Brendan O’Carroll says he still struggles to accept that for many across the UK and Ireland, Mrs Brown’s Boys is as much a part of Christmas as crackers and a cheeky morning glass of bubbly.
Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll, who created the sitcom and stars as Agnes Brown, says it “really is a buzz” that his show has become such a Christmas staple.
The programme returns to BBC One for its typical two-episode bumper festive specials on December 25 and the 67-year-old is still taken aback that people tell him how much it means to them.