunders will join proceedings as Aunt Joan, the sister of Joanna Lumley’s character – reuniting the sitcom stars in what we can only presume will be appointment viewing.
Amandaland is available to stream on Netflix and on BBC iPlayer for free.
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