Christmas 2019 - A Wonderful Mammy
Further details
It's Christmas in Finglas once again but no-one in the Brown household has got the memo. Mrs Brown can't seem to please anyone - Betty is annoyed with her for giving Bono money, Mark is annoyed at his mum for not listening to Betty, Winnie thinks Agnes doesn't care about her and Cathy think she's too nosy. It might almost be better if Agnes had never been born. Enter Clyde, who says he's an angel. Maybe he could grant Agnes her wish, to show her what life would be like if she'd never been born? Agnes scoffs but before she knows it she's in a world she doesn't recognise and that doesn't recognise her. A world where her family is someone else's and she must come to terms with a life she never knew...
Broadcast details
This episode is currently available on BBC iPlayer
- Date
- Wednesday 25th December 2019
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| Brendan O'Carroll | Agnes Brown |
| Jennifer Gibney | Cathy Brown |
| Paddy Houlihan | Dermot Brown |
| Pat Shields (as Pat 'Pepsi' Shields) | Mark Brown |
| Eilish O'Carroll | Winnie McGoogan |
| Danny O'Carroll | Buster Brady |
| Fiona O'Carroll | Maria Nicholson / Brown |
| Amanda Woods | Betty Brown |
| Dermot O'Neill | Grandad Brown |
| Susie Blake | Hillary Nicholson |
| Gary Hollywood | Dino Doyle |
| Conor Moloney | Father Damien |
| Fiona Gibney | Sharon McGoogan |
| Guest cast | |
|---|---|
| Derek Reddin | Dr Flynn |
| Jamie O'Carroll | Bono Brown |
| Mike Nolan | Mr Foley |
| Damien McKiernan | Rory Brown |
| Kevin Kennedy | Clyde |
| Mark Sheridan | Security |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| Brendan O'Carroll | Writer |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| Ben Kellett | Director |
| Justin Healy | Executive Producer |
| Fiona Gibney | Producer |
| Ben Kellett | Producer |
| Sam Michell | Producer |
| Steven Canny | Executive Producer |
| Brendan O'Carroll | Executive Producer |
| Martin Delany | Executive Producer |
| Gavin Smith | Executive Producer |
| Mark Lawrence | Editor |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Andy O'Callaghan | Composer |
Videos
Christmas Special teaser
Mrs Brown is back in time for Christmas.
Featuring: Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown), Eilish O'Carroll (Winnie McGoogan).
Behind-the-scenes 2019
A look at the making of the 2019 Christmas special.
Featuring: Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown), Jennifer Gibney (Cathy Brown), Paddy Houlihan (Dermot Brown), Pat 'Pepsi' Shields (Mark Brown), Eilish O'Carroll (Winnie McGoogan), Danny O'Carroll (Buster Brady), Fiona O'Carroll (Maria Nicholson / Brown), Amanda Woods (Betty Brown), Dermot O'Neill (Grandad Brown), Susie Blake (Hillary Nicholson), Gary Hollywood (Dino Doyle), Conor Moloney (Father Damien), Fiona Gibney (Sharon McGoogan).
Press
Brendan O'Carroll interview
Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll reveals why The Queen may have already watched the Christmas special.
Elaine Reilly, What's On TV, 13th December 2019Why Mrs Brown's Boys is worth watching
Trendy, sophisticated types are wrong to sneer at Mrs Brown's Boys, writes Aidan Smith, who plans to watch the Christmas special for the first time.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 17th December 2019Mrs Brown: how TV's worst show become Xmas must-watch
Somehow, without anyone noticing, the dire BBC sitcom has become the centrepiece of Christmas TV. How on Earth did this happen?
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 21st December 2019Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special, review
Brendan O'Carroll's show puts two fingers up to the snooty metropolitan elite and appeals to viewers with fond memories of the early 1970s.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 25th December 2019Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special: it's perfectly fine
For something that provokes such venom, Mrs Brown's Boys is a lot like other British comedies.
Barbara Speed, i Newspaper, 25th December 2019
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