Amandaland star teases Christmas special reunion for Absolutely Fabulous icons as Jennifer Saunders joins cast

Amandaland star teases Christmas special reunion for Absolutely Fabulous icons as Jennifer Saunders joins cast

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.We’re in a stately but cosy country pile somewhere north of London, sipping big mugs of hot chocolate by a roaring fire, with a table set for dinner and a towering, twinkling tree. It’s mid-October, but it definitely feels a lot like Christmas.That’s because Amanda (Lucy Punch), whom we first met in Motherland but is now spinning happily in her own aspirational universe, is spending Yuletide wi…

See your first look at Ab Fab's Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders' reunion in Amandaland special

Saunders takes on the role of Aunt Joan.

BBC CHRISTMAS COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS, FIRST LOOK AT AMANDALAND, HERE WE GO, TWO DOORS DOWN AND MANDY SPECIALS

The BBC have revealed a first look and additional details for some of its comedy highlights airing over the festive season. Amandaland Alongside the returning cast, the Christmas special welcomes the absolutely fabulous Jennifer Saunders who will play Aunt Joan, Felicity’s (Joanna Lumley) sister.  Aunt Joan is a ball of country-living, enthusiastic upper-class bluster – very, very different from Felicity. This very special episode will be the fi…