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

Little Mumsnet shoutout in episode 2 😆

Ive never heard Amanda go on about living in Acton. The others were on the Acton forum when they were writing the review.
The actual school Southfields is in Chiswick but on border of Acton.
Julia for example could live in posh part of Acton and then Amanda lives in Chiswick and the kids could go to same primary school. Parts of Chiswick are under Ealing Council as are parts of Acton.
If Amanda did live in Acton she would be the type to say it was Chiswick.

You say you come from London but obviously not that part of London as you would realise this.

Just twigged that Amanda's daughter was Rosie in There She Goes - I knew she looked familiar.

It was funny the way Joanna Lumley delivered it but personal assistants ARE a type of carer usually employed directly by the person needing care. https://carers.org/paid-help-at-home/employing-a-personal-assistant

I think you might be right, she is obviously the type to claim it

But I don't remember her saying it in the show or Julia would have corrected her constantly

Yes I know but her character was using it in a pretentious way

But Julia wouldn't need to correct her Amanda probably did live in Chiswick. Amanda very likely wouldn't have bought a house in Acton as it would be beneath her.
Where as Julia and Meg are much more chilled with things like that and Kev would not have been able to afford Chiswick.

I've watched three episodes and enjoyed them, easy watching

I don't live in London so not bothered by any geographical inconsistencies

@WinterColdBrrrr I imagine they play for a Hounslow team because Chiswick is in the borough of Hounslow and as she lived in Chiswick (or Acton/Chiswick border) she probably wanted to keep the connection. Harlesden isn't that far - 20 mins in car.

Della is the weakest character

What happened to all of Ann's children?

I've binge-watched all episodes this evening, it's easy to watch and quite amusing in places. Joanna Lumley is great as Amanda's Mother. I think Motherland was far superior though and I got a bit fed up with seeing Amanda in most of the scenes.

Just watched the whole lot this evening.

How brilliant and I even felt a bit teary at the end. Loved it!

Mal needs to meet Liz from Motherland - they'd be amazing together 😍

Her neighbour as well? And the lesbian couples kid. They all live in Harlesden but play in Hounslow..

Harlesden is 20mins away in theory but on a Saturday morning and after school it takes 20mins just to drive half mile in London.

We watched 2 and enjoyed them. Joanna Lumley is fab. Was never keen on drippy Anne, but I like the rest of the cast.

I wondered about all Anne's other children as well!

I'm sure she said the younger ones were annoying and she doesn't see the older ones. Maybe episode 2

It was cringey, watched the first two episodes then turned off

Loved it. Especially the Shin fame line.

Yes that did make me laugh.

I was really disappointed by the first episode. Nowhere near as funny and just a bit contrived.
Has Anne also got divorced and that's why she's also there? It just seems a bit silly for Amanda to have moved and downsized for obvious reasons and then for Anne to be there too.
Would have been better without Anne but with a similar character for Amanda to dominate.
I might watch one more to see if it gets better but I didn't think it was a very strong start.

Too try-hard for me and I don’t get the timeline - the kids are supposed to be 15 but in Motherland they were what 8 or 9? How much time is supposed to have gone by?

Is Della the woman from Pottery Throwdown? If so I don’t like her on that and I didn’t like her character in this.

I don't buy Della and Fi as a couple. God knows why Fi is with her.

Same here. There was at least something sympathetic about her awfulness/ so far from reality.

Nothing redeemable about Julia, even though she is more my class.