A mandaland star Philippa Dunne, who plays the endearing, kind-hearted and relatable mum, Anne, Amanda’s long-suffering, loyal friend and minion, was making jokes last night at the Baftas about the show being called “Am-An-daland”. It’s not really surprising. The Irish actor, who, along with Lucy Punch as Amanda, was nominated for the Best Actress in Comedy Award for her performance in the Motherland spin-off, took to the stage with her co-star to present another award, when Punch, in typical Amanda fashion , wondered why Dunne would be up for an award. “I play Amanda and the show is called Amandaland and uh, well, there’s no Anne in Amandaland ,” said Punch. “Well, there is,” replied Dunne. “Am-An-daland.” Then she continued: “Actually, there are two. Am-An-dal-An-d. And there’s only one Amanda, so actually, when you think about it …” While the show won Best Comedy, this lighthearted banter might be more poignant than we think. For many viewers, Dunne is the secret star of Amandaland .…