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Mrs. Brown's Boys
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2011 - 2024
- 49 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom adaptation of the popular live stage show starring Brendan O'Carroll as aged housewife Agnes Brown. Also features Derek Reddin, Jennifer Gibney, Paddy Houlihan, Rory Cowan, Pat Shields and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1 - Mammy Pulls It Off
Further details
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Loving mother that she is, Agnes has promised the couple the money from Grandad's life insurance policy payout for a deposit for their own home. There's just one minor hitch - Grandad is not dead.
Caught between a suspicious insurance company and her God-fearing son, Trevor, Agnes has to resort to desperate measures to keep Grandad out of sight and her dream alive.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 2nd January 2012
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Brendan O'Carroll | Agnes Brown |
Jennifer Gibney | Cathy Brown |
Paddy Houlihan | Dermot Brown |
Rory Cowan | Rory Brown |
Eilish O'Carroll | Winnie McGoogan |
Danny O'Carroll | Buster Brady |
Fiona O'Carroll | Maria Nicholson / Brown |
Dermot O'Neill | Grandad Brown |
Susie Blake | Hillary Nicholson |
Fiona Gibney | Sharon McGoogan |
Mark Dymond | Mick O'Leary |
Gary Lilburn | Father Quinn |
Martin Delany | Trevor Brown |
Paul Mayhew-Archer | Mr Rooney (Insurance Man) |
Brendan O'Carroll | Writer |
Paul Mayhew-Archer | Script Editor |
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
Mrs Brown's Catchphrase
Mrs Brown has a clever way of not swearing at Mrs Nicholson...
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Susie Blake (Hillary Nicholson), Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown) & Eilish O'Carroll (Winnie McGoogan).
Grandad The Table
Mrs Brown has to pretend Grandad is dead in order to claim his insurance money. So any time the doorbell rings, she panics...
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Jennifer Gibney (Cathy Brown), Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown), Danny O'Carroll (Buster Brady) & Dermot O'Neill (Grandad Brown).
Mrs Brown and the Condom
Mrs Brown gets into an awkward situation with a condom.
Featuring: Jennifer Gibney (Cathy Brown), Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown), Eilish O'Carroll (Winnie McGoogan) & Mark Dymond (Mick O'Leary).