CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Snooty Amanda’s irresistible in a show that’s bursting with fun

Amandaland (BBC1) 

Rating – five out of five stars

Follow that! The festive special of Amandaland was easily the best of the Christmas telly last year, with Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as seething sisters forced to spend Joyous Noel together.

Guest star Jen earned a Bafta nomination for her turn. She made her entrance in a blood-soaked apron, like Jack the Ripper discovered in the middle of preparing the Christmas dinner, crowing, ‘You caught me mid-giblets!’

That triumphant one-off followed a brilliant first series, which has been rewarded with three more ticks on the Bafta shortlist: best scripted comedy, plus nods for its

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