Amandaland
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Amandaland is a British sitcom television series which is a spin-off from Motherland with Lucy Punch reprising the role of Amanda. The series also stars Joanna Lumley and Phillippa Dunne (also reprising their roles) as Felicity and Anne. The first series was broadcast on BBC One from 5 February 2025 followed by a Christmas special. A second series started on 6 May 2026.
Infobox
Genre
Sitcom
Written by
Holly Walsh Helen Serafinowicz Barunka O'Shaughnessy Laurence Rickard
Directed by
Simon Bird Alyssa McClelland
Starring
Lucy Punch Joanna Lumley Philippa Dunne
Theme music composer
Oli Julian
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
2
No. of episodes
13
Executive producers
Sharon Horgan Holly Walsh Helen Serafinowicz Barunka O'Shaughnessy Clelia Mountford
Production company
Merman
Network
BBC One
Release
5 February 2025 (2025-02-05) – present
Tables
First released
First released
Series
First released
Episodes
Last released
1
1
Series
1
Episodes
6
Episodes
5 February 2025 (2025-02-05)
Originally released
12 March 2025 (2025-03-12)
2025 Special
2025 Special
Series
2025 Special
Episodes
25 December 2025 (2025-12-25)
2
2
Series
2
Episodes
6
Episodes
6 May 2026 (2026-05-06)
Originally released
10 June 2026 (2026-06-10)
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 6 | 5 February 2025 (2025-02-05) | 12 March 2025 (2025-03-12) | |
| 2025 Special | 25 December 2025 (2025-12-25) | |||
| 2 | 6 | 6 May 2026 (2026-05-06) | 10 June 2026 (2026-06-10) | |
· Episodes › Series 1 (2025)
1
1
No.
overall
1
No. in
series
1
Title
"House Party"
Directed by
Simon Bird & Alyssa McClelland
Written by
Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Helen Serafinowicz & Holly Walsh
Original release date
5 February 2025 (2025-02-05)
UK viewers
(millions)
6
Following the end of Motherland, Amanda is divorced and forced to downsize and move from Chiswick to So-Ha (South Harlesden), where she continues to raise her two children Georgie and Manus, now teenagers. She ends up being reunited with Anne as Amanda tries to climb the social ladder of the other mothers at the school which her children and Anne'
Following the end of Motherland, Amanda is divorced and forced to downsize and move from Chiswick to So-Ha (South Harlesden), where she continues to raise her two children Georgie and Manus, now teenagers. She ends up being reunited with Anne as Amanda tries to climb the social ladder of the other mothers at the school which her children and Anne'
No.
overall
Following the end of Motherland, Amanda is divorced and forced to downsize and move from Chiswick to So-Ha (South Harlesden), where she continues to raise her two children Georgie and Manus, now teenagers. She ends up being reunited with Anne as Amanda tries to climb the social ladder of the other mothers at the school which her children and Anne'
2
2
No.
overall
2
No. in
series
2
Title
"Car Boot"
Directed by
Alyssa McClelland
Written by
Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Helen Serafinowicz & Holly Walsh
Original release date
12 February 2025 (2025-02-12)
UK viewers
(millions)
5
Amanda is delighted when a local paper offers to document her new 'minimalist' home. She is then forced to sell some of her old items upon her mother Felicity's request, and after some persuasion from Anne decides to try and sell them as part of the annual football car boot sale in another attempt to climb the social ladder.
Amanda is delighted when a local paper offers to document her new 'minimalist' home. She is then forced to sell some of her old items upon her mother Felicity's request, and after some persuasion from Anne decides to try and sell them as part of the annual football car boot sale in another attempt to climb the social ladder.
No.
overall
Amanda is delighted when a local paper offers to document her new 'minimalist' home. She is then forced to sell some of her old items upon her mother Felicity's request, and after some persuasion from Anne decides to try and sell them as part of the annual football car boot sale in another attempt to climb the social ladder.
