Mrs. Brown's Boys
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2011 - 2025
- 51 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.
- Due to return for Series 5
- Series 3, Episode 5 repeated Thursday at 9pm on BBC Scotland
Press clippings Page 12
Decline in Xmas comedy classics is no laughing matter
The audience is more fragmented than it used to be, and there is less consensus about what counts as family entertainment. The sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys is one of the BBC's biggest hits in that area, but I can't be the only one who finds its endless reliance on swearing for laughs off-putting.
Andrew Vine, The Yorkshire Post, 24th 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 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 2019Brendan O'Carroll hits out at Mrs Brown's Boys critics
You won't catch Brendan O'Carroll apologising to critics of his hit sitcom. While Mrs Brown's Boys has long been a ratings winner, the show has many detractors -- including some who accuse it of racism and homophobia.
Stuart Pink, The Sun, 16th December 2019Brendan 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 2019A passionate defence of Mrs. Brown's Boys
Truth be told - and no matter how on-trend or cool it is to dismiss this show with any one of a million negative adjectives - it's actually a gem. A gem! It plays up to its reputation and owns the 'trashy telly' label that it's branded it with. It can be tacky and tasteless, yet it's also sweet, smart and carefully created. Hits on this scale don't happen by accident.
Katie Byrne, Digital Spy, 13th December 2019Poll reveals the best sitcom Christmas specials
The finale of The Office has been voted as the best TV Christmas sitcom special by readers of Radio Times.
British Comedy Guide, 11th December 2019How groundhog schedules destroyed Christmas TV
Strictly. Call the Midwife. EastEnders. Mrs. Brown's Boys. We've been here before. The BBC's Christmas offering has stagnated, and now it's do or die
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 27th November 2019Vic Reeves slams British comedy including Fleabag
He prefers the cleverness of comedy to be more subtle.
Jane Clinton, i Newspaper, 19th November 2019Mrs Brown's Boys star reveals scrapped storyline
Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll has revealed details of a scrapped storyline featuring Agnes and her sister Dolly that he's keen to revisit at some point in the future.
Digital Spy, 2nd October 2019