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Joanna Lumley ‘elated and full of champagne’ after Jilly Cooper memorial

The service took place at Southwark Cathedral in London on Friday morning.

Evening Standard

Queen joins Rivals stars to celebrate ‘champagne soul’ Dame Jilly Cooper

The author was known for her steamy novels which focused on scandal and adultery in upper class society.

Evening Standard

'A ray of sunshine': Rivals stars and Queen Camilla pay tribute to Jilly Cooper at London memorial service

Rivals stars David Tennant, Victoria Smurfit and Danny Dyer are among the guests at the memorial for Dame Jilly Cooper at London’s Southwark Cathedral

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Amandaland Christmas special review – Jennifer Saunders is sublime in this Ab Fab reunion

The TV legend is back on screen with Joanna Lumley for a brilliant guest role in the Motherland spinoff. It’s all off to Aunt Joan’s mansion for a beautfifully bittersweet festive tale

The Guardian - UK

Amandaland Christmas Special review: An absolutely fabulous festive frolic

4/5 Our favourite west London posho gets rural for this Christmas’s best festive viewing, complete with a deeply satisfying Ab Fab reunion

Evening Standard

Arguments, children, rampant nostalgia: As a mother, Amandaland's festive special feels very close to home

Thank goodness Lucy Punch’s delightfully dotty Amanda is here to give us our annual dose of self-inspection

Evening Standard

Joanna Lumley’s 'Christmas isn’t Christmas' without sprouts, 'compulsory' hats and Mariah Carey

Joanna Lumley shares all about how she celebrates the big day - and it sounds, well, absolutely fabulous

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Christmas Day TV: Olivia Colman and the Peep Show gang do Bake Off

What chaos will Super Hans cause in the tent? Plus, calling all Ab Fab fans: Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley are back together! Here’s what to watch today

The Guardian - UK

‘I actually screamed’: Inside the glorious Amandaland Christmas special

INTERVIEW: Irish actor Philippa Dunne, who plays Amanda’s best friend Anne, tells Hannah Ewens 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

The Independent UK

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower review – Joanna Lumley does not hold back

5/5 A recurring, terrifying dream is the theme of this year’s tale from Mark Gatiss, starring Lumley and Tobias Menzies

The Independent UK

Christmas Eve TV: Joanna Lumley is frightful in a festive ghost story

Tobias Menzies also stars in a delightfully creepy adaptation by Mark Gatiss. Plus: Lenny Rush goes in search of Santa. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

TV comedy is back – starting with a festive Ab Fab reunion in Amandaland

Christmas episode of the Motherland spin-off is riding a resurgence begun by last year’s Gavin and Stacey finale

The Guardian - UK

Festive films the stars love: 7 celebs share their favourite Christmas movie

There’ll be no shortage of classic yuletide movies across the TV schedules this year. Here, celebrities including Olivia Coleman, Joanna Lumley and Alan Carr tell us their personal favourites

Woman & Home

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders reunite in new Christmas Amandaland trailer

Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders will reunite on-screen in the upcoming Amandaland Christmas special, as shown in a new trailer.

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Christmas unwrapped! Your bumper festive TV guide 2025

From Judi Dench’s very naughty tea with Kenneth Branagh to the Peep Show Bake Off special – including Olivia Colman! – here’s your definitive guide to the best holiday viewing. Bring it on

The Independent UK

The best festive specials on UK TV this Christmas

The 2025 Great British Bake Off Christmas special will feature a Peep Show reunion with Olivia Colman, David Mitchell, and others, tackling themed challenges. BBC One, Christmas Day, 8:00 pm. The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will be the final episode hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. BBC One,…

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How to watch the Amandaland Christmas special 2025 from anywhere - stream online

If you love Amandaland, the festive episode will be unmissable - tune in as Amanda is back, with a whole host of excellent supporting characters behind her

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley among celebrities urging UK not to weaken torture protections

Public figures sign letter saying plan to reinterpret ECHR for asylum seekers is ‘affront to us all’ and a threat to security

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'The silence can be deafening' - Joanna Lumley fronts new appeal to tackle growing loneliness crisis among older people this Christmas

Age UK says over one million older people will be eating dinner alone this Christmas – here's how you can help

The Independent UK

Joanna Lumley warns of ‘crisis’ older adults face during Christmas

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Evening Standard

Emily Atack ushers in festive season at London's star-studded parties this week

A week of festive soirées swept the capital, from Atack leading the charge at Langan’s to Joanna Lumley and Richard Curtis celebrating The Beatles Anthology

Evening Standard

Joanna Lumley says The Beatles spread ‘a magic’ that has ‘never been matched’

Following a screening of the upcoming Disney+ series, The Beatles Anthology, the actress opened up about her experiences of the Fab Four.

The Independent UK

Joanna Lumley says humans would be seen as a ‘plague’ in history

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Christmas Day 2025: BBC schedule today, from Call the Midwife to Amandaland

From festive specials of much-loved shows to new dramas and family-friendly viewing, the BBC has got Christmas covered

Evening Standard

Dame Joanna Lumley describes humans as ‘unbearably vain and destructive’

The veteran actress stars in the upcoming A Ghost Story For Christmas: The Room In The Tower and said she loves ‘frightening stories’.

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