Overview
- The BBC confirmed a festive episode for Motherland spin-off Amandaland, with filming on the second series already underway.
- Series two is slated to debut on iPlayer and BBC One in 2026, with precise scheduling to be announced.
- Jennifer Saunders joins the cast as Joan, sister to Joanna Lumley’s Felicity and aunt to Lucy Punch’s Amanda, described by the BBC as energetic and upper-class.
- Saunders’ role reunites her on screen with Lumley for their first scripted pairing since Absolutely Fabulous in 2016.
- The first run averaged 5.7 million viewers (7.4 million for episode one) including 1 million aged 16–34, while broadcast details for the special and series two remain to be confirmed.