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.
- Series 3, Episode 5 repeated Thursday at 11:20pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 2,071
Press clippings Page 28
Mrs. Brown's Boys gets a second series
The BBC has ordered a second series of Mrs. Brown's Boys, the studio-based sitcom which has been criticised in the press, but is still a ratings hit.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd March 2011Mrs Brown is no drag
If you liked Carla Lane's Bread and haven't yet discovered Mrs Brown's Boys, then don't miss tonight's episode, the second last in the series.
The Herald, 21st March 2011Brown is the new back as Mrs Brown's Boys is to return
BBC bosses have defied the TV critics by ordering a second series of Mrs Brown's Boys.
Marion Scott, Daily Record, 20th March 2011Despite his critics, Brendan O'Carroll's comedy's a hit
Brendan O'Carroll is still groggy from sleep. It's mid-morning in Toronto, but teatime here in Glasgow, the city to which the comedian insists he owes his success. Over a crystal-clear line, we share a nostalgia for the crackle of transatlantic static, he explains why BBC1's new hit comedy show, Mrs Brown's Boys, was forged in Scotland's biggest city.
Stephen McGinty, The Scotsman, 17th March 2011Mrs. Brown's Mother's Day Message
Mothering Sunday is in a few weeks time (April 3rd to be precise). If you've not got a gift for your mammy yet, why not surprise her with a personal message from Mrs. Brown?
Jaine Sykes, BBC Comedy, 16th March 2011Mrs Brown's Boys is truly terrible
If Miranda was a step forward for quaintly old-fashioned sitcoms, Mrs Brown's Boys is two giant leapfrogs back.
Rachel Tarley, Metro, 15th March 2011#AskMrsBrown: Your Questions Answered! (Part 2)
Thanks for sending in all your questions for #AskMrsBrown. Our favourite Irish Matriarch has been reading through them, and offers up her pearls of wisdom in the video below. Has Mrs. Brown answered your question?
Jaine Sykes, BBC Comedy, 15th March 2011Brendan O'Carroll's offbeat Irish sitcom continues. In this episode, Agnes (O'Carroll) and Winnie (Eilish O'Carroll) are disappointed not to be invited to Maria Nicholson's (Fiona O'Carroll) hen party, but decide to crash it anyway. A hit in Ireland but, so far, its hard to understand why.
Ed Cumming, The Telegraph, 14th March 2011Mrs Brown's Boys is so bad it's (almost) funny
Mrs Brown's Boys might appeal to its middle-aged female audience, but who's really having the last laugh?
Rachel Tarley, Metro, 8th March 2011#AskMrsBrown: Your Questions Answered!
Mrs. Brown has been rather busy this week, meddling in her son Mark's marriage to Betty. However, she's taken time out to read through and respond to your questions. So see if you have got a reply in the video below!
Jaine Sykes, BBC Comedy, 2nd March 2011