Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Buster Brady (Danny O'Carroll), Grandad Brown (Dermot O'Neill), Dino Doyle (Gary Hollywood), Rory Brown (Rory Cowan), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney), Mark Brown (Pat Shields), Betty Brown (Amanda Woods), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll), Dermot Brown (Paddy Houlihan), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Maria Nicholson / Brown (Fiona O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC / BocPix
Mrs. Brown's Boys

Mrs. Brown's Boys

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2011 - 2021
  • 39 episodes (3 series)

Sitcom adaptation of the popular live stage show starring Brendan O'Carroll as aged housewife Agnes Brown. Also features Jennifer Gibney, Paddy Houlihan, Rory Cowan, Pat Shields, Eilish O'Carroll and more.

  1. 24th November via The Sun: BBC viewers complaining about there being two Mrs Brown specials
  2. 28th October via British Comedy Guide: Brendan O'Carroll preparing to make BBC army sitcom Lebanese Outpost
  3. 28th October via The Sun: O'Carroll: Mrs Brown was woke before woke was invented
  4. 15th September via British Comedy Guide: Mrs Brown's Boys to mark 10th anniversary with Halloween special
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC / BocPix
Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2011 - 2021
Channels
BBC One
Episodes
39 (3 series)
Stars
Brendan O'Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Paddy Houlihan, Rory Cowan, Pat Shields, Eilish O'Carroll, Danny O'Carroll, Fiona O'Carroll and more
Writers
Brendan O'Carroll and Paul Mayhew-Archer
Director
Ben Kellett
Producers
Stephen McCrum, Martin Delany, Justin Healy, Mark Freeland and Ewan Angus
Companies

Irish comedian Brendan O'Carroll stars as Agnes Brown in Mrs. Brown's Boys. Ireland's funniest and proudest mother, Agnes Brown, is a foul-mouthed Dublin matriarch who interferes in the lives of her children and friends.

The theatre show Mrs. Brown's Boys has been a sell-out success for a number of years in Ireland and the north of Britain, and this series, specially written by Brendan for the BBC, is jam-packed with all the laughs, surprises and drama of Mrs Brown on stage. Prepare for a riot of bad behaviour as Agnes offers help and advice to her family and friends.

2020 New Year's Special trailer

Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 21st February 2011 at 10:35pm on BBC One
Last new broadcast
Friday 29th October 2021 at 9:30pm on BBC One
Next repeats
  1. Christmas 2013, Christmas Special: Today at 9pm on Gold
  2. Christmas 2013, New Year Special: Today at 11:45pm on Gold
  3. Christmas 2013, New Year Special: Tomorrow at 9pm on Gold
  4. Christmas 2014, Christmas Special: Monday at 12:20am on Gold
  5. Christmas 2014, Christmas Special: Monday at 9pm on Gold
  6. Christmas 2014, New Year Special: Tuesday at Midnight on Gold
  7. Christmas 2014, New Year Special: Tuesday at 9pm on Gold
  8. Christmas 2015, Christmas Special: Tuesday at 11:35pm on Gold
  9. Christmas 2015, Christmas Special: Wednesday at 9pm on Gold
Most recent repeats

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Recording details

  • BBC Pacific Quay

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