List of Mrs. Brown's Boys episodes
Mrs. Brown's Boys is a British-Irish television sitcom created by and starring Irish writer and performer Brendan O'Carroll and produced in the United Kingdom by BBC Scotland in partnership with BocPix and RTÉ. O'Carroll himself plays his drag persona, Agnes Brown, with several close friends and family members making up the rest of the cast. The show adopts an informal production style where production mistakes and tomfoolery, mostly instigated by O'Carroll, are edited into each episode. Despite being lambasted by critics, the show has become a ratings success in both Ireland, where it is set, and Britain, where it is recorded. It is also gaining increasingly higher ratings in Australia and Canada. The show has won numerous awards.
It debuted on RTÉ One in Ireland on 1 January 2011 and on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2011. As of 1 January 2020, 36 episodes of Mrs. Brown's Boys have aired, including 18 specials.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Ave. UK viewers (millions) | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 1 | 6 | 21 February 2011 | 28 March 2011 | N/A | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 January 2012 | 4 February 2012 | 6.98 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 1 January 2013 | 4 February 2013 | 9.41 | ||
| Year(s) | Episodes | Originally aired | Ave. UK viewers (millions) | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| 2011 | 1 | 26 December 2011 | 8.24 | |||
| 2012 | 2 | 24 December 2012 | 26 December 2012 | 11.20 | ||
| 2013 | 2 | 25 December 2013 | 30 December 2013 | 11.40 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 25 December 2014 | 1 January 2015 | 9.76 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 25 December 2015 | 1 January 2016 | 9.00 | ||
| 2016 | 1 | 23 July 2016 | 9.09 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 25 December 2016 | 1 January 2017 | 9.10 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 25 December 2017 | 1 January 2018 | 8.50 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 25 December 2018 | 1 January 2019 | 6.79 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 25 December 2019 | 1 January 2020 | N/A | ||
Episodes
Unaired pilot
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| – | – | "Dermot's Dilemma" | Gareth Carrivick | Brendan O'Carroll | N/A | N/A | |
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This 2009 unaired pilot episode of Mrs. Brown's Boys follows the storyline of the first aired episode of the series, "The Mammy". However, there are some noticeable character and dialogue differences within the pilot. Note: This unaired pilot was later released with the Series 1 DVD. | |||||||
Series 1 (2011)
Recorded in front of a live studio audience from September to October 2010, except for "Dermot's Dilemma".
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Mammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 21 February 2011 | 2.64 | |
| Agnes learns that her son Dermot has split up with his girlfriend Maria because he doesn't want to look at houses with her or move in with her. Grandad receives a visit from Dr. Flynn, who asks to do a rectal reading, and Grandad gets a thermometer stuck in his posterior. Agnes becomes concerned over Dermot and talks to Cathy about his situation, but when she wants to try to sort things out, Cathy warns her to stay out of it. Agnes does not listen, and talks to Maria before asking her to apologise for upsetting Dermot. Maria states she misunderstood the situation, and when Dermot gets home, she tells him to "get stuffed". Winnie talks about sex and vibrators when Cathy announces at the local pub she has a date. Betty proposes that Cathy give Dermot and Maria a counselling session; Agnes disagrees. Cathy goes ahead with the counselling and stages a fake fight with Agnes that results in Dermot proposing to Maria. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Mammy's Secret" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 28 February 2011 | 2.63 | |
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Dermot's soon-to-be mother-in-law Mrs. Nicholson visits; upon seeing the Browns, she thinks they're rednecks and relocates the wedding to Italy. Betty has kicked Mark out because he turned down a promotion to supervisor because he's illiterate. Rory attempts to come out of the closet, but Agnes does not understand. Finally, Cathy is keeping her boyfriend a secret. Note: This episode is notable for introducing Mark and Rory to the TV series, and for mentioning Mark and Betty's son Bono for the first time. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Mammy's Merchandise" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 7 March 2011 | 2.68 | |
