British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
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

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 at 10pm on U&Gold
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 2,481

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Brendan O'Carroll hasn't spoken to Gary Hollywood since he quit Mrs Brown's Boys

Gary Hollywood quit BBC sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys in 2020, with the show's creator and lead actor Brendan O'Carroll saying that the pair haven't spoken since his former co-star's sudden departure.

Rick Fulton and Joel Leaver, The Mirror, 15th June 2022

Mrs Brown's Boys on hold as plans for mini-series scrapped

Popular BBC comedy Mrs Brown's Boys is unlikely to return for a new series this year after plans to film a handful of special episodes were put on hold. One of the show's stars Fiona O'Carroll admitted in an interview that plans to release a mini-series in 2022 have been scrapped.

Hull Daily Mail, 19th May 2022

Where are the new classic sitcoms?

When The One Show recently ran a poll to find the best-loved BBC shows ever, half of the top programmes were sitcoms - but none was launched within the last 15 years. So where are the future classics?

Ian Youngs, BBC, 14th May 2022

Mrs Brown's Boys has dealt another blow to the comedy snobs

A new Netflix film is a reminder that people like comics to be funny - not just clever.

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 25th February 2022

Brendan O'Carroll under fire for remark about Tyler Perry's 'colour'

Mrs. Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll came under fire tonight for a joke he made about Tyler Perry's "colour" on The One Show.

Jamie Downham, The Sun, 22nd February 2022

Mrs Brown's Boys to return for full series

Mrs Brown's Boys is reportedly due to return to the BBC for its first full series since 2013.

British Comedy Guide, 20th February 2022

How Mrs. Brown joined a US drag-comedy on Netflix

America, watch out - Agnes Brown is coming to get you. TV star Brendan O'Carroll has said it was "awe-inspiring" to join forces with his comedic counterpart across the water, Tyler Perry, in a new movie for Netflix featuring Mrs Brown called A Madea Homecoming.

Melanie Finn, The Independent (Ireland), 18th February 2022

Tyler Perry's Netflix movie has unexpected Mrs Brown's Boys crossover

Titled A Madea Homecoming, the film will centre around an "LGBTQ+ storyline", but what's really caught our eye is the fact that Brendan O'Carroll of Mrs Brown's Boys fame is in the film, reprising his role as Agnes Brown.

Digital Spy, 20th January 2022

Six of UKTV's top ten shows now originals

Dave's Meet The Richardsons and Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable were among the top ten.

Jon Creamer, Televisual, 14th January 2022

TV review: Queen Of The New Year; Mrs Brown's Boys

Reviews of two festive comedies.

Alison Rowat, The Herald, 1st January 2022

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