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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sophie Heawood

Arguments, children, rampant nostalgia: As a mother, Amandaland's festive special feels very close to home

I know we all think it could never happen to us, but as a mother, in London, it is hugely important to make regular checks and get to the bottom of the matter. Are you at risk of turning into Amanda from Amandaland? Even if you’ve never thought of yourself as a snob?

And does the mother-daughter dynamic between her and Felicity, played by actors Lucy Punch and Joanna Lumley, shed any light on your own – in which you must constantly remind yourself that your mother and/or your daughter is a separate human being rather than some kind of mirror, second chance or whipping boy?

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