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Dermot wants his best friend Buster Brady to be best man at his wedding, Maria disapproves, and Agnes says Dermot should have his own choice. Buster involves Dermot in a raffle scam that ends up saving the day when Winnie's husband Jacko needs €5,000 for an operation. Note: This is the first TV appearance of the breakout character Buster Brady. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Mammy Rides Again" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 14 March 2011 | 2.99 | |
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Agnes and Winnie are not invited to Maria's hen party because they are too old, so they attempt to crash it, but they end up crashing a funeral instead, with Agnes jumping on an inflatable dildo and singing Tom Jones' "Sex Bomb". Later, Agnes invites Mrs. Nicholson to dinner, served by Rory and his 'friend' Dino. After hearing that Mrs. Nicholson has two toilets, Agnes has a second one installed under the stairs to impress her, but Grandad answers a call of nature in the wrong cupboard. This is the first TV appearance of Rory's boyfriend, Dino Doyle. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Mammy of the Groom" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 21 March 2011 | 2.96 | |
| With his wedding fast approaching, Dermot locks himself in the cupboard; later, Buster's very moving best-man speech drives Dermot out, and he finally gets over his reluctance about marrying her. With help from Cathy, Agnes discovers that Rory is gay and responds: "I know about your illness." Later Dermot and Maria are happily married. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Mammy's Miracle" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 28 March 2011 | 4.10 | |
| Agnes thinks everyone has gone mad: Father Quinn thinks he is losing his faith as fast as he is losing his parishioners to the Church of Latter-day Saints; newlyweds Maria and Dermot won't stop fighting; and Grandad wants to hear all the nice things said at his funeral, after attending the funeral of one of his friends. Dermot suggests that they have a pretend funeral for Grandad, attended by close family and friends. Maria explains to Agnes that she and Dermot are fighting because he is unwilling to get a place of their own, so Agnes gets a death certificate for Grandad so Dermot and Maria can use the money to get a house. Agnes teaches a lesson to the Mormons who have been stealing Father Quinn's parishioners, after mistaking them for working for the undertaker. At his funeral, Grandad gets up when it turns out that no one has anything nice to say about him. Agnes declares this to be a miracle, restoring Father Quinn's faith. At the end the cast perform a song to Father Quinn, set to the tune of Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash. | |||||||
Christmas special (2011)
| No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 7 | "Mammy's Ass" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 26 December 2011 | 8.24 | |
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It's Christmas and Agnes is waiting for her son Trevor to come home from Africa having not seen him in four years. Meanwhile, Hillary is pressuring Maria and Dermot to spend their first Christmas as a married couple at her house, but how will they tell Mammy? Note: This is the first TV appearance of Agnes' youngest son, Trevor. | ||||||
Series 2 (2012)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 8 | 1 | "Mammy Pulls It Off" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 2 January 2012 | 6.60 | |
| Agnes is still waiting for Grandad's insurance money to come through after faking his death, but when the insurance company gets suspicious, she starts to worry. A man from the insurance company arrives, claiming that because Grandad's death certificate was not registered at the Office of Births, Marriages and Deaths, it is worthless, and he reveals that Grandad is still alive. With her fraud exposed, Agnes faces a lengthy imprisonment, so she decides to kill Grandad to get the insurance money for Dermot and Maria to get their own place. However, Maria uses her mother's relative James Nicholson, a supervisor at the insurance company, to have the case dropped, exonerating Agnes. | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | "Mammy's Coming!" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 9 January 2012 | 6.29 | |
