Amandaland

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Not airing until 5th Feb but who else is as excited as me for this?!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vnWbDVho03w

I liked Amanda's boss.
Just as much of a social climber as she is with the celeb endorsements.
Fi and Della were good fun especially Fi
So lovely and normal !

Peter S had his own sketch show in the 00s and it was funny ! Short lived, but amusing

Peter Serafinowicz was also the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars, whichever episode it was. Maybe the one with Jar Jar Binks?

I thought that made sense though - Anne with her PhD from Imperial starts with her quote from Einstein and ultra complex theoretical equation, but then the kids struggle (which was why they need extra tutoring), and Anne gets more and more frustrated as the maths gets simpler (so the intention is presumably is to show that it's Anne's teaching rather that is the problem), ending up with her being so frustrated that she gives them the answers - which then turn out to be wrong anyway!

I thought it was totally in keeping with the Anne character who has all the credentials and was Head of something at GSK, but actually gives the impression she used to work at Greggs. The wrong answers (particularly as it was the simpler maths) fitted with this, I thought.

I thought the whole scene was about how it is impossible to teach your own/friends children anything. They all see you as a taxi/cook/pants washer and don’t listen to a word you say.
Then this leaves you so frustrated you lose the ability to think straight.

Am I the only one who didn't like the Johannes character at all? I can't put my finger on why but I'm glad he's gone if there's a second series

I thought Johannes was brilliant...he's a great actor, quite underrated

I agree.

I like the actor in anything I see him in, but I was particularly keen on Johannes. He was just the right combination of insufferable and intriguing.

I was very intrigued by Johannes in the first couple of episodes as they gave him some redeeming features and he did seem genuinely like he had Amanda’s best interests at heart.itvwas quite touching his reaction when she dumped him the first time. I was waiting for the big love rat reveal that never came and was glad for that. But they went too far with the “I’m paying for all this” rudeness by the finale. It’s a shame as they could have had Amanda realise she didn’t want to be with him without making him a total pantomime villain.

Agree about the Johannesburg character, a great performance to keep him right on the line between good and bad so it wasn't possible to guess whether Amanda would go for him or not.

Also thought he was very funny, and a great character for the others to bounce off eg Joanna Lumley collecting his twenties without shame.

It's a shame Amanda's boyfriend was so rude about paying for things , but maybe because he wasn't with his 'own sort ' and just showing off to them. Prior to this he didn't seem too bad and was brought down a peg about the snake bite. Bit of a complex one really
Giving the money to Amanda's mum made me lol though !

I think Anne’s teaching moment was an homage to Father Ted trying to write a song.

”JUST PLAY THE FECKING NOTE!”

I'm halfway through and absolutely loving it, but I think it wouldn't be half as good without Joanna Lumley. Her comedic timing is impeccable and she's got all the best lines.

For those missing Kev, have a look at him in this trailer 👀

The one who played Kevin in ML is a great actor

Yes, I fully agree with this.

He's not in an awful lot of stuff, despite having quite a range. I couldn't believe he was the same actor when he popped up in Endeavour a few years ago as a sinister character. He was quite chilling compared to cosy Kevin.

He was terrifying in Utopia too, he has quite some range. Perhaps he's more of a stage actor though? I know he's married to the director (she may be ex-director now) of Shakespeare's Globe.

And the 1st series of The Terror

I was wondering about that. I think he actually ended up in Endeavour after acting with Shaun Evans (star of Endeavour) in a play.

That's exactly what it made me think of 😂

Which episode showed the Countdown bit? I must have missed that one .

Awww just finished it. It was fab.

I luff Mal. He is 😍😍😍

It was just lovely. Joanna Lumley is amazing and Anne just fabulous.

Love love it. (I have had wine though and it's only Tuesday 😁)

It was way too short!!! Loved it!!! Joanna Lumley was perfectly cast and made me laugh so much - I liked the vulnerability in this one too

i loved it too. Thought it was great.

I loved the whole programme but I'm still thinking about Mal! He was just lovely in every way.