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RTÉ News
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Fair City on Thursday: 'You know what I'm saying...'
Mairéad and Dean decide on their next move in Thursday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player. Mairéad is scared of ending her marriage to Damien, but she still wants to be with Dean after the passion of recent months. "Dean, I think about you all the time," she says. "If you're not going to leave him, then what are you saying?" asks Dean. "You know what I'm saying," Mairéad replies. Fans can find out what happens next on Thursday on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player at 8:30pm.
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘I honestly don't know the secret' – Brendan O'Carroll on enduring success of ‘Mrs Brown's Boys' as new series kicks off next week
The long-running comedy returns to RTÉ One for a sixth season next week as Agnes Brown attempts to manage her dysfunctional family in a rapidly modernising world. Among the folly in the first episode will be Agnes's implausible new-found stardom after she hijacks daughter Cathy's podcast, while Grandad announces plans to move himself out of the house and into a care home. Viewers will also see Agnes take on the role of driving instructor for her best friend Winnie, with predictable consequences. Fourteen years after it was first broadcast, the show is still going strong, but O'Carroll himself is stuck for an explanation as to why. Believe it or not, most of the storylines are based on true events 'I honestly don't know the secret to the enduring success of Mrs Brown's Boys,' he said. ' I write and perform what I think is funny and just hope that somebody somewhere watching gets a laugh out of it.' However, O'Carroll (69) said his dramatised anecdotes rarely stray too far from his lived experiences. 'The ideas for these episodes are no different from the previous 53 episodes,' he said. 'Believe it or not, most of the storylines are based on true events that either happened to my family or have been told to me by people about their families. 'Everybody has a story, and it's quite common for someone in a family to say in the middle of a family disaster, 'This is like an episode of Mrs Brown's Boys'.' O'Carroll has previously said the creation of Agnes was inspired by his own mother, Maureen, whose sharp wit and no-nonsense attitude working on the stalls on Dublin's Moore Street greatly informed the character's formulation. I love being Agnes The idea was conceived by O'Carroll in 1992 when he set up a theatre company with family members and decided to tour the country performing stage plays. Having begun writing the show in its televised format in 2011, he has made the role his own. ADVERTISEMENT 'I love being Agnes. I'm not lying when I say I could not play any of the characters better than the actors who play them now,' he said. The show owes its authentic appeal in part to its filming in front of a live studio audience, a feature O'Carroll describes as 'essential'. 'So many times, at the end of rehearsals for a particular episode, our director Ben Kellett will say, 'All this needs now is the audience' and he is so right,' he said. 'They follow every move, every line and add so much to our performances. We would be lost without them.' The first Christmas special aired in the UK was well received by the British public, with the BBC production boasting 8.24 million views in spite of negative reviews by the country's entertainment critics.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Mrs Brown's Boys 'based on true events', says Brendan O'Carroll
Brendan O'Carroll has said the storylines for Mrs Brown's Boys are "based on true events". The actor and comedian, 69, who is best known for playing matriarch Agnes Brown in the hit comedy series, will reprise the role in a new miniseries next month. The fifth series, which is due to air on 1 August on RTÉ One and BBC One, follows Mrs Brown as her meddling in the lives of her family and friends takes her on a number of misadventures. Speaking about the new series, O'Carroll said: "Believe it or not, most of the storylines are based on true events that either happened to my family or have been told to me by people about their families. "Everybody has a story, and it's quite common for someone in a family to say in the middle of a family disaster, 'This is like an episode of Mrs Brown's Boys '. "In every episode, there is something that stands out for me. I love being Agnes Brown and I love her family, and her neighbours like Winnie and Birdy." The new series will follow Mrs Brown as she becomes the subject of a podcast, helps Winnie pass her driving test, and becomes the unexpected new member of a book club where she discovers a "passion" for steamy fiction. Mrs Brown's Boys was first broadcast in 2011 and has since transmitted more than 50 episodes, including Christmas specials. The BAFTA-winning series is filmed in front of a studio audience, which O'Carroll described as "essential". He said: "So many times, at the end of rehearsals for a particular episode, our director, Ben Kellett, will say, 'All this needs now is the audience', and he is so right.
Extra.ie
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
She's back! Mrs Brown becomes a podcast sensation as Finglas chaos returns
Brendan O'Carroll and Mrs Brown's Boys is back for a new series next month, with Finglas legend Agnes becoming a podcast sensation while Winnie learns to drive. The new series kicks off on Friday, August 1, and will air on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, with star of the show Brendan O'Carroll revealing that the four-part series 'focuses on the continuing life in the Brown family and surrounding households in Finglas.' The gang returns with guest appearances from Simon Delaney, Shobu Kapoor and Marek Larwood. Brendan O'Carroll and Mrs Brown's Boys is back for a new series next month, with Finglas legend Agnes becoming a podcast sensation while Winnie learns to drive. Pic: BBC/BocPIX/Greame Hunter Speaking about the new series, Brendan said: 'The ideas for these episodes are no different from the previous 53 episodes. 'Believe it or not most of the story lines are based on true events that either happened to my family or have been told to me by people about their families.' One episode sees Mrs Brown becoming a podcast sensation much to the horror of her daughter Cathy, while elsewhere, Grandad decides he's planning to leave the house and move into a care home. Eilish O'Carroll as Winnie, Brendan O'Carroll as Mrs Brown and Fiona O'Carroll as Maria in Mrs Brown's Boys. Pic: BBC/BocPIX/Greame Hunter Finglas turns into a danger zone when Winnie decides she needs to pass her driving test. Pinpointing his favourite moment of the mini-series, Brendan said it was when his character Agnes was on the mobility scooter. He added: 'In every episode there is something that stands out for me, I love being Agnes Brown and I love her family, and her neighbours like Winnie and Birdy.' Mrs Brown's Boys in filmed in front of a live studio audience, a feat that Brendan said was 'essential to the show.' He said: 'So many times, at the end of rehearsals for a particular episode, our Director, Ben Kellett will say, 'All this needs now is the audience' and he is so right. 'They follow every move, every line and add so much to our performances. We would be lost without them.' The new 4 part series of Mrs. Brown's Boys will air on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player from Friday August 1st at 9:35pm.
RTÉ News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Fair City on Tuesday: 'You need to get him out of it'
Sharon urges Emma to listen to her about James in Tuesday's Fair City on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player. Emma's son has been beaten up by a loan shark - and Sharon says James's problems are not over. "Moneylenders, they're all the same," she tells Emma. "Dangerous." "You need to get him out of it - as soon as possible," Sharon warns. Fans can find out what happens next on Tuesday on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player at 8:00pm.