| Agnes plans a big send-off for Trevor, who is off back to Africa, despite his insistence that she doesn't do anything fancy. Meanwhile, Buster lures Dermot back into the criminal world, by attempting to burgle a property whose owners also own a circus and are away for a large part of the year, but they have a run-in with a horny lion--with Buster receiving the worst injuries. Cathy also needs to prepare for a psychology assignment for college of a 'Family Group Session', which leads to a bitter quarrel between Agnes (who wants to use it as Trevor's leaving event) and Cathy, as Mark, Dermot, Rory and Trevor don't take it seriously. The episode ends with Cathy and Mick (who is investigating Dermot and Buster's burglary) separating, as Maria reveals that he is in fact a married man. | |||||||
| 10 | 3 | "iMammy (Batteries Not Included)" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 16 January 2012 | 6.37 | |
| Maria is preparing for motherhood with the help of a robot baby to test out her mothering skills, but how will Agnes take to living with a robotic baby? Meanwhile, Cathy's new boyfriend, who is also her professor, Dr Thomas Clowne, is vastly interested in interviewing Agnes for a book on motherhood, but Agnes herself is not interested and wants to duck out of it. Maria also reveals she is having twins. | |||||||
| 11 | 4 | "SuperMammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 23 January 2012 | 7.05 | |
| Agnes decides to go on a diet after the family comment on her weight. Meanwhile, Rory is promoted to manager at Wash & Blow, but he's inundated with big decisions, he falls out with Dino, and he faces a dilemma when he discovers illegal drugs in the salon. He is forced to tell Agnes they are heartburn pills, and when she has indigestion, she takes the tablets and subsequently goes wild, prompting Professor Clowne to use her for an interview in his book, after he and Cathy witness her LSD-induced antics. In the end, Rory and Dino are made joint managers of the salon. | |||||||
| 12 | 5 | "Mammy's Going" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 30 January 2012 | 7.25 | |
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The Brown family decide that the family dog Spartacus needs to go into a home, but they don't know how to tell Agnes; however, she overhears and thinks they are talking about her. Note: This a TV adaption of A.L.F, the 6th DVD in the Mrs Browne heptalogy from before the TV series and after the movie. | |||||||
| 13 | 6 | "New Mammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 4 February 2012 | 8.31 | |
| With the triplets on the way, Cathy convinces Agnes to make amends with Mrs Nicholson, so she invites her to Foley's with Winnie. However, the fun between Agnes and Hillary stops when Maria goes into labour, and she delivers three healthy boys; meanwhile, Buster finally manages to get the new family into their own home. Elsewhere, Mark hears that he is not as romantic as he used to be, and tries to liven things up with him and Betty, with flowers and a trip to Venice. At the end of the episode, Agnes and Mark sing Macy Gray's I Try. | |||||||
Christmas specials (2012)
Mammy Christmas was recorded in front of a live studio audience in October 2012. The Virgin Mammy was recorded in front of a live studio audience in November 2012.
| No. overall | No. special | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 14 | 1 | "Mammy Christmas" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 24 December 2012 | 11.68 | |
| Agnes is annoyed when the annual Nativity play is cancelled, so she decides to write her own; meanwhile Father Quinn's replacement, Father Damien, arrives in the parish. | |||||||
| 15 | 2 | "The Virgin Mammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 26 December 2012 | 10.72 | |
| On the day of the Brown family Nativity play, the only thing standing in the way is Father Damien, who wants to make some last-minute changes. | |||||||
Series 3 (2013)
Recorded in front of a live studio audience from October to November 2012.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 16 | 1 | "Mammy's Spell" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 1 January 2013 | 9.78 | |
| During a party to celebrate the baptism of Dermot and Maria's triplets, an unwitting Agnes and Winnie are put under the spell of the hypnotist booked to provide the entertainment. Mark has some upsetting news, revealing they may have to emigrate to Australia, and Agnes must turn a heartbroken Bono away when he plans to live with her. | |||||||
