The real life locations of Amandaland - as Lucy Punch's character leaves leafy Chiswick for 'dodgy' South Harlesden  (but the filming spots are just as posh as W4 in real life!)

The first series of the highly anticipated Amandaland dropped on BBC iPlayer last night- with it already winning rave reviews. The spin-off of the award-winning Motherland sees alpha mum Amanda (played by Lucy Punch), up sticks from the celeb-loved leafy west London neighbourhood of Chiswick and move a few miles north to South Harlesden - which she refers to as 'SoHa'. Marketed as substantially less desirable than W4, post-divorce Amanda has 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. However, 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 and coffee and a 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 on 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 and coffee and a 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.

Other shots include Amanda driving Anne past the closed York Arms pub in North Finchley. Other parts of the episode see  the new mum gang travel to Surrey and Oxfordshire for an car boot sale - while they also travel to the New Forest to go camping. Speaking about her role, Lucy said: 'Amanda is now living in an upper-level flat, with someone below her which is a hard pill for her to swallow. Meanwhile, the school Amanda's children are now attending is on 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 school used in the show is actually in Bethnal Green - the otherside of London from Harlesden. Anne Flynn (Philippa Dunne) joins Amanda in the show. Amanda's mother is played by Joanna Lumely. 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.

Homeowner Robert Nurden revealed that a BBC location scout put a flyer through his door and asked to film inside. 'She's moved away from Chiswick and all its treats, like Gail's. 'The kids are now in high school, and Amanda is starting over. 'She's disintegrated somewhat but has galvanised herself, got a blowout, done her nails, bought a new outfit, and is bringing her full Amanda energy to South Harlesden to whip up a storm.'.

While South Harlesden is presented a different world to Chiswick, many of the filming locations are similar to Motherland. Crews from the Anna Maxwell Martin led series used Southfield Primary School in Chiswick as well as Charing Cross Sports Club in Hammersmith, Little Ealing Primary School, University of West London Brentford and The Post Room cafe in Chiswick. Lucy Punch herself was born in Hammersmith and later attended the prestigious private school, Godolphin and Latymer School, before heading to University College London to study history.