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.
- Due to return in December 2024
- Christmas Special repeated Saturday 30th November at 10pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 2,464
Press clippings Page 25
Opinion: Is Mrs Brown really pants?
Do you find Mrs Brown's Boys funny? If you do I'm afraid I cannot help you. All I can say is that you are not alone.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th June 2013Mrs Brown's Boys dominates UK comedy sales
Mrs Brown's Boys dominated UK comedy sales during 2012.
Digital Spy, 12th March 2013Man has heart attack watching Mrs Brown's Boys
A grandad has told how he laughed so hard at hit telly show Mrs Brown's Boys he suffered a heart attack.
The Sun, 11th February 2013Third series finale attracts mixed reviews from fans
The third series of Mrs Brown's Boys has come to an end with some fans calling the finale 'amazing' while others blasted the show as 'irritating'.
Ann Lee, Metro, 5th February 2013Sorry, but this vulgar drag act is no comedy classic
Could Mrs Brown's Boys on BBC1 be the worst comedy ever transmitted on British television?
Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 4th February 2013More Christmas specials ordered for Mrs. Brown's Boys
Following speculation of a possible fourth series of the hit sitcom, BBC One has commissioned two Mrs. Brown's Boys Christmas specials.
British Comedy Guide, 30th January 2013Hugh Bonneville may star in Mrs Brown's Boys film
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville is being lined up to star in a film based on Mrs Brown's Boys.
Laura Armstrong, The Sun, 29th January 2013How the 'worst comedy ever made' became a smash hit
The critics loathe it, calling it 'crass', and 'lazy trash'. But Brendan O'Carroll's sitcom has attracted an enormous, loyal following. Where did it come from and why is it so loved?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th January 2013The man behind Mrs Brown
One reviewer called the opening episode "jaw-droppingly past its sell-by date", while another said it was a mystery that the series was ever commissioned. But that mystery was not so hard to solve this Christmas when it was the star attraction in the ratings war.
The Daily Express, 25th January 2013Brendan O'Carroll: 'I write for audience, not critics'
Brendan O'Carroll has said that he cannot go about pleasing critics with Mrs Brown's Boys.
Catriona Wrightman and Kate Goodacre, Digital Spy, 24th January 2013