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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Phil Harrison, Graeme Virtue and Nicole Vassell

TV tonight: the series finale of excellent comedy Amandaland

A woman does Amanda's makeup as she stands in her hallway, which is decked out with tinsel and lights
Pre-prom prettifying … Lucy Punch as Amanda in Amandaland. Photograph: BBC/Merman

Amandaland

9pm, BBC One
It’s prom night for Georgie. Clearly, this event is right in Amanda’s wheelhouse, but her determination to muscle in on her daughter’s world is foiled by a kid with richer, more ostentatious parents. Still, at least Amanda can host the pre-party, even if her appalling mother, Felicity (Joanna Lumley), is stinking up the place. As this series ends, Amanda (brilliantly brought to life by Lucy Punch) has sealed her position as one of the great grotesque sitcom characters. Phil Harrison

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