| 17 | 2 | "Mammy's Inflation" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 7 January 2013 | 9.20 | |
| Cathy contemplates having breast enlargement surgery to make herself more attractive to Professor Clowne, and Agnes steals and plays with her inflatable chest pack, which ends disastrously. Elsewhere, Rory attempts to learn how to drive; and Buster hires a blind draughtsman, Mr. Giddyeye, to redesign Agnes' kitchen; Cathy breaks up with Professor Clowne when she thinks he is proposing, but has another question. | |||||||
| 18 | 3 | "Mammy's Break" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 14 January 2013[2] | 9.66 | |
| Agnes wants to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Redser's death with a holiday to Galway, but what to do with "the man that God forgot" (Grandad)? She tries to send him to a home, but Winnie's the one who gets sent away when she believes the lies Agnes had told Grandad to get him into the home. Meanwhile, Redser has ominous news from beyond the grave... | |||||||
| 19 | 4 | "Mammy's Valentine" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 21 January 2013 | 9.26 | |
| Betty buys the "ABC of Sex" book in order to teach her son Bono the "birds and the bees". Meanwhile, with help from a gigolo site called "Dial-A-Dick", Agnes gets a sex date for Valentine's night. Dermot employs Buster to buy a bus saying "I love Maria Brown" after hearing that she thinks he is not romantic anymore. However, Buster slightly screws up by also writing "Cathy Brown does not need her tits blown up", but Cathy is touched by this and buys him a drink at Foley's. Grandad gets a threesome with help from Viagra. | |||||||
| 20 | 5 | "Mammy?" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 28 January 2013 | 9.46 | |
| Agnes gets a phone call that makes her children believe they are adopted and they all try hinting at her, but it turns out the call was about Redser's pension. Meanwhile, Rory and Dino have a bust-up, but later make up and even get engaged! Also, Mark and Betty tell Agnes they're not emigrating: the printing out flyers for Mark's business was caused by Cathy, who manages to reunite with Mick after he reveals the truth about his past and affair. | |||||||
| 21 | 6 | "Mammy Swings!" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 4 February 2013 | 9.10 | |
| Rory and Dino are getting married, but La La Doggie, the wedding planner, believes that it should stand out because it is a gay wedding. He proposes an underwater wedding, which Rory doesn't want as he can't swim, and which also gets ridiculed by Agnes. Agnes meets Mick's parents and learns they are swingers, much to her horror after an unpleasant encounter and her misunderstanding 'swingers' as being jazz music fans. Meanwhile, Agnes gets a new kitchen, supplied by Mark, but Rory destroys it with his new unlicensed car that has some sort of brake problem, which Buster got for him and Dino as a wedding present, although Agnes is pleased by the demolition, because she "didn't love the kitchen anyway." The cast quickly transitions into performing "Greased Lightnin" from Grease (sung by Mark). Agnes makes a cake in her microwave but screws it up, after misreading the amount of flour in the recipe. Rory and Dino, fed up with La La Doggie's outlandish ideas and not feeling they have enough say, end up marrying in a private ceremony. | |||||||
Christmas specials (2013)
The two episodes were recorded in front of a live studio audience in May 2013.
| No. overall | No. special | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 22 | 1 | "Buckin' Mammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll & Paul Mayhew-Archer | 25 December 2013 | 11.52 | |
| Agnes is determined to find out what Bono wants for Christmas as he won't tell anyone. She also deals with this year's Christmas tree (remote-controlled for applying decorations) and with the family Game Night. | |||||||
| 23 | 2 | "Who's A Pretty Mammy?" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll & Paul Mayhew-Archer | 30 December 2013 | 11.27 | |
| Agnes desperately tries to convince Mark and Betty not to send Bono to the infamous local school; she must also convince the determined Father McBride, who asks her to look after the parrot that belonged to Maria's late Aunt Mary. Meanwhile, Agnes might have to see in the New Year on her own when guests start canceling on her big party. | |||||||
Christmas specials (2014–15)
The two episodes were recorded in front of a live studio audience in October 2014.
