{"id":30754,"date":"2023-03-05T11:08:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T10:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1795476"},"modified":"2023-03-05T16:09:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T15:09:12","slug":"mrs-browns-boys-to-return-with-first-mini-series-since-2013","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/mrs-browns-boys-to-return-with-first-mini-series-since-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys to return with first mini-series since 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> It will be the first new series in over a decade. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 05 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Fans of Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys, assemble: the show is set to return to BBC One with a four-part miniseries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/mrs-browns-boys-success-history\/&quot;\">The divisive Irish comedy programme<\/a> first aired in 2011 and ran for three series before returning during the festive season every year for a Christmas special.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The new mini-series marks the first new Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys series since 2013, with four new episodes for fans to enjoy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Created by and starring <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/brendan-ocarroll\/&quot;\">Brendan O\u2019Carroll<\/a> in the lead role of Agnes Brown, filming is set to kick off in spring, with the new episodes due to broadcast later in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<div 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/12\/mrs-browns-boys-specials-2021-8afa96a.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=79px%2C0px%2C1690px%2C1126px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys Specials 2021.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC \/ Alan Peebles<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u00a0O\u2019Carroll said of the new venture: \u201cThis mini-series was actually planned for 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cHaving been thwarted twice, firstly by COVID-19 and then by a post-COVID shortage of studios, it\u2019s fantastic to, at last, have the chance to make it happen. Fasten your seatbelts and hold on to your hats!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Josh Cole, head of comedy at BBC Studios, and Steven Canny, executive producer, added: \u201cThere\u2019s no one quite like Mrs Brown. An absolute force of outrageous wit and slapstick that has audiences hooked and belly-laughing. It\u2019s great to be back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Meanwhile, Jon Petrie, director of comedy, said: \u201cBBC Comedy are pleased to announce that after a decade since the last full series of Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys, millions of viewers around the UK will be thrilled to hear that Brendan is bringing Agnes and the family back together for a brand-new mini-series of his award-winning show.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">A feature film, Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys D\u2019Movie, was previously released in 2014, followed by two\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">festive specials titled Shining Mammy and Mammy\u2019s Hair Loom, which landed on Christmas Day 2022 and New Year\u2019s Day 2023, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys <\/b><b>will return to the BBC later this year.\u00a0<\/b><strong>Meanwhile, all previous episodes are available to stream now on <a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b00x98tn\/mrs-browns-boys&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Comedy<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013 <\/strong><a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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