AMANDALAND 2026 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL IN DOUBT, THIRD SERIES TO COMMENCE FILMING IN 2027

There's a possibility that Amandaland will be absent from the Christmas schedules this year, with filming on the hit comedy currently not due to recommence until early 2027. The BBC declined to comment when approached by TV Zone.

The hit comedy, starring Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne, has gained critical acclaim and legions of fans, with an average of five million viewers over 28-days for series one, making it one of the BBC’s biggest comedy series since 2022.

The series has continued to grow – averaging 6.6 million to date and it was also a hit with younger audiences, drawing 0.8 million 16-34s – making it the top BBC comedy for that age group of the last few years.

The 2025 Christmas special of Amandaland took the UK’s top spot for comedy episodes in 2025 with an audience of 7.4 million across 28-days. It was the number one broadcaster comedy episode for 16-34s with 1.2 million.

Amandaland follows Amanda (Lucy Punch), the self-appointed queen of SoHa, as she navigates teens who are now turning into adults and a mother, Felicity, (Joanna Lumley) who refuses to accept her advancing years. All while she endeavours to build her profile as a super influencer and attain a Chiswick lifestyle on a Harlesden budget.

In series two, which launched last week, we saw the tiniest of romantic frissons between Amanda and fellow divorcee and neighbour Mal (Samuel Anderson), we also met Mal's ex, no-nonsense Abs (Harriet Webb), with whom Amanda struggled to connect. And of course, Anne (Philippa Dunne) who remains Amanda’s loyal and long-suffering best friend.

Co-writer and creator Holly Walsh and co-writer Laurence Rickard say: "We are thrilled to be heading back to SoHa for a third series of Amandaland and delighted the show has found the sort of audience that Amanda’s Instagram account could only dream of. We are already priming our keyboards to prompt AI into creating another batch of scripts and can’t wait to be reunited with our incredible cast and crew."

Seb Barwell, BBC Comedy Commissioning Editor says: “Amanda and friends continue to capture the hearts of the nation, so we’re delighted to announce a third series and to keep up our 'co-lab' with this amazing team.”

Previous episodes of Amandaland are available now on iPlayer.