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Amandaland Returns for Series Two with Trailer and Red Nose Day

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  • Amandaland is returning for a second series with a new trailer released by the BBC.
  • The cast includes Lucy Punch and Dame Joanna Lumley, with Jennifer Saunders joining for series two.
  • A Red Nose Day special will feature celebrity cameos from other famous Amandas.

Multiple reports indicate that Amandaland is returning for a second series, a spin-off of the popular show Motherland. According to major media, the BBC released a first look trailer for series two on Friday. The cast includes Lucy Punch as Amanda Hughes and Dame Joanna Lumley as her mother Felicity.

The series is available for streaming on Netflix and free on BBC iPlayer, and it holds an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Jennifer Saunders will join the second series as Aunt Joan. The series will return for a special Red Nose Day instalment featuring other famous Amandas such as Amanda Holden, Amanda Lamb, Amanda Barrie, Amanda Byram, and Amanda Collier.

She came, she saw, she gentrified.

Amanda Hughes, Character in Amandaland

In the Red Nose Day sketch, Amanda visits the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, accompanied by Anne to see Sara Cox in the BBC Radio 2 studio, and they run into other Amandas. Amanda Holden described herself as a longtime fan of Amandaland. ' She also told students during a school talk that she uses social media to touch people, and she pretended to finish running, saying she had just smashed 7km so you'll have to excuse her appearance.

In another scene, Abs recommends reading The Handmaid's Tale, and Amanda replied that she loves anything handmade. According to Daily Mail - Home, Felicity remarked to Amanda that posting a picture of yourself eating cakes is considered a job. In the series, Amanda discovers a big house in the area is up for sale by mid-series and turns to her mother for financial help, but it comes at a price.

Welcome everyone. You've probably seen my content and assumed it's another lifestyle brand.

Amanda Hughes, Character in Amandaland

Mal remains Amanda's basement neighbour with their flirty rivalry continuing, and Amanda meets Mal's ex-wife Abs, struggling to connect with her. Mal's bromance with Abs's new husband JJ continues, while Fi starts to find her calling as a professional dog walker when Della goes off to work on a cruise. Anne remains Amanda's loyal and long-suffering best friend.

I use social media to touch people.

Amanda Hughes, Character in Amandaland

I've just smashed 7km so you'll have to excuse my appearance.

Amanda Hughes, Character in Amandaland

Love anything handmade.

Amanda Hughes, Character in Amandaland

You post a picture of yourself eating cakes, and that's a job?

Felicity, Character in Amandaland, Amanda's mother
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