BBC spin-off is called ‘funniest show in years’ by delighted fans

Amandaland had a batch to unrecorded up to arsenic the spin-off of 1 of BBC’s astir beloved comedies – Sharon Horgan’s Motherland – and happily, it’s risen to the challenge.

After months of anticipation, the archetypal occurrence yet aired and wrong it, Amanda, played by 47-year-old Lucy Punch, gets consecutive to navigating a caller epoch post-divorce successful a downsized north-west London home.

The bid begins with Amanda giving her present overmuch older children Manus and Georgie a pep speech arsenic she dropped them astatine their caller school. We past ticker her grapple to get successful with the ‘cool parents’, portion different acquainted look from Motherland, Anne (Philippa Dunne) patiently waits for her person to request her again.

The cast besides includes Joanna Lumley successful the relation of Amanda’s mum Felicity, who initially turns up astatine her location with Waitrose treats, explaining the acquisition is to span a spread ‘now that you’ve lone got a Tesco Metro’.

All six episodes person been directed by Simon Bird, who played Will McKenzie in The Inbetweeners and has since turned to TV and movie production.

The recognisable humour evident successful the scenes has pleased fans who’ve inactive not afloat got implicit Motherland’s axe successful March. The amusement ran for 3 seasons and two Christmas specials, archetypal airing successful 2016.

‘#AmandaLand was everything I hoped it would be. Chaotic, hilarious and thoroughly enjoyable,’ wrote Shaun connected X.

Jemima Hoffan added: ‘Amandaland is truthful good, 1 of the funniest things I’ve watched successful years.’

‘Everyone is perfectly superb but ANNE steals the implicit f*****g show!!!’ decided Sam.

‘I’m atrocious but #Amandaland legit killed maine off… I thought aft #Motherland ended I wouldn’t fuss but omg earnestly #LucyPunch and #PhilippaDunne unneurotic are iconic,’ weighed successful Casey Atlanta.

Now that viewers person seen the potential, they privation much spin-offs with antithetic Motherland characters specified arsenic those played by Anna Maxwell Martin and Diane Morgan.

‘Thankful for #Amandaland but let’s marque a onshore for them all. Kevinland next, Lizland after. Just support them coming I’m sat,’ insisted Sar_Alice.

SueWill1966 took afloat vantage of each the episodes being connected BBC iPlayer and ‘binge watched’ each six parts.

‘Didn’t deliberation I would similar it without the remainder of the #Motherland formed but was amazed astatine however comic it was,’ she summarised and requested different series.

However, others deciphered that it wasn’t capable to unrecorded up to its predecessor. ‘Enjoyable but I kinda privation they had conscionable done different bid of Motherland,’ wrote John. ‘Nice to person immoderate of the aged unit backmost for #Amandaland and determination were 2 oregon 3 truly hilarious lines but somewhat disappointing overall. Please. Bring backmost Motherland,’ said MarcBarham.

Motherland was acclaimed passim its tally and was called a ‘masterpiece’ by fans for uncovering comic ways to picture motherhood successful an honorable and frank way. It won the Bafta for champion scripted drama successful 2022.

Amandaland is disposable to ticker connected BBC iPlayer.

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