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TV tonight: Amandaland is back – and its star is as insufferable as ever

Amandaland returns to BBC One for season 2, Lucy Punch stars as the insufferable but hilarious Amanda, read tonight's TV guide for more

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Editorial Team
May 6, 2026
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Amandaland 9pm, BBC One It’s so good to have Lucy Punch’s insufferable but hilarious Amanda back for a second season. Still not satisfied with downsizing in south Harlesden (or “SoHa”) after her divorce, she pushes forward with her new venture – publishing “aspirational content” online – with best pal Anne (Philippa Dunne) and judgmental mother Felicity (Joanna Lumley). Her first obstacle of the season comes in the form of new rival Abs (Harriet Webb) at a careers talk. Hollie Richardson For the Love of Dogs With Alison Hammond 7.30pm, ITV1 Alison surely has the most fun job as she joins Battersea’s intake team: naming the dogs that are brought in. One of those is a stressed but lovely spaniel, to whom she takes a particular liking after calling him Samuel Hammond. When the vet discovers poor Samuel has arthritis and injured knees, her heart melts even more. Will he need surgery? HR Surgeons: At the Edge of Life 9pm, BBC Two A new season of the hospital show following the cutting-edge work of top surgeons, starting with a patient who has a rare penis cancer and needs to have a partial amputation. Then, a woman with severe endometriosis must get a large cyst in her kidney removed. HR A Taste for Murder 9pm, ITV1 A case ripe for inspection ... DCI Joe Mottram (Warren Brown) in A Taste for Murder. Photograph: ITV The creator of a dating app is found dead at the bottom of a cliff, but was her demise self-inflicted? An unsigned prenup and secret drug habit come to light, making this seem unlikely. The second episode of this cosy crime caper is heavy on Italian cliches (lots of closeups of ripe lemons) but easy on the eye. Priya Elan Salisbury Poisonings: The Untold Story 9pm, Channel 4 Episode two of this hair-raising documentary shows just how close the city of Salisbury came to suffering a devastating catastrophe in 2018. With the original victims of the Russian novichok attack being treated, army agents and the local authorities work round the clock to prevent the poison from being spread more widely. Phil Harrison Only Child 9.30pm, BBC One The first series of this solidly funny, surprisingly poignant comedy ended with actor Richard (Greg McHugh) leaving his dad, Ken (Gregor Fisher), for a big TV part in Norway. But don’t expect a glamorous Scandi-set series two: Richard is back in Forres on the Moray coast after being fired, and hiding out from crush Emily (to whom he’s still sending “on set” photos), while helping his dad save the local allotments. Lucinda Everett

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