Mrs Brown's Boys: Mammy's Widow's Memories
12:30 am - 01:00 am, Thursday, January 1 on BBC Three (23)
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Mammy's Widow's Memories
Season 2015, Episode 2
When a handsome man appears in Foley's Pub, everyone presumes he must have set his attentions on Cathy. However, the stranger reveals he only has eyes for one very special woman - none other than Agnes Brown. Will the doting mum-of-six agree to go on her first date in donkey's years? And if she does, who is in for the bigger surprise - Agnes or the stranger? Comedy, written by and starring Brendan O'Carroll, with Dermot O'Neill, Danny O'Carroll and Jennifer Gibney
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Brendan O'Carroll
(Actor)
.. Agnes Brown
Dermot O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Grandad Brown
Jennifer Gibney
(Actor)
.. Cathy Brown
Danny O'Carroll
(Actor)
.. Buster Brady
Paddy Houlihan
(Actor)
.. Dermot Brown
Rory Cowan
(Actor)
.. Rory Brown
Gary Hollywood
(Actor)
.. Dino Doyle
Pat `Pepsi" Shields
(Actor)
.. Mark Brown
Eilish O'Carroll
(Actor)
.. Winnie McGoogan
Fiona Gibney
(Actor)
.. Sharon McGoogan
Robert Bathurst
(Actor)
.. William Hunt
John Douglas
(Actor)
.. Mr Gibney
Mike Nolan
(Actor)
.. Mr Foley
Conor Moloney
(Actor)
.. Father Damien
Derek Reddin
(Actor)
.. Dr Flynn
Stephen McCrum
(Series producer)
Ben Kellett
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Brendan O'Carroll
(Actor)
.. Agnes Brown
Born:
September 15, 1955
in
Dublin
Best Known For:
Mrs Brown's Boys.
Early-life:
O'Carroll was born on 15 September, 1955, in Dublin's North Inner City and was the youngest of 11 children. His mother, Maureen, was a Labour Party official and he says this has had a huge impact on his life. He left school aged 12 and had a string of occupations including waiter, milkman, DJ, before making the move to comedy. Much of his comedy is about his childhood in Finglas and Dublin City.
Career:
He has appeared in many movies and TV shows over the years and has had parts in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere, Angela's Ashes, Agnes Browne alongside Anjelica Huston (for which he also wrote the screenplay), Sweety Barret with Brendan Gleeson, Britain's Fattest Man and The Van. O'Carroll has written seven novels, including The Mammy, The Chisselers, The Granny, The Scrapper (originally published as "Sparrows Trap") and The Young Wan. He is best known for playing Agnes Brown in the sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys.
Quote:
"Mrs Brown was first written for radio. I wrote it for a radio series in 1992. It was a five-minute piece for radio and it's been absolutely astonishing."
Trivia:
O'Carroll supports Manchester United and Liverpool FC.
Dermot O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Grandad Brown
Jennifer Gibney
(Actor)
.. Cathy Brown
Best Known For:
Mrs Brown's Boys.
Early-life:
Gibney was born in Dublin and trained to be an actress at Dublin Oscar Theatre School. After appearing in a production of Goodbye to the Hill, Brendan O'Carroll invited her to join his theatre company.
Career:
Gibney is best known for her work with O'Carroll. She has co-produced his stand-up DVDs, been the assistant director on all of his plays and co-directed the original series of Mrs Brown's Boys for RTE. She has also starred in everything he has written. Gibney stars alongside O'Carroll in the hugely popular BBC reworking of Mrs Brown's Boys. A film version, Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie, was released in 2014. In 2014, Gibney signed up to be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
On becoming a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing: "As a child I wrote to Blue Peter asking could I dance with Pan's People. Now at last I get a chance to earn my badge - excited doesn't cover it!"
Trivia:
Gibney married O'Carroll in 2005. Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie was a box-office success and a sequel is planned.
Danny O'Carroll
(Actor)
.. Buster Brady
Paddy Houlihan
(Actor)
.. Dermot Brown
Rory Cowan
(Actor)
.. Rory Brown
Gary Hollywood
(Actor)
.. Dino Doyle
Pat `Pepsi" Shields
(Actor)
.. Mark Brown
Eilish O'Carroll
(Actor)
.. Winnie McGoogan
Fiona Gibney
(Actor)
.. Sharon McGoogan
Robert Bathurst
(Actor)
.. William Hunt
Born:
March 22, 1957
in
Africa's Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Best Known For:
Playing David in Cold Feet.
Early-life:
Robert Guy Bathurst was born on February 22, 1957, on Africa's Gold Coast (now Ghana), where his father worked as a management consultant. The family later moved to Ireland, where Robert was enrolled in boarding school, which he has since said he disliked. Despite this, he went on to study law at Cambridge, and joined the university's prestigious Footlights theatre society, appearing in sketches alongside the likes of Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie. However, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to make it as an actor and initially decided to stick with law, until his love of performing finally won out.
Career:
Robert made his professional debut in a Radio 4 series called Injury Time, going on to take a small role in the first episode of Red Dwarf, and also appearing on stage in Noises Off. He made more of a splash with sitcom Joking Apart, which he has described as his favourite role, but it was winning the part of David in comedy drama Cold Feet in 1996 that really made him a star. Since then, he's continued to be in demand on stage and TV, appearing in My Dad's the Prime Minister, Downton Abbey and The Pillars of the Earth, and playing John Le Mesurier in Hattie. He was also reunited with his Cold Feet co-star Hermione Norris for a production of Blithe Spirit. Recently, he has been playing Lord Thomas Davenport in TV horror drama Dracula.
Quote:
"It's astonishing how every day someone will mention to me how they enjoyed Cold Feet."
Trivia:
He auditioned for the part of Rimmer in Red Dwarf.
John Douglas
(Actor)
.. Mr Gibney
Mike Nolan
(Actor)
.. Mr Foley
Conor Moloney
(Actor)
.. Father Damien
Derek Reddin
(Actor)
.. Dr Flynn
Stephen McCrum
(Series producer)
Ben Kellett
(Director)
