Brendan O’Carroll says Mrs Brown’s Boys storylines are ‘based on true events’

Brendan O’Carroll is reprising his role as Mrs Brown for a fifth series (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

Irish actor and comedian, Brendan O’Carroll, has said the storylines for Mrs Brown’s Boys are “based on true events”.

O’Carroll, 69, who is best known for playing the menacing matriarch, Agnes Brown, in the hit BBC comedy series, will reprise the role in a new miniseries.