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The Irish Sun
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Controversial BBC sitcom confirms return to TV after racist slur apology – and it's just weeks away
A CONTROVERSIAL BBC sitcom has been confirmed to return to TV despite the show's star being forced to apologise over a racial slur. The Beeb have officially Advertisement 3 A controversial BBC sitcom has been confirmed to return to TV despite the show's star being forced to apologise over a racial slur Credit: Graeme Hunter Pictures 3 The Beeb have officially revealed the show will be back for a fifth series on August 1st Credit: BBC Mrs Brown's Boys will return for its fifth series on Friday 1st August at 9:30pm on BBC One. The BBC tease: "Agnes Brown and the gang from Finglas are back! "Everyone's favourite Irish Mammy returns for a brand new fifth series featuring all your favourite characters, so get ready for more slapstick shenanigans this spring !" The BBC's head of comedy, Jon Petrie added: "Brendan has created an iconic comedy character in Agnes Brown. Advertisement Comedy "Mrs. Brown's Boys is a The BBC have also reportedly commissioned a full series of a new comedy starring Filming on the series is due to commence in July and will air on BBC One. Titled Shedites, Advertisement Most read in News TV Produced by BBC Studios, Brendan's Mrs Brown's Boys co-writer Paddy Houlihan scripted Shedites. Speaking to health . Mrs Brown's Boys star insists racist joke at Christmas special filming 'was a good thing' for the BBC because it 'raised awareness' 'It's not something men talk about, but it's got easier because of the men's shed movement which has sprung up in UK and Ireland . 'There's a kitchen, a card table and all that but even more important, men can go there and talk through their problems.' Advertisement It He previously said: "If our comedy eco-system is shrinking, then it's on all us to fight for the right of UK mainstream comedy to exist. Best BBC comedies A BBC boss called on the industry to "save our sitcoms", but the corporation has a history of fantastic shows. We look back at some of the best to ever grace the screen. Fawlty Towers (1975-1979) - Only two series were made of the beloved institution. However, the cultural impact of the series starring Only Fools and Horses (1981-2003) - The show was crowned by some as the best British sitcom of all time by a TV poll in 2004. Seven series were broadcast on BBC until 1991 with additional sporadic Christmas specials airing until 2003. Gavin and Stacey (2007 - Present) The series tells the story of Gavin ( "The sitcom isn't dead but it needs a couple of Berocca. And a black americano with two sugars." Brendan O'Carroll was forced to issue after he cracked a 'joke' using the N-word in front of a junior member of production who was so upset they later quit. Advertisement Last year, the BBC temporarily halted filming of the show's Christmas special after Brendan which he later admitted it had backfired. A TV insider said: 'Virtually everyone in the room on the day that the outburst happened were shocked, but the reading continued for some time without anyone saying or doing anything as they were so stunned. 'There was no excuses for what he said or any kind of context or mitigation he could provide for making the slur, he just seemed to think it was amusing.' Brendan said of the incident: 'At a read-through of the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas specials, there was a clumsy attempt at a joke, where a racial term was implied. Advertisement 'It backfired and caused offence, which I deeply regret and for which I have apologised.' 3 Last year, the BBC temporarily halted filming of the show's Christmas special after Brendan made an attempted gag which he later admitted had backfired Credit: BBC
Scottish Sun
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Controversial BBC sitcom confirms return to TV after racist slur apology – and it's just weeks away
Plus a new project brings together two big names in the comedy world DATE SEALED Controversial BBC sitcom confirms return to TV after racist slur apology – and it's just weeks away Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A CONTROVERSIAL BBC sitcom has been confirmed to return to TV despite the show's star being forced to apologise over a racial slur. The Beeb have officially revealed the show will be back for a fifth series and it's only weeks away. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 A controversial BBC sitcom has been confirmed to return to TV despite the show's star being forced to apologise over a racial slur Credit: Graeme Hunter Pictures 3 The Beeb have officially revealed the show will be back for a fifth series on August 1st Credit: BBC Mrs Brown's Boys will return for its fifth series on Friday 1st August at 9:30pm on BBC One. The BBC tease: "Agnes Brown and the gang from Finglas are back! "Everyone's favourite Irish Mammy returns for a brand new fifth series featuring all your favourite characters, so get ready for more slapstick shenanigans this spring!" The BBC's head of comedy, Jon Petrie added: "Brendan has created an iconic comedy character in Agnes Brown. "Mrs. Brown's Boys is a BAFTA-winning comedy show and one of the BBC's most-watched comedies ever. I'm proud to have it in the BBC Comedy stable." The BBC have also reportedly commissioned a full series of a new comedy starring Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll alongside Tommy Cannon. Filming on the series is due to commence in July and will air on BBC One. Titled Shedites, Mrs Brown's Boys star Brendan Carroll plays the lead role 'Jimmy', with Tommy Cannon starring as his best friend. Produced by BBC Studios, Brendan's Mrs Brown's Boys co-writer Paddy Houlihan scripted Shedites. Speaking to The Irish Sun in December 2023, Brendan shared: 'I've been advocating for the BBC to make this show for a long time because as well as being really funny, it highlights men's mental health. Mrs Brown's Boys star insists racist joke at Christmas special filming 'was a good thing' for the BBC because it 'raised awareness' 'It's not something men talk about, but it's got easier because of the men's shed movement which has sprung up in UK and Ireland. 