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Aakanksha Surve

Mrs Brown's Boys viewers raging after 'unwatchable' Christmas special

Mrs Brown's Boys viewers were left raging following this year's Christmas special.

Brendan O'Carroll's sitcom has viewers divided with some loyal fans praising the comedy while others saying the show needed to be axed. The show follows the life of Dublin matriarch Agnes Brown (played by O'Carroll), her family and friends.

The last series of the show aired in 2013 but there have been a number of Christmas specials since. The show has seen a massive drop in popularity with bad reviews and plummeting audience ratings.

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This year's special, 'Shining Mammy', featured daughter Cathy and her creepy boyfriend, who Agnes' friend thinks might be a vampire. The episode was not well-received by viewers who took to Twitter to complain about the show.

One person said: "@MrsBrownsBoys has gone beyond being stupid, it's now unwatchable not funny in the slightest, turned off after 13 minutes." Another fed-up Twitter user said: "Somebody needs to tell that Brendan Carroll man that Mrs Brown's Boys has reached the end of its natural life.

"Same old jokes over and over again. It's dull and it's boring! It needs to be axed and the BBC needs to stop recommissioning it!"

A third person called it "awful", while another viewer said: "Put my foot down: refused to let parents watch #mrsbrownsboys last night at my parents’ house."

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