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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

BBC One sitcom starring Brendan O'Carroll. 36 episodes (3 series), 2011 - 2020. Stars Brendan O'Carroll, Jennifer Gibney, Paddy Houlihan, Rory Cowan and others.

Series 3, Episode 5 is repeated on Gold on Tuesday at 10:35pm.

Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Gaston (Robbie Telfer).

Christmas 2016 - Chez Mammy

Cathy has a new, French boyfriend. He doesn't make the best first impression, which might be an issue if he is to survive meeting Mrs Brown.
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Further details

Agnes Brown's grandson Bono is being bullied by a boy at school. And when Agnes makes matters worse, a mediation session is called.

Meanwhile, Cathy has a new, French boyfriend. He doesn't make the best first impression, which might be an issue if he is to survive meeting Mrs Brown.

Grandad is back from hospital. As well as a new stair-lift, he also has a prescription for medical marijuana. What could possibly go wrong?

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 1st January 2017
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Regular cast
Brendan O'Carroll Agnes Brown
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
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
Conor Gibney Garda Kingston
Stephen McConnell Garda Ferguson
Di Dougherty Mrs Curtain
Robbie Telfer Gaston
Jamie O'Carroll Bono Brown (Voice)
Writing team
Brendan O'Carroll Writer
Adam Kay Script Editor
Production team
Ben Kellett Director
Justin Healy Executive Producer
Ewan Angus Executive Producer
James Farrell Series Producer
Fiona Gibney Producer
Tracy McParland Producer
Eddie Doyle Executive Producer
Steven Canny Executive Producer
Brendan O'Carroll Executive Producer
Martin Delany Executive Producer
Chris Sussman Executive Producer
Mark Lawrence Editor
Iain McDonald Production Designer
Andy O'Callaghan Composer

Videos

New Year Special trailer

Mrs Brown's grandson is being bullied by a boy at school; is Mammy the right person to help?

Mrs Brown's box

Winnie can't seem to find Mrs Brown.

Mrs Brown speaks too soon

The cast get their lines wrong - and they're not afraid to show it.

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