'There's a kitchen, a card table and all that but even more important, men can go there and talk through their problems.' It comes following calls from Jon Petrie, The Director of Comedy at the BBC, to "save our sitcoms." He previously said: "If our comedy eco-system is shrinking, then it's on all us to fight for the right of UK mainstream comedy to exist. Best BBC comedies A BBC boss called on the industry to "save our sitcoms", but the corporation has a history of fantastic shows. We look back at some of the best to ever grace the screen. Fawlty Towers (1975-1979) - Only two series were made of the beloved institution. However, the cultural impact of the series starring John Cleese and Connie Booth spans decades. It follows rude and intolerant Basil Fawlty (Cleese) as he attempts to improve the reputation of his hotel. Only Fools and Horses (1981-2003) - The show was crowned by some as the best British sitcom of all time by a TV poll in 2004. Seven series were broadcast on BBC until 1991 with additional sporadic Christmas specials airing until 2003. Sir David Jason starred as ambitious market trader Derek "Del Boy" Trotter whilst Nicholas Lyndhurst played his younger half-brother Rodney. Set in working-class Peckham in south-east London, it follows the highs and lows of the lives of the Trotters', in particular their brazen attempts to get rich. Blackadder (1983 - 1989) - Four series were made of the iconic show, created by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson. Each series spans a different historical period as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder (Atkinson) tries to better himself in each society. Accompanied by his dogsbody Baldrick (Tony Robinson), trouble always ensues. A TV poll in 2004 found that Blackadder was voted the second-best British sitcom of all time Absolutely Fabulous (1992 - 2012) - Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley star as failing PR guru Edina 'Eddie' Monsoon and alcoholic fashionista Patsy Stone. The pair embark on heavy-drinking sessions and abuse drugs in a desperate attempt to stay 'hip'. Eddie constantly chases bizarre fads and fails to lose weight whilst her disappointed and neglected daughter Saffy (Julia Sawalha) looks on. Little Britain (2003 - 2006) - The premise is simple. A sketch show which features different British people from all walks of life that are engaged in all sorts of comical scenarios. Starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the pair created iconic pop culture characters. Viewers loved obnoxious council estate teenager Vicky Pollard, morbidly obese scrounger Bubbles Devere, slimming coach Marjorie Dawes, despondent office worker Carol Beer, disgraced politician Sir Norman Fry, of course the iconic Lou and Andy! The Catherine Tate Show (2004-2015) - A sketch show starring the likes of Catherine Tate. She made iconic characters such as rowdy schoolgirl Lauren Cooper with her line 'Am I bovvered?'. Other characters featured Bernie the nurse, the aga saga woman, complaining couple Janice and Ray, and of course her infamous 'Nan', Joannie Taylor. The last character herself spawned multiple specials and even a movie. Gavin and Stacey (2007 - Present) The series tells the story of Gavin (Matthew Horne) and Stacey (Joanna Page). The pair embarked on an online and telephone romance for six months. But when they finally decide to be together properly, their friends and family get in the way. Ruth Jones and James Corden created the beloved show, which has been going for over a decade. The 2019 Christmas special was the most-watched comedy in 17 years and the most-viewed non-sporting event in a decade. "The sitcom isn't dead but it needs a couple of Berocca. And a black americano with two sugars." News of the Mrs Browns boys return comes after Brendan O'Carroll was forced to issue a grovelling apology after he cracked a 'joke' using the N-word in front of a junior member of production who was so upset they later quit. Last year, the BBC temporarily halted filming of the show's Christmas special after Brendan made the attempted gag which he later admitted it had backfired. A TV insider said: 'Virtually everyone in the room on the day that the outburst happened were shocked, but the reading continued for some time without anyone saying or doing anything as they were so stunned. 'There was no excuses for what he said or any kind of context or mitigation he could provide for making the slur, he just seemed to think it was amusing.' Brendan said of the incident: 'At a read-through of the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas specials, there was a clumsy attempt at a joke, where a racial term was implied. 'It backfired and caused offence, which I deeply regret and for which I have apologised.'
