Mrs. Brown's Boys is a British-Irish award winning sitcom created by and starring writer and performer Brendan O'Carroll. The show is based on O'Carroll's stage plays about the character Agnes Browne, which were developed from books and straight-to-DVD films. The sitcom continues the stories of Agnes, now with the shortened surname "Brown", and her family who are played by real life close friends and family of O'Carroll's. After being slated by critics, the show has become a ratings success in both Ireland, where it is set, and the United Kingdom, where it is recorded. On 29 December 2012 the show began its third series. Mrs Brown's Boys is a co-production among BBC Scotland, BocPix and RTÉ.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
Spartacus, the old family dog, is looking poorly. Reluctantly, the family decide the time has come to put her in a home. However, when the Brown children gather together to decide how to break the sad news to their mother, Agnes gets the wrong end of the stick. Under the impression that her children are planning on putting her in a nursing home, a furious Agnes sets out to persuade her children she is not going senile.
When Agnes's family start making comments about her weight, she decides to go on a diet, and quickly discovers just how difficult it is to overcome her craving for fish and chips. Cathy brings her new, older man home. He is a psychiatrist, and seems much more interested in Agnes than he does Cathy. Meanwhile, Rory has a professional dilemma when he discovers some illegal drugs at work.
Agnes becomes concerned when Dermot announces he wants to ask his childhood friend Buster, a known criminal, to be his best man. Mrs Brown is distracted when her neighbour Winnie's husband is rushed to hospital, leaving her son trying to raise money for his wedding by becoming embroiled in a money-making scam with his friend.
Mrs Brown becomes a podcast sensation – without even leaving the house. Cathy is horrified to discover her mother has accidentally hijacked her new podcast project.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.
Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.
How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.
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