3
3
No.
overall
3
No. in
series
3
Title
"New Job"
Directed by
Alyssa McClelland
Written by
Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Helen Serafinowicz & Holly Walsh
Original release date
19 February 2025 (2025-02-19)
UK viewers
(millions)
4
4
4
No.
overall
4
No. in
series
4
Title
"Boyfriends"
Directed by
Alyssa McClelland
Written by
Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Helen Serafinowicz & Holly Walsh
Original release date
26 February 2025 (2025-02-26)
UK viewers
(millions)
4
5
5
No.
overall
5
No. in
series
5
Title
"Camping"
Directed by
Alyssa McClelland
Written by
Holly Walsh
Original release date
5 March 2025 (2025-03-05)
UK viewers
(millions)
4
Anne organises a camping trip; although Amanda tries to get out of it, her boyfriend Johanne's interest in camping forces her go. Upon arriving at the campsite, Amanda is horrified to realise the campervan she hired doesn't have a toilet. She has two choices: use the communal drop loos, which she refuses to, do or cross her legs for the entire week
Anne organises a camping trip; although Amanda tries to get out of it, her boyfriend Johanne's interest in camping forces her go. Upon arriving at the campsite, Amanda is horrified to realise the campervan she hired doesn't have a toilet. She has two choices: use the communal drop loos, which she refuses to, do or cross her legs for the entire week
No.
overall
Anne organises a camping trip; although Amanda tries to get out of it, her boyfriend Johanne's interest in camping forces her go. Upon arriving at the campsite, Amanda is horrified to realise the campervan she hired doesn't have a toilet. She has two choices: use the communal drop loos, which she refuses to, do or cross her legs for the entire week
6
6
No.
overall
6
No. in
series
6
Title
"The Heesas"
Directed by
Alyssa McClelland
Written by
Holly Walsh & Laurence Rickard
Original release date
12 March 2025 (2025-03-12)
UK viewers
(millions)
4
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) | |
| 1 | 1 | "House Party" | Simon Bird & Alyssa McClelland | Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Helen Serafinowicz & Holly Walsh | 5 February 2025 (2025-02-05) | 6 | |
| Following the end of Motherland, Amanda is divorced and forced to downsize and move from Chiswick to So-Ha (South Harlesden), where she continues to raise her two children Georgie and Manus, now teenagers. She ends up being reunited with Anne as Amanda tries to climb the social ladder of the other mothers at the school which her children and Anne' | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Car Boot" | Alyssa McClelland | Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Helen Serafinowicz & Holly Walsh | 12 February 2025 (2025-02-12) | 5 | |
| Amanda is delighted when a local paper offers to document her new 'minimalist' home. She is then forced to sell some of her old items upon her mother Felicity's request, and after some persuasion from Anne decides to try and sell them as part of the annual football car boot sale in another attempt to climb the social ladder. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "New Job" | Alyssa McClelland | Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Helen Serafinowicz & Holly Walsh | 19 February 2025 (2025-02-19) | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Boyfriends" | Alyssa McClelland | Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Helen Serafinowicz & Holly Walsh | 26 February 2025 (2025-02-26) | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Camping" | Alyssa McClelland | Holly Walsh | 5 March 2025 (2025-03-05) | 4 | |
| Anne organises a camping trip; although Amanda tries to get out of it, her boyfriend Johanne's interest in camping forces her go. Upon arriving at the campsite, Amanda is horrified to realise the campervan she hired doesn't have a toilet. She has two choices: use the communal drop loos, which she refuses to, do or cross her legs for the entire week | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Heesas" | Alyssa McClelland | Holly Walsh & Laurence Rickard | 12 March 2025 (2025-03-12) | 4 | |
· Episodes › Christmas Special (2025)
7
7
No.
overall
7
No. in
series
–
Title
"Christmas Special"
Directed by
David Sant
Written by
Laurence Rickard & Holly Walsh
Original release date
25 December 2025 (2025-12-25)
UK viewers
(millions)
7
For Christmas, Amanda's family go to Aunt Joan's house, "11 acres and a ha-ha"
For Christmas, Amanda's family go to Aunt Joan's house, "11 acres and a ha-ha"
No.
