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Joanna Lumley says parents need to ban one thing and teach teenagers 'the basics'


Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley is returning to screens in new BBC sitcom Amandaland, and she has some strong opinions about how parents should be raising their teenagers.

In this six-part escapade, Felicity's daughter Amanda, portrayed by Lucy Punch, faces a flurry of challenges as a newly divorced mum adapting to life with teenagers, Manus and Georgie, tackling secondary school. Joanna Lumley stars as Amanda's pretentious mother Felicity in the Motherland spin-off Amandaland and has revealed how she would keep unruly teens on the straight and narrow (Image: BBC/Merman/Natalie Seery)"I believe in giving them tasks, not just tidying their rooms but real responsibilities, so they understand that in society, you must play your part. Joining the 'Amandaland' spin-off from 'Motherland' is Philippa Dunne, reprising her role as Anne, and new faces include ' Gavin And Stacey ’s Samuel Anderson, ' Derry Girls ’ Siobhán McSweeney, and Peter Serafinowicz as Amanda’s latest beau Johannes.

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