The Irish Sun
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Mrs Brown's Boys shake-up as Brendan O'Carroll in drastic change for first time ever to draft in star for brand new role
MRS Brown's Boys legend Brendan O'Carroll has drafted in a co-writer for the first time to help pen scripts for the TV show. 4 Brendan O'Carroll is writing the script for the new mini-series 4 Co-star Paddy Houlihan was drafted in to help with script writing Credit: BBC 4 The show cast held their first table reading in BBC Glasgow this week Co-star Dermot O'Neill, who plays Grandad on the show, told us: 'Brendan has written over 50 episodes of Shedites, based in a men's shed, is a sitcom in which Brendan stars alongside Cannon and Ball icon Tommy Cannon. And Dermot, 73, revealed how there had been a positive reaction to the new Mrs Brown scripts by Brendan and Paddy when the cast held their first table reading in READ MORE IN TV He said: ' 'If someone mispronounces a word, Brendan will crack up and maybe leave it in the final show. 'The gas thing is that Brendan writes the script and he's probably the one who forgets his lines the most. That's because Mrs Brown has the most to say.' This will be the fifth series of Mrs Brown's Boys, consisting of four episodes. And there will be lots of excitement next Thursday when Brendan and the Mrs Brown's Boys cast film the first episode of the new Most read in The Irish Sun Dermot told us: 'We actually film the show twice in front of a studio audience, once at 4pm and then again at 7.30pm. 'Each time there's about 200 audience members watching and then about another 200 watching in a viewing room at the BBC. Mrs Brown's Boys star insists racist joke at Christmas special filming 'was a good thing' for the BBC because it 'raised awareness' 'There are so many people who want to join us filming the show and Brendan wants to get as many of them in as possible.' Dermot revealed that He said: 'I'm sure there will be a lot of slagging about that when Danny is being introduced to the studio audience but we are all very proud of him.' Meanwhile Dermot's own return to Mrs Brown is being celebrated after a recent hip replacement. HUGE RETURN The Irish Sun revealed how the pensioner from Cabra, Dublin, had a tent instead of a dressing room on their last Mrs Brown arena tour as he couldn't make it up the stairs in the venues where they performed due to his sore hip. Filming was affected too with his long-haired character stuck in a chair in the last Mrs Brown Christmas special. However, Dermot will be on the move in the new series after getting a hip op in a 'I FEEL PERFECT' He said: 'You'll see me moving this time. It's all fixed and I feel perfect. I was a window cleaner for 20 years before Mrs Brown. That's a lot of going up ladders. 'I cleaned all the windows in Temple Bar when there was nothing there but buses.' Dermot revealed how the cast of Mrs Brown enjoyed a night out in Glasgow on Wednesday. He added: 'I was reminding Brendan of the first time he bought me a pint. It was June 12, 1988. Ireland was playing 'I was in a band playing the pub Brendan ran called The Finglas Castle. Ireland beat England. Brendan bought everyone a pint. That was some night.' 4 Dermot O'Neill returned to the show after a recent hip replacement Credit: Garrett White - Commissioned by The Sun Dublin
