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Christmas 2015 - Mammy's Christmas Punch

Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Bubbles McCarthy (Ciara O'Callaghan), Mark Brown (Pat Shields). Copyright: BBC / BocPix
Agnes Brown is determined to have a safe and peaceful Christmas at home this year. But with Mark and Betty rowing over the reappearance of his first love, Bubbles, with carol singers haunting Agnes's every waking hour, and with Buster installing a new Christmas tree with a very unusual safety feature, how will Agnes survive?!

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Broadcast details

Date
Friday 25th December 2015
Time
9:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
40 minutes

Repeats

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Date Time Channel
Wednesday 30th December 2015 10:55pm BBC1
Wednesday 30th December 2015 11:20pm BBC1 Wales
Friday 30th December 2016 11:30pm BBC1
Friday 8th December 2017 9:30pm BBC1
Friday 7th December 2018 9:30pm BBC1
Tuesday 7th December 2021 11:35pm Gold
Wednesday 8th December 2021 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 15th December 2021 12:35am Gold
Wednesday 15th December 2021 9:40pm Gold
Tuesday 21st December 2021 12:00am Gold
Tuesday 21st December 2021 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 21st December 2021 10:45pm Gold
Monday 5th December 2022 11:55pm Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2022 3:00am Gold
Tuesday 6th December 2022 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 15th December 2022 12:20am Gold
Thursday 15th December 2022 3:20am Gold
Thursday 15th December 2022 9:00pm Gold
Friday 23rd December 2022 1:15am Gold
Friday 23rd December 2022 9:00pm Gold
Tuesday 5th December 2023 9:40pm Gold
Wednesday 6th December 2023 1:45am Gold
Friday 15th December 2023 9:55pm Gold
Saturday 16th December 2023 2:35am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Brendan O'Carroll Agnes Brown
Derek Reddin Dr Flynn
Jennifer Gibney Cathy Brown
Paddy Houlihan Dermot Brown
Rory Cowan Rory Brown
Pat Shields (as Pat 'Pepsi' Shields) Mark Brown
Eilish O'Carroll Winnie McGoogan
Danny O'Carroll Buster Brady
Amanda Woods Betty Brown
Dermot O'Neill Grandad Brown
Gary Hollywood Dino Doyle
Conor Moloney Father Damien
Fiona Gibney Sharon McGoogan
Guest cast
Jamie O'Carroll Bono Brown
Mike Nolan Mr Foley
Ciara O'Callaghan Bubbles McCarthy
Eric O'Carroll Shelf Man 1
Mark Sheridan Shelf Man 2
Noddy Holder Self
Writing team
Brendan O'Carroll Writer
Production team
Ben Kellett Director
Stephen McCrum Producer
Martin Delany Producer
Justin Healy Executive Producer
Mark Freeland Executive Producer
Ewan Angus Executive Producer
Mark Lawrence Editor
Iain McDonald Production Designer
Andy O'Callaghan Composer

Videos

2015 Christmas specials trailer

The doting mother-of-six is determined to have a safe and peaceful Christmas at home this year.

Featuring: Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown), Jennifer Gibney (Cathy Brown) & Ciara O'Callaghan (Bubbles McCarthy).

Christmas carollers receive an unexpected gift

Buster surprises some carol singers with an unexpected Christmas present.

Featuring: Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown), Jennifer Gibney (Cathy Brown) & Danny O'Carroll (Buster Brady).

Press

Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Day Special 2015, review

Despite constant lambasting by critics for its lowest-common-denominator formula, there were some funny moments in Brendan O'Carroll's throwback sitcom, says Gerard O'Donovan.

Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 25th December 2015

Meet the cast of the Mrs Brown's Boys

In case you're not familiar with the Brown Clan, here's a breakdown of some its most important faces.

Radio Times, 25th December 2015

Radio Times review

"I'm determined to have a safe Christmas this year," says Agnes, as she takes delivery of another preposterous, life-threatening tree from Buster. She's also preoccupied with Winnie's bucket list and the family's plan to ship her off to Canada.

Mrs Brown's Boys has zero sophistication but still manages to be peculiarly endearing and pull in the punters. This ramshackle special squeezes in decent visual gags, a trumping grandad and a swearing vicar; the usually effective ad-libs for once look well rehearsed. And watch out for a throwaway cameo for Noddy Holder.

Patrick Mulkern, Radio Times, 16th December 2015

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