The Latest Breaking News from Brendan OCarroll

Why filming for Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas and New Year’s specials has been cancelled

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The Independent UK · Aug 17

BBC blow as Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas specials cancelled after Brendan O’Carroll breaks jaw

The ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Panto’ live shows have also been postponed

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Mrs Brown's Boys' Christmas and New Year specials cancelled over 'unexpected' issue

Brendan O’Carroll has cancelled the 2026 Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas and New Year’s Specials.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 17

Brendan O’Carroll gives update on future of Mrs Brown's Boys as show loses to Gavin and Stacey at the NTAs

EXCLUSIVE The creator and star of the hit comedy admitted that one important aspect of the show weighed heavily on his mind

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025

Mrs Brown’s Boys is more awful than ever – it needs to be killed off by the BBC

COMMENT: As the BBC sitcom arrives for another series, Phil Harrison tries really hard to like it. He does manage to find a certain ‘zen beauty’ to the show’s jokes, but ultimately, he is calling for a mercy killing

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

Mrs Brown's Boys 2025: release date, trailer and episode guide with Brendan O’Carroll

Mrs Brown's Boys 2025 sees the return of Agnes and all her clan.

WhatToWatch · Jul 31, 2025

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

O’Carroll, 69, is best known for playing the menacing matriarch, Agnes Brown, in the hit BBC comedy series.

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025

‘Literally no one asked for this’: Critics respond as Mrs Brown’s Boys season 5 release date confirmed by BBC

All four episodes drop on 1 August

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

The joke is over – get Mrs Brown’s Boys off the BBC

1/5 If lessons have been learnt from Brendan O’Carroll’s racism controversy earlier this year, it’s not immediately clear what they are

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2025

Mrs Brown’s Boys to film new series in spring despite low ratings and racism row

Viewing figures for long-running series plummeted on Christmas Day

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024