When Motherland was quietly cancelled after its Christmas special in 2022, a small subsection of people in the UK were very, very angry. Strongly worded tweets were sent. Mumsnet message boards were filled with incensed comments.

Amandaland, a spin-off from acclaimed sitcom Motherland, sees snooty alpha mum Amanda take centre stage. The six-part show follows the pretentious mother-of-two, played by Lucy Punch, as she faces a huge change in status when she moves to a new area because she has been forced to downsize after her divorce.

As Lucy Punch returns to the role of alpha mum Amanda in a new BBC spin-off, here's all you need to know about the parenting sitcoms.

The spin-off’s focus is in its name: it will centre around the new life of Amanda, the self-obsessed leader of the original sitcom’s “Alpha Mums”. As Motherland neared its end, we saw the facade of Amanda’s seemingly perfect life crumble when her husband filed for divorce and she was forced out of her envy-inducing Acton home.

The comedy is a sequel of sorts to the hit sitcom, which followed busy mum Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) as she juggled her career while navigating school mum power struggles. It focuses on snobby Amanda (Lucy Punch) - who used to lord it over the other parents - as she starts again in a new postcode after her divorce forced her to downsize.

Fans of the BBC hit comedy Motherland have a brand new sitcom to enjoy with spin-off Amandaland. The new show comes as Motherland creator Holly Walsh previously shared the show would not be returning.

Three long years after we last heard from the MCU ( Motherland Cinematic Universe), the Robert Downey Jr. of school run politics returns. Divorced, downsizing and the mother of teenage boys, Lucy Punch’s ( A Series of Unfortunate Events) Amanda has got her work cut out in this new spin-off sitcom.