THE BBC confirms the return date of a much loved comedy show and the Motherland spin-off new series Amandaland.
It’s been two and a half years since we learned the truth of just how Alex died but the comedy thriller is back next month.
The second season of Am I Being Unreasonable? will return to our screens on Wednesday 5th February on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Daisy May Cooper plays Nic, a mum stuck in a depressing marriage grieving a loss she can’t share with anyone.
Selin Hizli plays Jen who arrives in Nic’s life as a kindred spirit and school mum, but both are concealing secrets
Season 2 will begin where Series 1 ended and the synopsis asks the question: “Has Daisy May Cooper’s Nic actually got away with murder, and has she has raised her son Ollie in her own murky footsteps.
It continues: “Kicked out of the family home for brotherly love – loving the wrong brother – Nic is reduced to sharing a caravan with her not so trustworthy best friend Jen.
“Nic’s husband Dan has taken up roller-blading to channel his mid-life crisis.
“Shunned at the school gates and cast as the witch at the school re-enactment, Nic is experiencing hallucinations. Or is someone playing tricks on her?”
Daisy May is reunited with her co-star and co-creator Selin, as well as key cast members including Lenny Rush and Dustin Demri-Burns.
Charlie Cooper, Daisy’s real life brother, is also set to make an appearance – although his role is still under wraps.
Also coming in February is the Motherland spin-off show Amandaland which centres around the character of Amanda played by Lucy Punch.
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Also appearing are Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls) as Della, Rochenda Sandall (Line of Duty) as Fi, Ekow Quartey (Trying) as JJ and Peter Serafinowicz (The Gentlemen) as Johannes.
[authenticated-scripts src=”%3Cscript%20class%3D%22palin-poll%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fpollingwidgets%2Fv3%2Fwidget.js%3Fquestion_id%3D104075%26game%3Dpolling%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E” type=”embedded” width=”100″ /]Tanya Qureshi, Head of Comedy at the BBC says: “We can’t wait for audiences to see Amanda’s new chapter.
“Brought to life by such a talented cast and a wonderfully sharp set of characters. It’s going to be a real treat.”
Post her divorce, Amanda has had to downsize and up sticks to South Harlesden, or as the Estate Agent calls it SoHa (definitely not the area around Wormwood Scrubs prison).
With both Manus and Georgie now at secondary school, Amanda has to try and get her head around raising teenagers, dealing with modern motherhood horrors like teenage drinking, fake Instagram accounts and eco anxiety.
Not even a woman as certain of her parenting as Amanda can deal with these nightmares alone.
Amanda’s mother Felicity is constantly around, and completely in denial that she is, in fact, lonely.
Theirs is a slightly unhealthy co-dependent relationship based on backhanded compliments and veiled snipes about her new home.
After a brief spell of freedom, Anne is sucked back into being Amanda’s minion to help her navigate the social scene with the other parents at the children’s new school. Thank God for Anne!
Amandaland begins Wednesday 5th February at 9pm followed by Am I Being Unreasonable? at 930pm on BBC One and iPlayer.