Brendan O'Carroll, star of the BBC sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys, has confirmed that the show will return for another series despite its lowest-ever Christmas special ratings. The 2024 festive special attracted only 2.2 million viewers, a significant drop from previous years. O'Carroll revealed that filming for the new series will take place in April and May.
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] O'Carroll has revealed the future of Mrs Brown's Boys amid plummeting ratings and calls for the BBC show to be axed.
The series, first aired in 2011, attracted a measly 2.2M viewers on Christmas Day, which was a huge drop from the 11.5M who turned into the show's 2013 December 25 special. The latest episode of Mrs Brown's Boys, which has previously been described as 'marmite television', saw the Irish matriarch trying to convince her family that she was not grumpy like Scrooge, but those at home described it as 'spectacularly unfunny'.
During rehearsals for the special the show become embroiled in a racism row after actor and writer Brendan alluded to the N-Word in front of shocked co-stars and production staff. The series, first aired in 2011, attracted a measly 2.2M viewers on Christmas Day, which was a huge drop from the 11.5M who turned into the show's 2013 December 25 special
'The context of it… it was completely taken out of context. However I think in the long run it was a good thing, because it got people talking about it.' Cast and crew were reportedly stood down while the corporation ‘tried to get to the bottom’ of what happened. The BBC said: ‘Whilst we don’t comment on individuals, the BBC is against all forms of racism, and we have robust processes in place should issues ever arise.’
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