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.
- Returns on Wednesday on BBC1 at 11:05pm with Christmas 2024, Christmas Special
Streaming rank this week: 1,020
Episode menu
Live - Mammy Sutra
Notes
Broadcast live, this episode over-ran its scheduled 30-minute slot by 7 minutes.
Despite being broadcast live, this is the most-recorded episode of Mrs. Brown's Boys to date, having been filmed during two rehearsals on Friday 22nd July, and one earlier in the afternoon before the live broadcast.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 23rd July 2016
- Time
- 9:45pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 37 minutes
Cast & crew
| 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 |
| Gary Hollywood | Dino Doyle |
| Conor Moloney | Father Damien |
| Fiona Gibney | Sharon McGoogan |
| Ben Kellett | Self |
| Brendan O'Carroll | Writer |
| Ben Kellett | Director |
| Fiona Gibney | Producer |
| Justin Healy | Executive Producer |
| Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Ewan Angus | Executive Producer |
| Steven Canny | Executive Producer |
| James Farrell | Series Producer |
| Eddie Doyle | Executive Producer |
| Mark Lawrence | Editor |
| Iain McDonald | Production Designer |
| Yvonne Simpson | Costume Designer |
| Andy O'Callaghan | Composer |
| Katherine Hyland | Costume Designer |
| Lee Wilmot | Costume Designer |
| Hannah Ireland | Costume Designer |
| Helen Cannon | Make-up Designer |
| Nicole Tulloch | Make-up Designer |
| Lucy Primrose | Make-up Designer |
| Cheryl Tait | Make-up Designer |
Videos
Mrs Brown's Boys Live
The trailer for the live broadcast of Mrs Brown's Boys.
Featuring: Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown).
Interview
Brendan O'Carroll and director Ben Kellett talk about preparing from the live episode.
Featuring: Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown).
Mrs Brown does the trust test
Mrs Brown attempts the trust test.
Featuring: Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown), Paddy Houlihan (Dermot Brown), Danny O'Carroll (Buster Brady) & Conor Moloney (Father Damien).
Mrs Brown calls Rory back
Mrs Brown calls Rory back to ask about Mrs murphy's pussy, causing Rory to corpse big time.
Featuring: Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown), Rory Cowan (Rory Brown), Jennifer Gibney (Cathy Brown) & Gary Hollywood (Dino Doyle).
Winnie trips over her words
Mrs Brown and Winnie are at the bar when Winnie trips up on her lines.
Featuring: Brendan O'Carroll (Agnes Brown) & Eilish O'Carroll (Winnie McGoogan).
Press
TV review, Mrs Brown's Boys Live, BBC1
The only real surprise was the speech direct to the camera at the very end. "If you ever feel lonely or a bit down turn on the television and flick to comedy. From Dad's Army to Fawlty Towers or Only Fools And Horses. We'll be there - you can depend on that." A nice sentiment from a man who clearly cares about comedy and yet insists on sticking to the lowest common denominator. Personally I'd rather watch a rerun of Dad's Army.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th July 2016Brendan O'Carroll on Mrs Brown's Boys
Anything could happen tonight on BBC One - Mrs Brown is broadcasting live...
Mark Lawson, Radio Times, 23rd July 2016Mrs. Brown's Boys Live - the Donald Trump of sitcoms
Mrs. Brown's Boys is the Donald Trump of sitcoms. Brendan O'Carroll's ribald ratings gobbler has become a red rag to the intelligentsia yet its popularity soars unbounded with 9.7 million tuning in to last year's Christmas special and nearly 40,000 viewers applying for the 400 audience places the BBC had made available for this one-off live broadcast from Glasgow.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 23rd July 201640,000 fans fail to get Mrs. Brown tickets
There will be a huge amount of disappointed Mrs Brown's Boys fans this weekend. The show's creator Brendan O'Carroll has said nearly 40,000 fans applied for the 400 tickets available to see the live episode, meaning almost 10 per cent of them got their hands on a golden ticket.
John James Anisiobi, The Mirror, 22nd July 2016Brendan O'Carroll spills family secrets
The star talks to the Mirror about how he and his wife took in needy kids - and why he never takes his TV alter ego home with him.
Emily Retter, The Mirror, 20th July 2016Mrs Brown's Boys live episode won't have a swear buzzer
There will be no safety net when the occasionally foul-mouthed Mammy goes live for the night.
Paul Jones, Radio Times, 18th July 2016