Mrs Brown's Boys to return for full series
- A full series of Mrs Brown's Boys is reportedly due to be filmed from April
- It will be the sitcom's first full run since Series 3 aired in 2013
- A cast source is quoted as saying: "It's lovely to be working on another series"
Mrs Brown's Boys is reportedly due to return to the BBC for its first full series since 2013.
The Sun quotes a 'cast source' as saying the stars were booked to film new episodes in April, and commenting: "Everyone is very excited. It's lovely to be working on another series. The cast can't wait to see Brendan's scripts."
Mrs Brown's Boys launched in 2011, with Series 3 airing in 2013. Since then the show has returned each December for two episodes each year: a Christmas and New Year special.
The hit comedy, created by Brendan O'Carroll, also aired a live Halloween special in October 2021 to mark the sitcom's 10th anniversary.
The format is reportedly secured for BBC One until at least 2026, in a multi-year deal signed in 2020.
At its height, Mrs Brown's Boys was watched by over 11 million viewers, however the 2021 Christmas special failed the make the festive top ten, having attracted 2.8 million viewers to its Christmas Day slot.
Mrs Brown's Boys is recorded at the BBC's studios in Glasgow.
Series 4 will likely air later this year. The newspaper quotes a second source as saying: "This is something that everyone wants to happen, and we are working out the schedule for 2022/23."
The character of Mrs Brown has a cameo in A Madea Homecoming, a new Netflix movie by Tyler Perry.
Meanwhile O'Carroll preparing to make Lebanese Outpost, a BBC sitcom about Irish peacekeepers.