{"id":549199,"date":"2026-03-18T21:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/549199\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T21:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:51:11","slug":"outstanding-british-show-that-will-make-you-laugh-out-loud-is-now-trending-in-top-10-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/549199\/","title":{"rendered":"“Outstanding” British show that will make you laugh out loud is now trending in top 10 on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lucy Punch’s comedy series Amandaland<\/a> is now trending on Netflix’s Top 10 chart. The Motherland spin-off arrived on the streaming service<\/a> this week, and is currently the eighth most-watched show on the platform.<\/p>\n

Amandaland stars Punch in the titular role as recently divorced Amanda, who has been forced to downsize and move from Chiswick to South Harlesden.<\/p>\n

Her two children, Georgie and Manus, have reached their difficult teenage years, while her mother Felicity (Joanna Lumley) is still as overbearing as ever. <\/p>\n

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The show sees Phillippa Dunne reprising her Motherland<\/a> role as Amanda’s loyal friend Anne, with Samuel Anderson, Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney, Rochenda Sandall and Peter Serafinowicz also joining the cast.<\/p>\n

Amandaland debuted its six-part first season in 2025, followed by a Christmas Special<\/a> in December. A second instalment<\/a> was officially commissioned by the BBC last year – with a release date yet to be confirmed. <\/p>\n

“I’m beyond excited to get started on Amandaland series two with our brilliantly talented lovely cast,” Punch said at the time of the announcement. <\/p>\n

“The Christmas special is going to be an absolute cracker \u2013 it’s like totes fire, with all the festive feels, for reals. Slay bells!” <\/p>\n

The series currently holds an impressive 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> from 13 reviews. Critics praised Punch’s comedic timing and “magnetic” embodiment of the character.<\/p>\n

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Natalie Seery\/\/BBC<\/p>\n

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“Original British comedy is enjoying a period of strength at the moment, and Amandaland has joined the ranks of the outstanding newcomers,” wrote Financial Times<\/a>.
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“Punch carries most of the heavy lifting with ease, and the result is not only a spin-off that punches above its weight: it is lovely, life-affirming escapism,” said The Times<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Evening Standard<\/a> added: “All this action and wit is upheld perfectly by Lucy Punch, who makes the turn from enjoyable side character to magnetic main character with unexpected, brilliant ease.”<\/p>\n

Amandaland can be streamed on Netflix and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n

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\"Lettermark\"<\/p>\n

Divya is a freelance writer with experience in entertainment and lifestyle news. Described as a “telly addict” since childhood, Divya was able to translate her interests into a BJTC-accredited, Honours degree in Journalism and Media. After working in communications and marketing, Divya joined Digital Spy<\/a>\u00a0as a Freelance News Reporter. She has also written for various publications including\u00a0Metro<\/a>,\u00a0Asian World News\u00a0and\u00a0TwitCelebGossip;\u00a0as well as interviews, features and reviews on her own blog. Divya prides herself on her TV,\u00a0film<\/a>\u00a0and showbiz knowledge, always offering (not so) fun facts to her long-suffering friends and family. From\u00a0soaps<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0superheroes<\/a>, Divya is the go-to person for tailored recommendations\u00a0and up to date information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lucy Punch’s comedy series Amandaland is now trending on Netflix’s Top 10 chart. The Motherland spin-off arrived on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549200,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,229445,428,271673,430,134,429,271672,427],"class_list":["post-549199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-64f0619d-0451-45b3-937c-b52f53457043","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-outstanding-british-show-now-trending-in-top-10-on-netflix","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}