Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas and New Year specials: Everything you need to know

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Mrs Brown's Boys returns to our TV screens today for a Christmas special and as you can imagine things are going to be as raucous as ever for Mammy, played by Brendon O'Carroll.This year's episode, which was filmed at BBC Scotland's studios in Glasgow, will see the usual mayhem and merriment as the family think Cathy, Mrs Brown's daughter's 'creepy' new boyfriend, played by Phil Cornwell, is a vampire.Speaking to What's On TV guide, Brendon said: "Cathy is always bringing home weirdos, but this one really scary." The Irish comedy was saved from being scrapped in 2020 after O'Carroll was awarded a contract until 2026 to keep producing festive specials for the BBC.Fans favourites will be returning alongside O'Carroll, including Jennifer Gibney, Fiona Gibney, Danny O'Carroll and others.The Christmas Special will air at 10:25pm on BBC One Scotland and BBC iPlayer.And you'll be able to watch the New Year Special on the same channel and BBC iPlayer at 10pm on New Year's Day.It's called 'Shining Mammy'.The official Synopses released by TV bosses says: "It's Christmas in Finglas once again, and this year Cathy has a new boyfriend, Boris."A last-minute change of plans leaves Agnes babysitting the widower’s twins while he and Cathy head to Foley’s for a quiet, romantic drink.

Not everyone is convinced he’s right for Cathy, and there are even suspicions that he might be a vampire. "But it’s not Boris that Agnes is worried about; she has her own concerns over his creepy twins."It's called 'Mammy's Hair Loom'The official Synopses released by TV bosses says: "Suspicion surrounds Cathy’s creepy boyfriend, Boris.