{"id":2411429,"date":"2026-05-11T12:41:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2411429"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:41:30","slug":"amandaland-writer-discusses-the-shows-success-teasing-what-could-happen-in-season-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/amandaland-writer-discusses-the-shows-success-teasing-what-could-happen-in-season-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Amandaland writer discusses the show\u2019s success, teasing what could happen in season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-93ad5e59-297f-4f27-827f-d2c4580fe841\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/lucy-punch-on-returning-to-amandaland-and-how-its-alarmingly-easy-to-get-into-character\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/lucy-punch-on-returning-to-amandaland-and-how-its-alarmingly-easy-to-get-into-character\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/life\/news-entertainment\/lucy-punch-on-returning-to-amandaland-and-how-its-alarmingly-easy-to-get-into-character\/\"><em>Amandaland <\/em><\/a>has already got the nation talking, and now the iconic series is going to pique more interest after it won a BAFTA at the 2026 TV awards for best scripted comedy.<\/p>\n<p>In what was an incredibly tough category, the show&#8217;s stars Lucy Punch (Amanda,) Philippa Dunne (Anne,) Jennifer Saunders (Aunt Joan) were all nominated for best actress in a comedy, losing out to Katherine Parkinson for the equally brilliant <em>Here We Go<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-93ad5e59-297f-4f27-827f-d2c4580fe841-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Despite not bringing home more of the awards it was nominated for, it has to be said that <em>Amandaland<\/em> is currently one of the best things on TV, and Amanda Hughes will go down in history as one of the British comedy&#8217;s finest creations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;LiFio8XZ&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;eSL6xbJw&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_eSL6xbJw_LiFio8XZ_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;eSL6xbJw&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_eSL6xbJw_LiFio8XZ_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;\\\/KZiCOeBnc7vUhKgc3bxLKkNUot0cT0w5tbciohuOA6kqoUz&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/wllo2bveai1645110268.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/wllo2bveai1645110268.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/wllo2bveai1645110268.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10; 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Nowhere, that&#8217;s where.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">If you&#8217;ve already binged the six (nowhere near enough in our opinion) season 2 episodes made available on BBC iPlayer on May 6, you&#8217;re probably wondering if and when to expect from season 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">On the BAFTA red carpet, the show&#8217;s writer, Holly Walsh gave the lowdown on the show&#8217;s success, and who she&#8217;d love to guest star for season 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We are over the moon,&#8221; she says of the BAFTA win, adding, &#8220;Joanna Lumley (Felicity) made us all funnier and it was just incredible to watch her perform, we learned so many things from her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-bRroZqyNEXmSbF8B8Hcgxb\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-bRroZqyNEXmSbF8B8Hcgxb slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Perfectly summing up the series, Holly says, &#8220;It&#8217;s just a load of middle age women being stupid, what more could you want?&#8221; and we really don&#8217;t any more &#8211; <em>Amandaland<\/em> is perfect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The writer also reveals she wants Melania Trump to guest star for a potential season 3. &#8220;She is very much America&#8217;s Amanda. Melania Narnia,&#8221; Holly says.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e7ffef74-8567-4cfb-8169-cb8941b7dbbd\">Holly also recently appeared on an episode of BBC <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002w719\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002w719\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Woman&#8217;s Hour<\/a> to talk about the hit series, and she believes Amanda is a lot more relatable than viewers might think.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re all going through our own version of Amanda,&#8221; she told host Nuala McGovern, adding, &#8220;I think even though she seems like she&#8217;s got everything sorted, she doesn&#8217;t, and I think that is what everybody understands.<\/p>\n<p>Holly continues, &#8220;Whether it be reinventing ourselves in middle age or just fitting in and finding your crew, I think everybody has the same experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, despite being brilliant at her job, Holly struggles to watch the finished product, revealing she &#8220;won&#8217;t be watching&#8221; the show as it airs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t watch it,&#8221; she says, explaining that she occupies herself when <em>Amandaland<\/em> is on TV by doing something different entirely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have to go off and do a tapestry or something &#8211; I sew a lot of portraits of people&#8217;s pets,&#8221; she shares.<\/p>\n<p>She continues, &#8220;It&#8217;s because I&#8217;m terrible at meditating or doing anything remotely self care-y, but I find the repetitiveness of tapestry so therapeutic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Amandaland<\/strong><\/em><strong> seasons 1 and 2 are both available to watch on <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/m0024pyy\/amandaland\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/m0024pyy\/amandaland\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><strong>BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.womanandhome.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amandaland has already got the nation talking, and now the iconic series is going to pique more interest after it won a BAFTA at the 2026 TV awards for best scripted comedy. 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