She is also known for her role as Amy in Bad Teacher (2011), Amanda in the BBC sitcoms Motherland and Amandaland. She also played Esmé Squalor in the Netflix black comedy drama series A Series of Unfortunate Events.

The spin-off series from comedy series Motherland was commissioned by the BBC in May 2024, with Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne reprising their roles. [2]The six part series is written by Holly Walsh, Helen Serafinowicz, Barunka O'Shaughnessy and Laurence Rickard and produced by Sharon Horgan via her production company Merman. [3] Clelia Mountford, Serafinowicz, O'Shaughnessy and ...

May 24, 2021 · One of the bigger characters in the show is Amanda, played by Lucy Punch, an alpha mum who would rather be attending Pilates and brunch dates than going along to PTA meetings. Viewers may...

Feb 6, 2025 · Amandaland, the new BBC series which is a spin-off from the popular sitcom Motherland, has received a rapturous response from critics. The show sees Lucy Punch reprise her role as Amanda, the ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Anne (Philippa Dunne), Amanda (Lucy Punch) and Felicity (Dame Joanna Lumley) are back for more parental chaos in Motherland spin-off Amandaland. | Credit: BBC

Feb 3, 2025 · London-born actress Lucy Punch, 47, reprises her role as overbearing Amanda, the character she first played in Motherland between 2016 and 2022. She's been on our screens since 1998, when she...

Feb 1, 2025 · Lucy Punch is telling me about the moment she got the call to star in Amandaland, the new spinoff from the adored school-gate sitcom Motherland, centred on her alpha yummy mummy character.

May 18, 2024 · Following three series of the Merman-produced, BAFTA award-winning series Motherland, a brand-new spin-off, Amandaland, is coming to the BBC, focused on Amanda (Lucy Punch).

Jan 28, 2025 · Following three series of the BAFTA award-winning Motherland, Amandaland, which focuses on the character of Amanda played by Lucy Punch, is coming to BBC One and iPlayer in February. Post-divorce, Amanda has had to downsize and move to South Harlesden, or in Estate Agent language, SoHa.

Feb 6, 2025 · Motherland character Amanda returned for the first episode of her new spin-off series Amandaland on BBC One last night (Wednesday 5th February) – with Lucy Punch reprising the role she first ...