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<p>Philippa Dunne (second from left) is back as Anne in the ‘Amandaland’ Christmas Special </p>

Interview

‘I actually screamed’: Inside the Amandaland Christmas special

Irish actor Philippa Dunne, who plays Amanda’s best friend Anne, reveals the secrets behind the festive episode, what it was like acting with the two iconic ‘Ab Fab’ actors Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, and why the holiday season can be a flop for mothers everywhere

<p>‘Anaconda’, ‘Amandaland’, ‘The Great Peep Show Christmas Bake Off’ and ‘The Night Manager’ lead our Christmas TV and film picks</p>

Christmas 2025

What to watch over Christmas and new year, from Amandaland to Anaconda

<p>Will Sharpe as Mozart in the new ‘Amadeus’ adaptation</p>

How Amadeus turns a rumour about Mozart and Salieri into unmissable TV

<p>Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have hosted their final Strictly live show</p>

How on earth can you replace a duo like Strictly’s Tess and Claudia?

Reviews

Features

<p>David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher (Ian West/PA)</p>

It’s baffling that David Walliams’s publishing deal lasted this long

The 20 best TV shows of 2025, from Adolescence to Celebrity Traitors

<p>In ‘The Next Act’, Simon Cowell exhibits a sense of race-against-the-clock fatalism</p>

Comment

Simon Cowell is a man out of time in his sad, bleak Netflix show

<p>Balvinder Sopal's Musicals Week performance</p>

Comment

Strictly’s dance-off queen Balvinder Sopal has so much to be proud of

Interviews

<p>Compston has starred in ‘Line of Duty’ since 2012</p>

Martin Compston on Line of Duty, Revenge Club and life in Las Vegas

<p>Russell Tovey is starring in ‘The War Between the Land and the Sea’</p>

Interview

Russell Tovey: ‘We all have a responsibility to choose empathy’

<p>Shirley Henderson: ‘Who said life was going to be easy? We could all just walk away, we could just say, ‘OK, I’m fed up.’ But people don’t – we cling on. You need the battles in life’</p>

Interview

Shirley Henderson on Potter, Bridget Jones and new drama Summerwater

<p>Petticrew stars in a classic tale of forbidden love set against the backdrop of the Troubles</p>

Interview

Lola Petticrew: ‘Calling it the Troubles minimises what it really was’

News

<p>'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' will be released in March</p>

Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan in first look at Peaky Blinders film

<p>Claire King as Kim in 'Emmerdale'</p>

Emmerdale star breaks silence over ‘exit’ rumours

<p>‘The Middle’ actor Pat Finn has died aged 60 following a battle with cancer. </p>

Patt Finn, Friends and The Middle actor, dies aged 60

The BBC’s TV schedule for Christmas Day 2025

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