MUM’S the word
PHILIPPA DUNNE and LUCY PUNCH on their Motherland follow-up
Author: Caren Clark
PHILIPPA DUNNE and LUCY PUNCH on their Motherland follow-up
With her withering remarks and staggering superiority complex, pretentious PTA supremo Amanda stole many a scene in BAFTA-winning parenthood sitcom Motherland. Now, in BBC1’s much-anticipated spin-off series Amandaland, written by the same team, the ultra-competitive mum (played by Lucy Punch) takes centre stage, but she’s battling to keep up appearances after being forced to downsize and move to a less swanky area of London following her divorce. With her children navigating life at secondary s...