Based, as the name suggests, on Lucy Punch’s break-out character, the “alpha mum” of the schoolgates, the spin-off focusses on Amanda at a new stage of her life with her kids now all at secondary school, and also introduces us to members of her family.

When Motherland was quietly cancelled after its Christmas special in 2022, a small subsection of people in the UK were very, very angry. Strongly worded tweets were sent. Mumsnet message boards were filled with incensed comments.

Alongside Lucy Punch is Joanna Lumley who is back as Amanda's narcissistic mum, Felicity, while the amazing Philippa Dunne returns as Amanda's long-suffering minion - sorry, I mean friend - Anne Flynn. Each returning as their iconic Motherland characters, but this time stepped up a gear and polished to comedy perfection.

The spin-off’s focus is in its name: it will centre around the new life of Amanda, the self-obsessed leader of the original sitcom’s “Alpha Mums”. As Motherland neared its end, we saw the facade of Amanda’s seemingly perfect life crumble when her husband filed for divorce and she was forced out of her envy-inducing Acton home.

The diva alpha mum has been knocked down a peg or two when we meet her in Amandaland. Fresh from her divorce and with her kids now teenagers, Amanda (Lucy Punch), now broke, has been forced to trade her safety blanket of Waitroses in Chiswick to the life of Tesco Metros in the "up-and-coming" SoHa (that's South Harlesden for the uninitiated).

Motherland fans have declared new spin-off Amandaland "absolutely hilarious" and "just as sharp" as the original.

The show sees Lucy Punch reprise her role as Amanda, the overbearing and competitive mother who was a viewer favourite in the original series. The Independent said the new spin-off "will make you howl with laughter",