{"id":42360,"date":"2023-12-22T15:21:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T14:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1950964"},"modified":"2023-12-22T19:11:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T18:11:27","slug":"mrs-browns-boys-2023-christmas-release-date-cast-and-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/mrs-browns-boys-2023-christmas-release-date-cast-and-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys 2023 Christmas: Release date, cast and news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mrs Brown’s Boys returns for its 2023 Christmas special, but who stars and what’s in store? <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 22 December 2023 at 14:21 PM<\/p>

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Mrs Brown is set to have a right mare this Christmas as the comedy series returns for a festive special: Mammy\u2019s Mare.<\/p>\n

And for Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys<\/a> fans, it\u2019s not the only festive special this year, as the show returns for a New Year\u2019s Day episode also. For the Christmas special, Brendan O\u2019Carroll reprises his role as matriarch Agnes Brown, plus many more familiar faces set to make a return.<\/p>\n

As with any good Christmas special, there\u2019s set to be laughs aplenty as Mrs Brown just wants a peaceful Christmas but her family has some other (more chaotic) ideas for the day.<\/p>\n

So, who\u2019s returning for the festive special and when exactly is it airing? Read on to find out.<\/p>

When will the Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys 2023 Christmas special air on BBC One?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys Christmas special is landing on the big day itself \u2013 so if you\u2019re looking for a little comedy to round off your Christmas festivities, you\u2019re in luck.<\/p>\n

Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys: Mammy\u2019s Mare airs on 25th December on<\/strong> BBC One at 10:45pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As for when you can expect the New Year\u2019s special, that will air on BBC One on 1st January 2024 at 10pm.<\/p>\n

Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys cast: Who\u2019s returning for the 2023 Christmas special?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Brendan O\u2019Carroll as Mrs Brown in Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios,Elaine Livinstone<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Brendan O\u2019Carroll, of course, returns as Mrs Brown, along with many of the series favourites.<\/p>\n

The confirmed cast for Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys: Mammy\u2019s Mare includes:<\/p>\n

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  • Brendan O\u2019Carroll as Agnes Brown<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Jennifer Gibney as Cathy<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Fiona Gibney as Sharon<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Danny O\u2019Carroll as Buster Brady<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Eilish O\u2019Carroll as Winnie<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Dermot O\u2019Neill as Grandad<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Paddy Houlihan as Dermot<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Conor Moloney as Father Damien<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • June Rodgers as Birdie\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Amanda Woods as Betty\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Pat \u201cPepsi\u201d Shields as Mark<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Jamie O\u2019Carroll as Bono<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Martin Delany as Trevor <\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Jennifer Gibney as Cathy<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Fiona O\u2019Carroll as Maria <\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Emily Regan as Barbara <\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Blake O\u2019Carroll as Blister <\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Paddy Houlihan as Dermot <\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Helen Roche as Maureen\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What is the Mrs Brown\u2019s Boys 2023 Christmas special about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    It\u2019s set to be another chaotic Christmas for Mrs Brown as a surprise dinner guest rocks up, creating its own fair share of carnage.<\/p>\n

    According to the synopsis for the episode: \u201cAll Mrs Brown wants is a nice, peaceful Christmas, but the family have other ideas! Cathy\u2019s decided to cook Christmas dinner for the first time ever, a sentimental decoration has gone missing and there\u2019s a surprise dinner guest, all of which have the potential to ruin Agnes\u2019 quiet Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Speaking about the episode to the BBC ahead of its release,\u00a0Brendan O\u2019Carroll said: \u201cWell, first of all, there\u2019s a shortage of Christmas trees yet again because of the forest fires in Spain and all over Europe and forest fires in America, so Buster has to get the Christmas tree from Australia. And it\u2019s a particular Christmas tree from Australia that he gets.<\/p>\n

    \u201cAlso, Agnes\u2019s focus completely switches from herself, which is usually who she thinks about most of all, to Father Jamie\u2019s mother, it catches her a bit by surprise because again, I\u2019m 67 years of age and you look at people and you go \u2018oh there but for the grace of god go I.\u2019<\/p>\n

    \u201cAnd I knew when I was writing this, this is going to be very hard to tackle in a comedy show, but I think we got it, I think we captured it just right, because it\u2019s a Christmas miracle and that\u2019s what everybody is looking for at Christmas, the magic.\u201d<\/p>