The show stars Lucy Punch as the former alpha mum Amanda, now in reduced circumstances. 

Thanks to the BBC schedule, we’ve learned that Amandaland premieres on Wednesday, 5th February at 9 pm on BBC One.

The comedy spins out of the popular Motherland, taking Lucy Punch’s alpha mum Amanda into new territory post-divorce. Amanda’s joined by the ever faithful Anne (Phillipa Dunne), as well as her her mother Felicity, played by Joanna Lumley.

Here’s the synopsis for Amandaland:

Post her divorce, Amanda has had to downsize and up sticks to South Harlesden, or as the Estate Agent calls it SoHa (definitely not the area around Wormwood Scrubs prison).

With both Manus and Georgie now at secondary school, Amanda has to try and get her head around raising teenagers, dealing with modern motherhood horrors like teenage drinking, fake Instagram accounts and eco anxiety. Not even a woman as certain of her parenting as Amanda can deal with these nightmares alone.

Then there’s Amanda’s mother Felicity (Joanna Lumley) who is constantly around, and completely in denial that she is, in fact, lonely. Theirs is a slightly unhealthy co-dependent relationship based on backhanded compliments and veiled snipes about her new home.

After a brief spell of freedom, Anne (Philippa Dunne) is sucked back into being Amanda’s minion to help her navigate the social scene with the other parents at the children’s new school. Thank God for Anne.

Amandland also stars Samuel Anderson as Mal, Siobhan McSweeney as Della and Rochenda Sandall. Plus, Ekow Quartey as JJ and Peter Serafinowicz as Johannes.

The six-part show comes from Merman, and the writing team of Holly Walsh, Helen Serafinowicz, Barunka O’Shaughnessy and Laurence Rickard. Alyssa McClelland (Sex Education) directs and the Series Producer is Tim Mannion (Trying).