| No. overall | No. special | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 24 | 1 | "Mammy's Tickled Pink" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll & Paul Mayhew-Archer | 25 December 2014 | 9.85 | |
| Buster installs a singing Christmas tree for Agnes, which proves to be temperamental. Dino's Christmas gift to Rory is plastic surgery, but Agnes misunderstands and thinks Rory is having gender-reassignment surgery to become a woman. Jacko's last sibling passes away and Jacko and Winnie inherit his house, which is conveniently next to the hospital so Winnie could easily see Jacko every day if she moved there. | |||||||
| 25 | 2 | "Mammy's Gamble" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll & Paul Mayhew-Archer | 1 January 2015 | 9.67 | |
| Following a spate of burglaries in Finglas (including one where 92 James Larkin Court was robbed of its TV, landline phone, and Agnes' armchair by burglars dressed as repairmen), Agnes reluctantly allows Buster to install a locking bolt on the back door, a burglar alarm system for the front door, and a series of metal shutters dubbed the "rat trap" in all the doorways in the house. But since the alarm system was made in North Korea, add in a dodgy timer and Buster's stupidity and behold a waste of time and money. Meanwhile, Dermot announces that he wants to set up his own promotions business, but the banks refuse to give him a loan; and Cathy is planning to use artificial insemination to have a child, which goads Buster to offer her an unorthodox proposal. Agnes tries to sort everything out by playing against Hilary Nicholson in a poker tournament at Foley's for a €15,000 prize. | |||||||
Christmas specials (2015–16)
It was announced that the show would continue with two Christmas specials[4] every year until at least 2020,[5] Brendan O'Carroll confirmed that there would be no fourth series and the show would only continue as specials. The 2015 Christmas Specials were filmed in front of a live studio audience on Thursday 24 September 2015 and on Thursday 1 October 2015.[6][7]
| No. overall | No. special | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 26 | 1 | "Mammy's Christmas Punch" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 25 December 2015 | 9.80 | |
| It's Christmastime in Finglas, and this year, Agnes wants a quiet festive period. However, fate seems to have other ideas, when Mark and Betty fall out when Mark's ex-girlfriend Bubbles turns up. To make matters worse, Agnes believes her family doesn't want her around when they plan to send her to Canada to see her sister Dolly for the first time in many years. Meanwhile, Winnie produces her "bucket list" and Agnes tries to help her with it; and the new Christmas tree has an unusual security feature: a series of concealed boxing gloves that punch anyone who tries to steal it. | |||||||
| 27 | 2 | "Mammy's Widow's Memories" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 1 January 2016 | 8.20 | |
| When a handsome stranger appears in Foley's Pub, everyone presumes he's after Cathy, but he reveals he's actually interested in Agnes, much to her surprise. Agnes agrees to go on a date with him, which ultimately ends in disaster. | |||||||
Live special (2016)
| No. overall | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 28 | "Mammy Sutra" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 23 July 2016 | 9.09 | |
| For the first time ever the episode goes completely live. When Agnes discovers Mark and Betty are having bedroom problems she decides to sort things out; and Dermot is forced to make an executive decision with Buster. | ||||||
Christmas specials (2016–17)
The two episodes were recorded in front of a live studio audience in October 2016.
| No. overall | No. special | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 29 | 1 | "Mammy's Forest" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 25 December 2016 | 9.16 | |
| Agnes decides not to have a Christmas tree this year. Elsewhere, the Wash & Blow Salon catches fire, which means Rory and Dino must set up shop in Agnes' living room; Dermot and Buster face tough competition to earn a new advertising contract; Grandad isn't enjoying the festivities following his recent meeting with Dr. Flynn; Mark's expensive watch goes missing; and an entire forest of Christmas trees shows up in Agnes' living room. | |||||||
| 30 | 2 | "Chez Mammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 1 January 2017 | 9.04 | |
| When Agnes discovers that Bono is being bullied at school, her efforts to help only make things worse. Meanwhile, Dr. Flynn prescribes medical marijuana for Grandad, who refuses to take it in any form, so Agnes bakes it into chocolate brownies--which liven up her meeting with the bully's mother, Betty, Hillary, and Father Damian; and Cathy's new boyfriend is a Frenchman. | |||||||
