
Mrs. Brown's Boys is a British-Irish award winning sitcom created by and starring writer and performer Brendan O'Carroll. The show is based on O'Carroll's stage plays about the character Agnes Browne, which were developed from books and straight-to-DVD films. The sitcom continues the stories of Agnes, now with the shortened surname "Brown", and her family who are played by real life close friends and family of O'Carroll's. After being slated by critics, the show has become a ratings success in both Ireland, where it is set, and the United Kingdom, where it is recorded. On 29 December 2012 the show began its third series. Mrs Brown's Boys is a co-production among BBC Scotland, BocPix and RTÉ.
StatusReturning Series
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network

Specials of Mrs Brown's Boys premiered on October 3, 2011

Series 1 of Mrs Brown's Boys premiered on January 1, 2011
Brendan O’Carroll’s Agnes Brown is the loudest but proudest mother in Ireland. This nosy, meddling matriarch makes her six children miserable with her overwhelming love for them.

Series 2 of Mrs Brown's Boys premiered on December 31, 2011
The old-fashioned Irish mother knows no boundaries when it comes to her children and friends, but the consequences could be comedically dire.

Series 3 of Mrs Brown's Boys premiered on December 29, 2012
Infuriating her friends, provoking her families, and honing in on every matter she comes across, the cardigan-clad matriarch is not slowing down with her meddling any time soon.

Series 4 of Mrs Brown's Boys premiered on September 8, 2023

Series 5 of Mrs Brown's Boys premiered on August 1, 2025

Brendan O'Carroll
Agnes Brown

Jennifer Gibney
Cathy Brown

Paddy Houlihan
Dermot Brown

Danny O'Carroll
Buster Brady

Dermot O'Neill
Grandad Brown

Fiona O'Carroll
Maria Brown

Pat Shields
Mark Brown

Amanda Woods
Betty Brown

Eilish O'Carroll
Winnie McGoogan
Fiona Gibney
Sharon McGoogan