Lucy Punch leads Amandaland back with 6 May return

amandaland returns on Wednesday 6 May at 9pm on One, with Lucy Punch back as Amanda. The six-part sitcom resumes after its Christmas special drew 7.4 million viewers across 28 days, a result that explains why this second run is being given a prime-time slot.

Lucy Punch in South Harlesden

Punch leads the series again as Amanda, now still living in South Harlesden, which she calls SoHa, after downsizing from Chiswick following her divorce. Season two keeps her online lifestyle brand Senuous in play, so the comedy stays close to the same self-invention that powered the first run rather than resetting the character.

Episode one opens with Amanda meeting Mal’s ex Abs for the first time. She learns that Abs found her shallow, then tries to prove him wrong by using a school careers talk. That gives the new series a sharper business-like engine than a simple family return: Amanda is still selling an image, and this time she has to defend it in public.

Joanna Lumley returns

Joanna Lumley returns as Amanda’s mum, Felicity, with Philippa Dunne back as Anne, Samuel Anderson back as Mal and Rochenda Sandall back as Fi. Harriet Webb joins the cast as a new addition, which keeps the ensemble intact while adding one fresh voice to a show that already has an audience large enough to justify continuity.

Amandaland also comes back with the practical advantage of being available on iPlayer now, so viewers who missed the original February last year release can catch up before the new run starts. For a comedy that already proved it could draw 7.4 million across 28 days, the schedule signals confidence: the next thing for viewers is simple, set aside 9pm on Wednesday 6 May.