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Shedites | BBC piloting new sitcom starring Mrs Brown’s Boys creator

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  Like it or not, Mrs Brown’s Boys has consistently been one of the top rated sitcoms on the BBC since its debut in 2011. Brendan O’Carroll’s foul mouthed Mammy has sharply divided audiences and critics, but there’s no denying the comedy appeals to a lot of people, selling out multiple arena tours and transferring to the big screen in 2011 with Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie. It is perhaps surprising that it’s taken until now for O’Carroll to headline another sitcom for the BBC. He wrote an Army sitcom called Lebanese Outpost, which was in development at the BBC in 2021, but nothing has been produced. According to the British Comedy Guide, Shedites comes from the pen of O’Carroll’s Mrs Brown’s Boys co-star and co-writer Paddy Houlihan. O’Carroll stars alongside Tommy Cannon, best known as one half of double act Cannon and Ball. Houlihan and O’Carroll’s son Danny O’Carroll are also in the cast. The pilot episode was shot in April and was directed by Ian Fitzgibbon, and is said to be about “lo
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Mrs Brown's Boys will RETURN to screens with a new series for the first time in 10 years - after two-year filming delay due to the pandemic

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  Mrs Brown's Boys is returning to TV for a new four-part series. The hit sitcom has been a fixture of the Christmas TV schedules for over a decade but the upcoming episodes will mark the first new series since 2013. Creator Brendan O'Carroll - who also leads the cast as matriarch Agnes Brown - admitted the show has been 'thwarted twice' due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it was originally scheduled to hit screens in 2021. Speaking of the new series, which will be filmed in spring ahead of broadcast later this year after a 10-year break, the 67-year-old comic said: 'This mini-series was actually planned for 2021. 'Having been thwarted twice, firstly by Covid-19 and then by a post-Covid shortage of studios, it's fantastic to, at last, have the chance to make it happen.  Fasten your seatbelts and hold on to your hats!' BBC bosses are delighted to have the show back. Josh Cole, head of comedy at BBC Studios, and Steven Canny, executive producer, said
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A ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys’ Live Show Is Coming To Manchester This Year

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  The 10th anniversary tour of 'Mrs. Brown Rides Again' will span the length and breadth of the country this year.  Marmite mammy Mrs. Brown will be touring the country this year, taking her Mrs. Brown Rides Again play on the road once more. Written by and starring Brendan O’Carroll as the main character Agnes Brown, the play sees O’Carroll’s beloved character try to outfox her children’s plan to put her into a home. After many iterations of Mrs. Brown , including the BBC’s Mrs. Brown’s Boys , Mrs. Brown D’Movie and All Round to Mrs. Brown’s , the play comes full circle to where it started in the early 1990s. The character was borne when Brendan O’Carroll was a struggling performer, and having written Mrs. Browne as a play, was forced to go onstage and play her when the lead actress didn’t show up. And the rest is history!   The dedicated, fun-loving cast have been extremely loyal to the project, and recently Tweeted through the Mrs. Brown’s Boys account: “We haven
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Mrs. Brown’s Boys to return to BBC One & BBC iPlayer with all new four-part mini-series

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  Hit series created by Brendan O’Carroll and produced by BBC Studios Comedy Production in partnership with BOC-PIX and RTE for BBC One and BBC iPlayer set to return for fourth series.      Beloved Irish “Mammy”, Mrs. Brown is set to return with a much-anticipated commission for a fourth mini-series of MRS. BROWN’S BOYS. The hit series, created by Brendan O’Carroll, is a BBC Studios Comedy Production in partnership with BOC-PIX and RTE for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. A regular feature of Christmas schedules for over a decade, this marks the first mini-series run since 2013 with four new episodes set to delight fans. Filming will take place this Spring with transmission slated for later this year. Brendan O’Carroll said: “This mini-series was actually planned for 2021. Having been thwarted twice, firstly by Covid-19 and then by a post Covid shortage of studios, it’s fantastic to, at last, have the chance to make it happen. Fasten your seatbelts and hold onto your hats!” Jo
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Mrs Browns Boys Series 4 Coming Soon!

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  Mrs Brown's Boys will be returning for six episodes in 2023, creator Brendan O’Carroll has revealed. He said the BBC originally wanted a four-part mini-series this year as part of the celebrations for the Corporation’s centenary. But he said he had trouble booking studio space, which was suddenly in demand when Covid restrictions were lifted. So he is now planning to make them next year, along with   two more Christmas specials for 2023, too. He told The Sun’s TV mag: ‘The BBC were adamant that they wanted to get four episodes, so we thought: "Let's book studios now for 2023 and we can do the four then". ‘We’re hoping to do the four-part mini-series of Mrs Brown and then two more Christmas specials at the end of the year as well. I absolutely love it - I get goosebumps that Mrs Brown has become part of Christmas. This year's Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special, Shining Mammy, will air on BBC One at 10.25pm tomorrow, after EastEnders. A second
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Mrs Brown's Boys viewers slam show after 'unfunny' New Year's special

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  The Christmas special was also slated by angry viewers who slammed Brendan O'Carroll's comedy series saying it needed to be axed Mrs Brown's Boys is back in the news and for all the wrong reasons again. Brendan O'Carroll's comedy show has faced major criticism over the last few years. Last year's Christmas special left many viewers raging with some viewers saying the show needed to be axed. The New Year's Day special received similar feedback from viewers who slammed the show as "unfunny and smutty". The episode followed Agnes Brown, played by O'Carroll, waiting for the valuation of an antique vase which has been in the family for years while Buster and Dermot were convinced that Cathy's boyfriend Boris was a vampire. Viewers took to social media to criticise the special with one person saying: "@MrsBrownsBoys absolutely shocking. Both episodes over the holidays. How can this be called comedy? It truly isn’t." Another person add
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How long is the BBC going to keep flogging this dead donkey?' Mrs Brown's Boys New Year's special has people switching off as they claim it 'used to be good but has lost its way

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  The Mrs Brown's Boys special aired on New Year's Day but fans tweeted to say they were switching it off, because it 'used to be good', but has 'lost its way.' The BBC show by lead actor Brendan O'Carroll aired after the popular show Happy Valley, which returned to screens for a new series after a break. The series stars O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, a mother to six children in Dublin.  'But, it still provides harmless entertainment. Perfect show to watch after you’ve ate a massive Christmas dinner. If it ‘ruins your Christmas’ as much as you say it does, don’t watch it.' '@MrsBrownsBoys please bring our 1 more series we all want a season 4.' '@MrsBrownsBoys brilliant show last night. Just watched it for the second time. Very funny.' Only 2.4million tuned in to BBC One to watch the show's Christmas episode, titled Shining Mammy, with viewers claiming it's now 'unwatchable'.  The second special was called 'Mammy&#
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