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Amandaland.

(96 Posts)
Calendargirl Wed 05-Feb-25 21:31:37

Just watched this, a spin off from ‘Motherland’.

Oh dear, not funny.

Better left in the past, I think.

Rainbow1235 Wed 05-Feb-25 21:33:31

I’ve just finished episode 4 on iplayer it does get beta .

kittylester Wed 05-Feb-25 21:33:35

We loved it - so cringeworthy.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Wed 05-Feb-25 21:33:59

Didn’t fancy it.

Rainbow1235 Wed 05-Feb-25 21:35:07

Loving the chef dell smile

Grannynannywanny Wed 05-Feb-25 21:39:46

I really enjoyed it. I loved Motherland. Poor Amanda is so cringeworthy she tugs at my heart strings.

I wasn’t expecting to see Siobhan McSweeney as Dell. She was hilarious as Sister Michael in Derry Girls.

Shinamae Wed 05-Feb-25 21:54:29

Loved motherland and love this….

Maggiemaybe Wed 05-Feb-25 22:10:29

Well I didn’t dislike it, but I much preferred Motherland. I’ll give it a fair chance though.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Wed 05-Feb-25 22:30:09

Actually I decided to watch it. Not ‘funny’ as such but definitely found myself rooting for A-manda! She’s cringe. But sweet. Well not sweet - she’s out for her main chance ‘finding her people’ in So-Ha! Such a social climber but her hearts in the right place isn’t it? I’ll give another episode a go. She’s going to end up with the hot neighbour above I think!

Calendargirl Thu 06-Feb-25 06:54:06

Grannynannywanny

I really enjoyed it. I loved Motherland. Poor Amanda is so cringeworthy she tugs at my heart strings.

I wasn’t expecting to see Siobhan McSweeney as Dell. She was hilarious as Sister Michael in Derry Girls.

Oh, I was trying to think where I had seen her before!

‘Derry Girls’- of course!

ferry23 Thu 06-Feb-25 07:35:41

It lived up to my fairly low expectations I'm afraid.

But it passed away half an hour and I'll persevere. I think I'm too invested in Julia, Liz and Kevin.

merlotgran Thu 06-Feb-25 11:30:42

I’m going to watch it later this afternoon. I loved Motherland so will give this a chance.

RosieandherMaw Thu 06-Feb-25 11:52:54

It is cringeworthy isn't it? Poor Amanda, she is a monster but you can't help feeling sorry for her.
The episode of Motherland that really tugged my heartstrings was the Mothers Day lunch when Joanna Lumley was SO cruel- Amanda never really stood a chance with her as a mum did she?

Usedtobeblonde Thu 06-Feb-25 12:01:08

I was very disappointed in it but will stay to see if it gets better
I loved Motherland.

GrannyIvy Thu 06-Feb-25 14:40:19

I’ve just watched the first episode and enjoyed it. Good to have a new comedy on TV. I do miss Julia Liz and Kevin but good Anne still around. I think we all know an Amanda 😂

Jaxjacky Thu 06-Feb-25 14:51:29

Just watched it, with the odd smile and grimace!
As an aside I also watched The Cockfields, very amusing with a few cringes too

kittylester Thu 06-Feb-25 15:05:14

We loved The Cockfields but only watched the second series. Is the first series still available?

merlotgran Thu 06-Feb-25 15:23:12

I’ve just watched it and thought it was funny. Joanna Lumley is always worth watching.

Georgesgran Thu 06-Feb-25 15:24:06

I might give it a try - reading a revue today, it got 5 stars.

Visgir1 Thu 06-Feb-25 17:07:24

Saving it for the weekend... It had 5* in The Times.
Loved Motherland also liked The Cockfields, so both on the list for the weekend.

MayBee70 Thu 06-Feb-25 17:50:26

Had a good review on Must Watch. However they did say it suffers from comparison with Motherland as it’s difficult to not keep remembering how brilliant that was.

ferry23 Thu 06-Feb-25 18:05:15

I watched episode 2 this afternoon - I think it probably gets better. I started to understand the new characters a bit more and enjoyed it a lot more than the 1st one.

Joanna Lumley has a much bigger role and she's playing a blinder.

SiobhanSharpe Thu 06-Feb-25 18:11:17

I enjoyed it --it's certainly better now that the insufferable Julia is no longer in it.
Sadly, neither is Liz.

eazybee Thu 06-Feb-25 18:24:27

I didn't find it very funny, mainly because the main characters seemed to gabble and I think I missed some of the dialogue (subtitles couldn't keep up); at a slower pace I think i would have enjoyed it. Will watch next episode.

Ellie Anne Thu 06-Feb-25 18:31:11

Loved motherland so will stick with it for now.
Quite liking the cockfields.