Exclusive – Motherland’s Paul Ready on Kevin and Amanda’s major plot twist: “I didn’t see it coming”

While many viewers didn't see the hook-up coming, it turns out neither did Paul Ready, who plays the recently separated Kevin on Motherland.

When asked whether he expected Kevin and Amanda to get together in season three, Ready told RadioTimes.com: "No, I suppose – they're in very different places because Amanda is in a very kind of bad and needy place when she gets with Kevin, as she says. And Kevin is in a place of, like, expansion in himself, and it's a kind of nice meeting but no, I didn't see it coming at all.

"We all know from life that as soon as the Prosecco comes out, something will occur," he joked.

As for whether he thinks the pair could get together again in the next series, Ready said: "Well, I don't know whether there is, at this point, whether there are more series.

"If there were more series, I don't think they can become an item. I think there's the thrill of it happening in this series but I don't think it would last."

The BBC Two sitcom, created by Catastrophe's Sharon Horgan, returned with its third series earlier this month following a two year hiatus.

Ready recently told RadioTimes.com that his real-life wife Michelle Terry could play Kevin's constantly-absent wife Jill in future series if the show is renewed for a fourth season.

Motherland airs on Mondays at 9pm on BBC Two. Check out our five-star Motherland review of series three or if you’re looking for something to watch tonight, check out our TV Guide.