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's Hair Loom'. 

The last full series of Mrs Brown's Boys aired in 2013 but since then it has returned for a number of festive specials. 

Speaking to The Sun's TV Mag, Brendan explained that the mini-series was intended to celebrate 100 years of the BBC.

He detailed that the BBC was 'adamant' that they got four episodes so they went on to book studios for 2023 to begin filming then. 

The Dublin native went on to tell the publication of his gratitude for people seeing his award-winning show as their Christmas staple.

He said: 'I absolutely love it - I get goosebumps that Mrs Brown has become part of Christmas.

'That's what people who come to the show say - "Ah, it wouldn't be Christmas without Mrs Brown". You're kinda going "Oh my God, we established that".

'Because in my day that was Morecambe and Wise, it wasn't Christmas without Morecambe and Wise, so it's a buzz.'

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