BBC Amandaland: Cast, when it's on TV and who else from Motherland appears spin off
Popular comedy series Motherland, which aired on BBC One and starred Anna Maxwell Martin and Diane Morgan, was such a hit there is now a spin-off series. Amandaland will follow character Amanda, played by Lucy Punch, as she navigates her post divorce life.
With both her children Manus and Georgie now at secondary school, Amanda has to try and get her head around raising teenagers, dealing with modern motherhood horrors like teenage drinking, fake Instagram accounts and eco-anxiety. Not even a woman as certain of her parenting as Amanda can deal with these nightmares alone.
Many fans have been eagerly waiting for Amandaland, with Motherland last on screens for a Christmas special in 2022, and here is everything you need to know. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter.
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When is Amandaland airing?
Amandaland will begin on BBC One at 9pm on Wednesday, February 5. All episodes of the series became available on BBC iPlayer on the morning of Wednesday, February 5 and there are six episodes in the series, each half an hour long.
Who is in the Amandaland cast?
Lucy Punch as Amanda
Philippa Dunne as Anne
Joanna Lumley as Felicity
Samuel Anderson as Mal
Siobhan McSweeney as Della
Rochenda Sandall as Fi
Ekow Quartey as JJ
Peter Serafinowicz as Johannes
Which characters from Motherland are appearing in Amandaland?
While the whole cast of Motherland are not reuniting for Amandaland, there are some familiar faces in the new series. Snobby Amanda is still played by the Lucy Punch and also returning for the series is Philippa Dunne, playing the doting Anne.
Joanna Lumley is reprising her role as Amanda's mother, Felicity. It has not yet been confirmed if any of the other Motherland cast will make a shock appearance or cameo in the series. We'd love it if they did, though.
Speaking about the new series, Lucy said: "I was incredibly excited, surprised, and intrigued. Intrigued about where the writers thought the show and Amanda’s character could go, how it would look, and how it could maintain the tone and style of Motherland while doing something new."
