This Thames Television series for Channel 4 revolved around thirteen-year-old Amanda (Nicola Cowper), whose head is full of daydreams fueled by her daily diet of romantic teenage magazines.
At home, though, there is only secrecy and silence surrounding her elder sister Katherine (Gerry Cowper), who is pregnant and being pushed into marriage.
Katherine is growing increasingly uneasy about the direction her life is taking (she does not want the child she is carrying), but she is powerless to prevent the plans her family are making on her behalf.
When Amanda’s questions go unanswered, she turns to Aunt Patti (Prunella Scales), agony aunt and problem page pundit, who has an answer for everything – if you’re young and gullible enough to believe her.
Though surrounded by a radical feminist group at school, Amanda feels increasingly pressured by Patti to aspire to the rosy romance depicted in her teenage magazine (LoveLife).
Her fantasies are visualised by graphics in the cartoon style of the magazine she reads as she is forced to compare the reality of life within her own family with the unreal, glamorised images portrayed in the magazines.
The series was written by Paula Milne.
Amanda
Nicola Cowper Katherine
Gerry Cowper June
Shirley Stelfox Frank
Davyd Harries Aunt Patti
Prunella Scales Polly
Katy Newell Michael
Russell Lewis Terry
Glyn Grimstead Gary
Marcus D’Amico
Episodes
Introducing Amanda | Happy Ever After | And Baby Makes Three | Saturday Night Fever | Dem Old Dreams Are Only in Your Head | Shaping Up
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