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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S02E01 Mammy Pulls It Off
December 31 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
Agnes Brown’s son, Dermot, and his new wife, Maria, have a baby on the way, and they are desperate for a place of their own, as the smash-hit comedy written by and starring Brendan O’Carroll continues. The newlyweds just can’t afford to move out, but Mrs Brown has a plan to help her son. Loving mother that she is, Agnes has promised the couple the money from Grandad’s life insurance policy payout for a deposit for their own home. There’s just one minor hitch – Grandad is not dead. Caught between a suspicious insurance company and her God-fearing son, Trevor, Agnes has to resort to desperate measures to keep Grandad out of sight and her dream alive.
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S02E02 Mammy's Coming!
January 7 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
Agnes is upset that her son Trevor has been called back to the missions in Africa, but is determined to give him a massive send-off to remind him what a loving family he has back home in Ireland. Meanwhile, daughter Cathy's family counseling session descends into chaos, and Buster and Dermot run into trouble with a circus lion. The only person having a good day is neighbour Winnie: thanks to his new medication, her husband Jackos's libido is back. But while Winnie delights in reminiscing about her former bedroom antics, Agnes makes a shocking discovery.
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S02E03 iMammy (Batteries Not Included)
January 14 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
Baby fever hits the Brown household as a pregnant Maria prepares for motherhood, and Agnes is keen to give her new daughter-in-law her unique brand of advice about raising children. Maria is grateful when Agnes offers to look after the robot baby she has brought home from her pre-natal class, but it turns out that Mrs Brown's babysitting techniques are not exactly orthodox. And Maria has some exciting news for the Brown family.
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S02E04 SuperMammy
January 21 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
When Agnes's family start making comments about her weight, she decides to go on a diet, and quickly discovers just how difficult it is to overcome her craving for fish and chips. Cathy brings her new, older man home. He is a psychiatrist, and seems much more interested in Agnes than he does Cathy. Meanwhile, Rory has a professional dilemma when he discovers some illegal drugs at work.
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S02E05 Mammy's Going
January 28 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
Spartacus, the old family dog, is looking poorly. Reluctantly, the family decide the time has come to put her in a home. However, when the Brown children gather together to decide how to break the sad news to their mother, Agnes gets the wrong end of the stick. Under the impression that her children are planning on putting her in a nursing home, a furious Agnes sets out to persuade her children she is not going senile.
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S02E06 New Mammy
January 28 · 29min find the promo
Show synopsis
There is bickering aplenty in the Brown household, as Rory and Dino are on the rocks and Agnes and Betty rub each other up the wrong way. With Maria about to give birth, Cathy convinces Agnes to build bridges and invite Maria's mother Hillary out for dinner. However, the night comes to an abrupt end when Maria goes into labour. Can the family get Maria to the hospital in time?