Sharon Horgan Instagram – Here she comes… Amanda arrives on BBC ONE on Wednesday 5th at 9pm
and she’s available on @bbciplayer too.
Leading the cast are Lucy Punch as Amanda, Joanna Lumley as Felicity and Philippa Dunne as Anne with Samuel Anderson as Mal, Siobhan McSweeney @siobhni as Della, Rochenda Sandall @rochenda1 as Fi, @ekowquartey as JJ and @PeterSerafinowicz as Johannes.
Post her divorce, Amanda has had to downsize and up sticks to South Harlesden, or as the Estate Agent calls it SoHa (definitely not the area around Wormwood Scrubs prison).
With both 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.
Then there’s Amanda’s mother Felicity (Joanna Lumley) who is constantly around, and completely in denial that she is, in fact, lonely. Theirs is a slightly unhealthy co-dependent relationship based on backhanded compliments and veiled snipes about her new home.
After a brief spell of freedom, Anne (Philippa Dunne @phillydone) is sucked back into being Amanda’s minion to help her navigate the social scene with the other parents at the children’s new school. Thank God for Anne. Â
Amandaland is created by @SharonHorgan, Holly Walsh, Helen Serafinowicz @hellycake and Barunka O’Shaughnessy. It is written by Holly Walsh, Helen Serafinowicz, Barunka O’Shaughnessy and Laurence Rickard @lazbotron. @timjmannion produces the series and @alyssa_mcclelland directs.
The show was commissioned by Tanya Qureshi, Head of Comedy at the BBC.
Executive Produced by @sharonhorgan, clelia_mountford, Helen Serafinowicz (@hellycake), Barunka O’Shaughnessy and Holly Walsh. @Lionsgate distributes the series worldwide.
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@mermantvfilm | Posted on 23/Jan/2025 18:37:54