Christmas specials (2017–18)
| No. overall | No. special | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [1] | |
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| 31 | 1 | "Mammy's Mummy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 25 December 2017 | 9.29 | |
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Agnes has a new Christmas tree courtesy of Buster, which turns out to be an automatic side brusher that he stole from the local car wash. Meanwhile, Rory has had plastic surgery to improve his looks and spends most of this episode with his head bandaged, Dermot and Buster run a Santa's Grotto, with Grandad as Father Christmas and Bono as an elf--until Betty finds he's been missing school; Grandad thinks the house is haunted after watching a horror movie; Cathy has a new Internet boyfriend, Jake. Note: this episode marks the first appearance of Damien McKiernan as Rory Brown, following the character's recasting. | |||||||
| 32 | 2 | "CSI: Mammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 1 January 2018 | 7.71 | |
| When Father Damien's church gets burgled and vandalised, along with Hillary Nicholson having a peeping tom problem at home, Maria decides to set up a neighbourhood watch group, with support from Hillary, Father Damien, the Gardai and most of the residents of Finglas - and Agnes and Winnie join up, too, but it becomes apparent that they aren't crimefighter material. Elsewhere, Agnes tries to help Cathy's love life but makes it worse by putting the family's address on the Liveline radio talk show with Joe Duffy; Mark and Betty are at loggerheads over letting Bobo attend an under-13s disco at school; Dermot and Buster advertise local honey dressed up as bees; and Mark installs a new kitchen door for Agnes. | |||||||
Christmas specials (2018–19)
| No. overall | No. special | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [8] | |
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| 33 | 1 | "Exotic Mammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 25 December 2018 | 7.06 | |
| It's Christmas in Finglas again, and Father Damien hosts an indoor Christmas decoration competition in order to raise funds for the Finglas Warriors football team. Agnes takes part, determined to win the prize (two tickets to see the Warriors in the finals), and suggests Hillary as one of the judges, alongside Dr. Flynn and Father McBride. Meanwhile, Dermot and Buster buy Agnes an Irish variant of Alexa, which she has trouble working, and Rory and Dino help prepare Buster for his date with a girl he met online. The Christmas tree this year is a collapsable upright model made out of patterned tissue paper that opens and closes on a spine, like a book. | |||||||
| 34 | 2 | "Mammy's Motel" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 1 January 2019 | 6.98 | |
| A storm hits Finglas, resulting in the pipes bursting at Winnie and Sharon's house. Agnes and Cathy immediately allow them to stay at 92 James Larkin Court, but this leads to tension between the Browns and the McGoogans, especially when Winnie criticises Agnes' loud snoring and Sharon wears Cathy's scarf in her hair and saying that her bedroom is a mess. Elsewhere, Rory and Dino are thinking about adopting a son and ask Cathy to provide a reference for them; Mark and his friends try to fix the plumbing at Winnie's house; Father Damien asks Agnes to perform the eulogy at the funeral of Jacko's cousin Nellie Scullie (who she never really knew); and Bono celebrates his 13th birthday at 92 James Larkin court with his family and school friends; last but not least, Buster has a bombshell to drop... | |||||||
Christmas specials (2019–20)
| No. overall | No. special | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [8] | |
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| 35 | 1 | "A Wonderful Mammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 25 December 2019 | 7.04 | |
| Christmas has returned to Finglas once more, but the feeling is far from festive within the Brown family, and on James Larkin Court in general. Buster has his own problems to deal with, while Agnes has fallen out with Winnie, who accuses Agnes of not caring. Even worse, Betty scolds Agnes for giving Bono (who is playing George Bailey in a production of It's a Wonderful Life) money to buy something at school breaktime, Cathy refuses to trust Agnes anymore after reading her diary and Mark threatens to not get his mother anything for Christmas if she doesn't listen to Betty. Wallowing in self-pity at Foley's, Agnes wonders what life in Finglas would be like if she hadn't been born. Clyde, a man who presents himself as an "angel-in-training" and needing his wings, grants Agnes' wish, and shows her an alternative timeline, in which Hillary (now called Hillary Brown) lives at 92 James Larkin Court in place of Agnes, and the children (now Hillary's own children), their spouses, Buster and Bono have different names and stories, as well as Grandad being in a home, Winnie (now Winifred) recognising Agnes from somewhere and Sharon now being a nun. The Christmas tree this year shoots fake snow from the top. In the end, it turns out everyone was pretending to have Agnes's wish granted to surprise her. | |||||||
