‘How long is the BBC going to flog this dead donkey?’ Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year’s special turns people off because it claims it “used to be good, but it’s been lost.”
The Mrs Brown’s Boys special aired on New Year’s Day, but fans tweeted to say they were going to shut it down because it “used to be good” but “lost its way”.
Lead actor Brendan O’Carroll’s BBC show aired after the popular show Happy Valley, which returned to screens for a new series after a break.
The series stars O’Carroll as Agnes Brown, a Dublin mother of six.
‘How long is the BBC going to flog this dead donkey?’ Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year’s special turned people off because they claimed it “used to be good, but it’s gone.”
Losing fans: The special saw Agnes (O’Carroll) awaiting valuation on an antique vase that has been in the family for years.
The special saw Agnes awaiting valuation on an antique vase that has been in the family for years.
And Buster and Dermot were convinced that Cathy’s boyfriend, Boris, was a vampire.
While the show was once a cult hit, it seems a lot of fans have grown sick of the format.
They wrote: ‘How many times is the BBC going to keep whipping this dead donkey? #MrsBrownsBoys.’
Do not stop! Many fans tweeted that the show used to be awesome, but now it’s “awful.”
‘#Mrsbrownsboys No more please, I loved it but it’s gone’.
‘#MrsBrownsBoys used to be amazing but now it’s horrible. Either cancel it or bring in new writers. He’s had his day.
‘@BBC how can we good people get a refund on our TV license for #mrsbrownsboys? It’s horrible to the point of being painful.’
However, some viewers loved the show.
They wrote: ‘Please stop complaining about #MrsBrownsBoys. It is true that it is not as good as it used to be.
You can’t please everyone: However, some viewers loved the show.
‘But, it still provides harmless entertainment. Perfect spectacle to see after having eaten a great Christmas dinner. If it ‘ruins your Christmas’ as much as you say, don’t look at it.’
‘@MrsBrownsBoys please bring our 1 more series, we all want a season 4’.
‘The brilliant @MrsBrownsBoys show last night. I just watched it for the second time. Very funny.’
Just 2.4 million tuned in to BBC One to watch the show’s Christmas episode, titled Shining Mammy, with viewers claiming it is now “unwatchable”.
The second special was called ‘Mammy’s Hair Loom’.
The last complete series of Mrs Brown’s Boys aired in 2013, but has since returned for a series of festive specials.
‘Unwatchable’: Mrs Brown’s Boys also left BBC viewers furious when they claimed the show’s Christmas special once again ruined the festive period.
Lagging behind: Just 2.4 million tuned in to BBC One to watch the Christmas episode, titled Shining Mammy, on Sunday night, with viewers claiming it is now “unwatchable”.
Speaking to The Sun’s TV Mag, Brendan explained that the miniseries was meant to celebrate 100 years of the BBC.
He detailed that the BBC was “adamant” that they got four episodes, so they went to book studios for 2023 to start filming then.
The Dublin native went on to tell the publication of his gratitude for the people who see his award-winning show as their Christmas staple.
He said: ‘I love it, it gives me goosebumps that Mrs Brown has become a part of Christmas.
That’s what people who come to the show say: “Oh, it wouldn’t be Christmas without Mrs. Brown.” You’re going to say “Oh my gosh, we set it up.”
“Because in my time that was Morecambe and Wise, it wasn’t Christmas without Morecambe and Wise, so it’s a buzz.”
The real him! Brendan previously explained that the miniseries was meant to celebrate 100 years of the BBC.