Mrs. Brown's Boys
Irish television sitcom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Mrs. Brown's Boys?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Mrs. Brown's Boys is a British-Irish television sitcom created by and starring Brendan O'Carroll and produced in the United Kingdom by BBC and BBC Studios in partnership with BOC-PIX and Irish broadcaster RTÉ.
Mrs. Brown's Boys | |
---|---|
Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Brendan O'Carroll |
Written by |
|
Directed by | Ben Kellett |
Starring |
|
Theme music composer | Andy O'Callaghan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom Republic of Ireland |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 49 (27 specials) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Producers |
|
Production location | BBC Pacific Quay |
Editor | Mark Lawrence |
Running time |
|
Production companies | BBC Studios Comedy Productions BBC Scotland BOC-PIX |
Original release | |
Network | RTÉ One BBC One |
Release | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) – present |
Related | |
All Round to Mrs. Brown's |
The series stars O'Carroll as Agnes Brown, with several of O'Carroll's close friends and family members making up the rest of the cast. The show adopts an informal production style often breaking the fourth wall; material that would normally be outtakes are intentionally left in broadcast episodes, along with intentional tomfoolery, mostly instigated by O'Carroll. Despite being lambasted by critics and receiving unfavourable comparisons to Father Ted, the show became a ratings success in both Ireland, where it is set, and the United Kingdom, where it is recorded. It also received high ratings in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The show has won numerous industry awards. Despite a limited number of episodes, the show has returned annually for Christmas and New Year's specials since 2013.
Mrs. Brown's Boys was developed from O'Carroll's works going back to the early 1990s. The character, Agnes Browne, first appeared in stage plays, radio plays, books, and straight-to-DVD films. For the sitcom, the spelling of Agnes' surname was shortened from Browne to Brown. A stage show has continued to run, and during February and March 2014 it toured Australia. A feature film, Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie, was released on 27 June 2014.[1] In late 2023, the show returned for a fourth series.[2]