overall
For Christmas, Amanda's family go to Aunt Joan's house, "11 acres and a ha-ha"
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) | |
| 7 | – | "Christmas Special" | David Sant | Laurence Rickard & Holly Walsh | 25 December 2025 (2025-12-25) | 7 | |
| For Christmas, Amanda's family go to Aunt Joan's house, "11 acres and a ha-ha" | |||||||
· Episodes › Series 2 (2026)
8
8
No.
overall
8
No. in
series
1
Title
"Careers Week"
Directed by
David Sant
Written by
Laurence Rickard & Holly Walsh
Original release date
6 May 2026 (2026-05-06)
UK viewers
(millions)
TBD
9
9
No.
overall
9
No. in
series
2
Title
"Vantablack Coffee"
Directed by
David Sant
Written by
Laurence Rickard
Original release date
13 May 2026 (2026-05-13)
UK viewers
(millions)
TBD
10
10
No.
overall
10
No. in
series
3
Title
"Soha Sofa"
Directed by
David Sant
Written by
Laurence Rickard
Original release date
20 May 2026 (2026-05-20)
UK viewers
(millions)
TBD
11
11
No.
overall
11
No. in
series
4
Title
"Big House"
Directed by
David Sant
Written by
Laurence Rickard
Original release date
27 May 2026 (2026-05-27)
UK viewers
(millions)
TBD
12
12
No.
overall
12
No. in
series
5
Title
"White Van"
Directed by
David Sant
Written by
Laurence Rickard
Original release date
3 June 2026 (2026-06-03)
UK viewers
(millions)
TBD
13
13
No.
overall
13
No. in
series
6
Title
"Prom"
Directed by
David Sant
Written by
Laurence Rickard
Original release date
10 June 2026 (2026-06-10)
UK viewers
(millions)
TBD
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 8 | 1 | "Careers Week" | David Sant | Laurence Rickard & Holly Walsh | 6 May 2026 (2026-05-06) | TBD |
| 9 | 2 | "Vantablack Coffee" | David Sant | Laurence Rickard | 13 May 2026 (2026-05-13) | TBD |
| 10 | 3 | "Soha Sofa" | David Sant | Laurence Rickard | 20 May 2026 (2026-05-20) | TBD |
| 11 | 4 | "Big House" | David Sant | Laurence Rickard | 27 May 2026 (2026-05-27) | TBD |
| 12 | 5 | "White Van" | David Sant | Laurence Rickard | 3 June 2026 (2026-06-03) | TBD |
| 13 | 6 | "Prom" | David Sant | Laurence Rickard | 10 June 2026 (2026-06-10) | TBD |
References
- olijulianhttps://www.olijulian.co.uk/new-page
- "BBC confirms second series of hit comedy Amandaland"https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2025/amandaland-series-2-coming-to-iplayer-bbc-one
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/amandaland-season-2-release-date-confirmed-announcement-newsupdate/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/lucy-punch-joanna-lumley-motherland-spin-off-amandaland-newsupdate/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/05/amandaland-bbc-motherland-spin-off-1235921948/
- British Comedy Guidehttps://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/691/amandaland-launch/
- Production Listhttps://productionlist.com/production/amandaland/
- Cultboxhttps://cultbox.co.uk/news/amandaland-trailer-start-date-for-lucy-punchs-motherland-spinoff
- Digital Spyhttps://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a63394828/bbc-motherland-spin-off-cast-announcement/
- Radio Timeshttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/amandaland-cast/
- British Comedy Guidehttps://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/644/look-around-you-revival/
- "Amandaland series 3 confirmed"https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/amandaland-series-three
- BBC iPlayerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024pyy/episodes/guide
- tvzoneukhttps://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/amandaland-february2025-rep1
- Royal Television Societyhttps://rts.org.uk/article/nominations-announced-rts-programme-awards-2026
- The Scotsmanhttps://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/bafta-television-awards-2026-nominees-in-full-here-are-all-the-shortlists-as-adolescense-leads-the-way-with-11-nods-6214598