Motherland star shares fate of Amandaland's 'missing' stars Liz, Julia and Kevin

The archetypal occurrence of Amandaland aired connected Wednesday nighttime - arsenic fans were near questioning wherever Motherland instrumentality favourite characters Liz, Julia and Kevin had gotten to

BBC's Amandaland fans were near questioning wherever 3 cardinal characters of the Motherland spin-off were arsenic the bid premiered past night.

Motherland spin-off Amandaland aired it's debut occurrence connected Wednesday night, arsenic Lucy Punch returned to our screens arsenic mother, Amanda. Although Lucy made her return, fans were near questioning the instrumentality of different overmuch beloved characters, who didn't look to get a mention.

The spin-off moves connected from the events of Motherland, arsenic Amanda relocates to South Harlesden successful London pursuing her divorce, portion navigating the situation of raising teenagers. It's tougher times for the character, who's been forced to chopped backmost connected galore luxuries, including downsizing her level and putting her kids successful authorities schoolhouse alternatively of private.

Viewers witnessed Amanda reunite with long-suffering erstwhile bestie Anne (Philippa Dunne), who helped her navigate her caller surroundings, but it near fans questioning the beingness of different overmuch beloved characters. Particularly, Julia, Kevin and Liz. Instead, Amanda is seen making bonds with lesbian parents Della (Siobhán McSweeney) and Fi (Rochenda Sandall). As Amanda starts over, has she dropped her friends successful the process?

Taking to X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, 1 instrumentality penned: "Amandaland is funny-ish (it's Anne's world and we're conscionable surviving successful it), but mode excessively vanilla. Could we person Liz, Julia, and Kev backmost alternatively of dull Della, Fi, and JJ? #Amandaland #Motherland." Another wrote: "There is nary julia successful it - hard pass. #amandaland." A 3rd echoed: "#Amandaland Yeh, I'm missing Julia."

Fans are holding retired anticipation for a instrumentality of the trio, but they whitethorn beryllium disappointed, arsenic Anna Maxwell Martin, who played the relation Julia, has spoken retired astir whether she'd beryllium appearing connected the show.

Just similar the remainder of the fans, The One Show's Alex Jones was hopeless to cognize whether Julia would beryllium making a return. "Can Julia travel and person a small cameo astatine least, a small coffee?," she asked. However, Amanda broke fans' hearts arsenic she responded: "No, I don’t deliberation Julia oregon Kevin oregon Liz are popping in.”

Despite the nonaccomplishment of Kevin, Liz and Julia's return, galore characters did reprise their relation successful the spin-off, including Joanna Lumley, arsenic Amanda's mother, Felicity. Philippa Dunne besides reprised her relation arsenic Anne.

Although galore fans were loving the spin-off, others were calling for a caller bid of Motherland, alternatively of a spin-off. Taking to X, connected Wednesday night, 1 spectator penned: "Enjoyable but I kinda privation they had conscionable done different bid of Motherland. #Amandaland #MotherLand," portion different wrote: : "#AmandaLand if it was a marque caller bid everyone would emotion it, it's lone due to the fact that we are comparing it to motherland that it doesn't rather lucifer up."

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