Amandaland: Christmas Special 2025


9:15 pm - 9:45 pm, Thursday, December 25 on BBC One London HD (101)

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Christmas Special 2025
Season 1, Episode 1

The family heads to Aunt Joan's country house for Christmas, but things fall apart when Mal and Anne tag along and Amanda struggles to recreate the magic from her youth. Anne is in despair at being separated from her family and Felicity is increasingly irritated by her sister's high spirits, while Mal finds a hidden photo that appears to reveal a deep family secret. Jennifer Saunders guest stars in a festive episode of the Motherland spin-off, starring Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne


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Comedy Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

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Lucy Punch (Actor) .. Amanda
Philippa Dunne (Actor) .. Anne
Joanna Lumley (Actor) .. Felicity
Samuel Anderson (Actor) .. Mal
Jennifer Saunders (Actor) .. Aunt Joan
Miley Locke (Actor) .. Georgie
Alexander Shaw (Actor) .. Manus
David Sant (Director)
Sharon Horgan (Executive producer)
Faye Dorn (Executive producer)
Helen Serafinowicz (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

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Lucy Punch (Actor) .. Amanda
Philippa Dunne (Actor) .. Anne
Joanna Lumley (Actor) .. Felicity
Born: May 01, 1946 in Srinagar, Kashmir
Best Known For: Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous.
Early-life: Joanna Lamond Lumley was born on May 1, 1946, in Srinagar, Kashmir. As a child she lived with her family in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, where her father was a major in the Ghurkas. She came to England aged nine to attend boarding school in Kent, and later a convent school in Hastings. At 16 she auditioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but was turned down and decided to become a model instead, despite initially being told she was "too fat and too ugly".
Career: Lumley's first film was 1969's Some Girls Do, followed by Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Her most notable early role was as Ken Barlow's girlfriend Elaine in Coronation Street. Lumley became famous thanks to The New Avengers in 1976. After Sapphire and Steel in the late 1970s, she turned her attention to the theatre and had a stint as a Times columnist. In 1992, Jennifer Saunders cast her as Patsy in sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. Since then, she has appeared in numerous TV dramas and films, including Maybe Baby, James and the Giant Peach, Jam & Jerusalem, Sensitive Skin, The Making of a Lady and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Quote: "I can't see any difference in having your hair dyed, your teeth fixed, your nose done, or your face smoothed out or lifted."
Trivia: Lumley received an OBE in 1995.
Samuel Anderson (Actor) .. Mal
Best Known For: Playing Danny Pink in Doctor Who.
Early-life: Born in 1982 in Handsworth, Birmingham. Samuel decided early on in life that he wanted to be an actor. He attended the Catholic secondary school Stuart Bathurst. Samuel stopped studying A levels after a year and went to Birmingham Theatre School before going on to attend the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London. Samuel originated the role of Crowther in the National Theatre's 2004 production of Alan Bennett's The History Boys. He went on to perform the role in the Broadway, Hong Kong, Sydney and Wellington productions, as well as radio and film versions.
Career: Anderson appeared in Sky One's Hex in 2004 and Channel 4's Totally Frank in 2006 and 2007. He played Fingers in the comedy series Gavin & Stacey. From 2007 until 2009, Anderson played Ross Kirk in Emmerdale. He appeared in the TV comedy film Stuck (2007) and had a number of guest appearances in such shows as Doctors, Casualty, Bedlam, Midsomer Murders and Death in Paradise. Anderson played Danny Pink in 11 episodes of Doctor Who in 2014. Since then, he has played DC Vince Grady in DCI Banks, Daniel in Trollied, Patrick in Witless and Leon in Loaded.
Quote: "When I'm having a bad time and can't get any work, I say to my friend, ‘This is not my life! I'm not supposed to be at this bar, I'm supposed to be acting. Quantum Leap me back into my life, Sam!'"
Trivia: He was voted best male guest star by readers of Doctor Who magazine.
Jennifer Saunders (Actor) .. Aunt Joan
Born: July 06, 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Best Known For: Absolutely Fabulous.
Early-life: Born Jennifer Jane Saunders on July 6, 1958, in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Her father was in the RAF and she briefly spent time on the same forces camp as her future comedy partner Dawn French, but the pair never met as children. Instead, they got to know each other while attending London's Central School of Speech and Drama in 1977, where they were both on a teaching training course. They later teamed up with Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle and Peter Richardson to create the The Comic Strip Presents series.
Career: Appearances in The Young Ones, Girls on Top and Happy Families followed, but it was the sketch show French and Saunders that propelled her to fame. One short skit in the series became the basis for Absolutely Fabulous. The sitcom's phenomenal global success opened new doors, and helped land Jennifer roles in the movies In the Bleak Midwinter, Spice World and Fanny and Elvis. She also voiced a not-so-good fairy godmother in hit animation Shrek 2 and stars in the BBC's Blandings. As well as the film and TV work, she has long been an active participant in the charity Comic Relief, alongside her on-screen partner Dawn French, and regularly takes part in the telethon events. We've also seen her reunited with her old pal in Jam & Jerusalem, which she wrote.
Quote: "It seems you can take a picture on your mobile and it can be on the front page of a celebrity mag the next day. It's a kind of madness."
Trivia: Married fellow Comic Strip star Adrian Edmondson in 1985. They have three daughters - Beattie, Ella and Freya. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 and is now in remission. Her autobiography, Bonkers: My Life in Laughs, was published in 2013.
Miley Locke (Actor) .. Georgie
Alexander Shaw (Actor) .. Manus
Laurence Rickard (Writer)
Arnold Widdowson (Producer)
David Sant (Director)
Sharon Horgan (Executive producer)
Born: April 04, 1970 in London
Best Known For: Co-writing and starring in sitcom Pulling.
Early-life: Sharon was born in London on April 4, 1970 and moved to Dublin when she was seven. She is one of five siblings and went on to study English at Brunel University. Her first break came in 2001 when she won the BBC New Comedy award for sketch-writing in 2001 with her writing partner Dennis Kelly.
Career: Horgan has carved out a career writing and performing on comedy shows. She has written and starred in Angelo's, Pulling and Dead Boss. She has also appeared in Annually Retentive, Free Agents, The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, Little Crackers and Psychobitches.
Quote: "I love making men cry."
Trivia: Horgan won a British Comedy Award for Pulling.
Faye Dorn (Executive producer)
Helen Serafinowicz (Executive producer)

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