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.
Where to watch
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- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes aired
- 26
- Latest aired
- S05E04
- Total runtime
- 12h 34min
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 January 2011 – February 2011 6 episodes
- Season 2 December 2011 – January 2012 6 episodes
- Season 3 December 2012 – February 2013 6 episodes
- the show was away for 10 years and 7 months
- Season 4 September 2023 4 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 10 months
- Season 5 August 2025 4 episodes
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S01E01 The Mammy
January 1 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
Agnes Brown has family troubles to contend with: her son Dermot has fallen out with Maria Nicholson, his long-term girlfriend, and Grandad is feeling poorly. After a sleepless night, Mrs. Brown decides to try to sort out Dermot and Maria's problem by giving Maria the benefit of her advice. But her heart-to-heart with Maria only succeeds in making the dispute worse.
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S01E02 Mammy's Secret
January 8 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Agnes Brown worries that her family is keeping too many secrets when Cathy will not reveal any information about her new boyfriend, Mark will not confess why his wife has thrown him out and Dermot lies to his fiancee's parents about the status of his job
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S01E03 Mammy's Merchandise
January 15 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
Agnes becomes concerned when Dermot announces he wants to ask his childhood friend Buster, a known criminal, to be his best man. Mrs Brown is distracted when her neighbour Winnie's husband is rushed to hospital, leaving her son trying to raise money for his wedding by becoming embroiled in a money-making scam with his friend.
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S01E04 Mammy Rides Again
January 22 · 28min find the promo
Show synopsis
Agnes is disappointed when she discovers she is not invited to Maria's hen party because she is too old, so she and Winnie decide to crash the event, but end up in the wrong venue. She invites Maria's mother round for dinner and is so nervous about impressing her that she gets drunk and the evening descends into chaos.
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S01E05 Mammy of the Groom
January 29 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
Dermot's pre-marriage nerves get the better of him and he locks himself away in a cupboard, so it is up to Agnes, Fr Quinn and best man Buster to try to calm him down. Meanwhile, Rory tells his mother he is gay.
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S01E06 Mammy's Miracle
February 5 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
Newlyweds Dermot and Maria argue over whether they should buy their own home. Meanwhile, Mrs Brown tries to make Grandad happy by secretly staging a funeral for him, but the plans go awry when she mistakes two Mormons - who have been stealing Father Quinn's parishioners - for the men who are supposed to be delivering the coffin.