Viewers call out Amandaland writers over geography fail, saying 'no-one would make that journey in real life'

The first series of Amandaland has put a new word in the lexicon - SoHa, shortening South Harlesden in the way that New Yorkers snipped down South of Houston Street into SoHo. However, while viewers have bought into the comedy rebrand of the London postcode by alpha mum Amanda (Lucy Punch), who's had to decamp from pricier Chiswick following her divorce, many say the choice of the show's second major location is too far away to be realistic.

Much of the action in the BBC series, which has proved a ratings hit, also takes place in Hounslow, where Amanda and her school chums watch their offspring play football and, in this week's episode - at 9pm on Wednesday - set up stalls at a car boot sale. Londoners have pointed out that there's nearly ten miles between the two locations, Harlesden being more central and Hounslow being in the capital's south west - with a 40 minute drive, or 1hr 10 minute train ride between them.

The show depicts the residents of Amanda's SoHa as frequently attending the football club - in her Tesla - as if Hounslow is just minutes away. Viewers have queried the choice of settings; on social media site Mumsnet, many have said the inauthentic proximities niggle them. One person wrote: 'Can anyone clear up for me where Amandaland is set? They talk about South Harlesden ‘so ha’ but then it’s the Hounslow football team? These are totally different parts of London. Am I missing something?'.

Another added: 'Harlesden is about 10-15 minutes north eastish of Acton and Chiswick is about the same but south of Acton. No idea why they'd be playing football in Hounslow.'. Those who know, know, say viewers who've called out Amandaland's writers for pretending Harlesden and Hounslow are in close proximity - pointing out they're in different parts of the capital (Pictured: Anne in the second episode of BBC One's Amandaland.

The Hounslow Eagles feature heavily throughout, with the school mums all apparently driving the 40 minutes from Harlesden to get to the South London borough. Amanda (Lucy Punch) has decamped to SoHa, swapping her house in Chiswick for a flat in Harlesden in the first series of the Motherland spin-off. One person wrote: 'The football thing is baffling. Hounslow would take for ever to get to from there.'.

MailOnline has contacted the BBC for comment. Others defended the geography, saying it was feasible. One person wrote: 'South Harlesden and Hounslow are about eight miles apart. It’s not that far. And to be fair they do all drive to get to the football. No one arrives on foot.'. A ratings hit so far, the show sees post-divorce Amanda have to pull her kids out of private school, move out of a big house and into an upstairs flat, and even get a job.

'SoHa', the viewer is told, is much less yuppie than Chiswick, her mother (played by Joanna Lumley) even has to bring in Waitrose goodies because Harlseden, shock horror, only has a Tesco Express. It was revealed last week that the filming locations were just as green and filled with £5 flat whites as the artsy west London neighbourhood Amanda left behind. The outside of her home is filmed on Ferntower Road on the border of Highbury and Islington.  The flat itself is estimated to have a value of around half a million pounds.

It's just minutes from Canonbury station, Newington Green and cult bakery Jolene where a coffee and croissant will set you back around £8. The local pub, the Snooty Fox, hosts cheese nights where they pair craft ales with cheeses - tickets cost £25. Meanwhile, the school Amanda's children are now attending is filmed on the other side of London in Oaklands School Sixth Form in Tower Hamlets - which sees around 64 per cent of its students get an A*-B grade with many going on to study at top universities.

The outside of her home is filmed on Ferntower Road on the border of Highbury and Islington. The flat itself is estimated to have a value of around half a million pounds. It's just minutes from Canonbury station, Newington Green and cult bakery Jolene where a coffee and croissant will set you back around £8. Moving to a new postcode, she reconnects with her former friend Anne (Philippa Dunne) and attempts to blend in with a new school crowd, including laid-back parents Della (Siobhan McSweeney) and Fi (Rochenda Sandall).

Amanda, played by Lucy Punch, is pictured outside the house - a different home is used for the interior. In some episodes Amanda visits her friend Anne Flynn (Philippa Dunne), who travelled the three miles north from Chiswick's Motherland with her to 'SoHa'. The Irish mother-of-three's home is actually even further east on Chestnut Avenue on Forest Gate. Its owner Robert Nurden revealed that a BBC location scout put a flyer through his door and asked to film inside.

'My gaff, for just one afternoon, was going to be lived in by one of the three stars of the show – Philippa Dunne (who plays the put-upon Anne), the kindest of the triumvirate of leading women,' he told E7. Later in the show, Amanda gets a job working for a kitchen company. In the fictional world, Amanda doesn't venture east of Trafalgar Square - but the real life KB&K Kitchen company is on the eastern cusp of London on Leytonstone High Road.