| 36 | 2 | "Orange Is The New Mammy" | Ben Kellett | Brendan O'Carroll | 1 January 2020 | N/A (<5.23)[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Winnie fears for her life when she hears the news that Peggy Piper the Pernod Poisoner is out of prison pending appeal, as she will have to give evidence again at the hearing. Winnie was the witness who had Peggy put in prison, claiming she had seen Peggy poison a glass of Pernod that was then drunk by her husband, Peter. The Brown family, Dr. Flynn and Father Damien begin to question if Peggy really did poison Peter, and Cathy creates a group campaigning to have Peggy exonerated at her trial. Elsewhere, Grandad has a mishap with his hearing aid, and Dermot and Buster are running a recruiting appeal for the Defence Forces, dressed as Army soldiers and having Buster wear an expensive rented tank prop - which he then loses and has to try and find before Dermot finds out. | |||||||
iPlayer viewings
Series 1
| Episode No. | Airdate | iPlayer viewings[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 February 2011 | 539,000[9] |
| 2 | 28 February 2011 | 495,000[9] |
| 3 | 7 March 2011 | 497,000[9] |
| 4 | 14 March 2011 | N/A |
| 5 | 21 March 2011 | N/A |
| 6 | 28 March 2011 | N/A |
Series 2
| Episode No. | Airdate | iPlayer viewings[nb 2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 January 2012 | 769,000[10] |
| 2 | 9 January 2012 | 666,000[10] |
| 3 | 16 January 2012 | N/A |
| 4 | 23 January 2012 | 694,000[10] |
| 5 | 30 January 2012 | N/A |
| 6 | 4 February 2012 | 692,000[10] |
Series 3
| Episode No. | Airdate | iPlayer viewings[nb 3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 January 2013 | 1,398,000[11] |
| 2 | 7 January 2013 | 1,117,000[11] |
| 3 | 14 January 2013 | N/A |
| 4 | 21 January 2013 | 1,021,000[11] |
| 5 | 28 January 2013 | N/A |
| 6 | 4 February 2013 | 1,350,000[11] |
Specials
Since 2018, iPlayer ratings have been included in the final figure.
| Episode No. | Airdate | iPlayer viewings[nb 4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 December 2011 | N/A |
| 2 | 24 December 2012 | 692,000[12] |
| 3 | 26 December 2012 | N/A |
| 4 | 25 December 2013 | 1,308,000[13] |
| 5 | 30 December 2013 | 986,000[14] |
| 6 | 25 December 2014 | 1,010,000[15] |
| 7 | 1 January 2015 | 989,000[16] |
| 8 | 25 December 2015 | 969,000[17] |
| 9 | 1 January 2016 | 887,000[18] |
| 10 | 23 July 2016 | 1,113,000[19] |
| 11 | 25 December 2016 | 1,066,000[20] |
| 12 | 1 January 2017 | 1,066,000[21] |
| 13 | 25 December 2017 | 1,035,000[22] |
| 14 | 1 January 2018 | 896,000[23] |
Notes
- Not reported in the weekly top 15 programmes for four-screen viewer ratings.
References
- "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- "TV Programme Information - Week 03". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- "TV Programme Information - Week 03". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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- "Mrs Brown's Boys at Christmas 'until 2020'". 2 January 2015.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/mrs_browns_boys_septoct15
- "O'Carroll working on new BBC One show". 22 January 2015.
- "Four-screen dashboard". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/img/BBC_iPlayer_performance_monthly_march_final.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-april12.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-jan13.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-dec12.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-dec13.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-jan14.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-dec14.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-jan15.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-dec15.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-jan16.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-nov16.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-dec16.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-jan17.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-octdec17.pdf
- http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/iplayer/iplayer-performance-jan18.pdf
- Up to the end of the relevant month
- Up to the end of the relevant month
- Up to the end of the relevant month
- Up to the end of the relevant month
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