Grandad | |||||||
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Mrs. Brown's Boys character | |||||||
Portrayed by | Dermot O'Neill | ||||||
Duration | 1992– | ||||||
First appearance | 1992 | ||||||
Introduced by | Brendan O'Carroll | ||||||
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Occupation | Retired | ||||||
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Sons |
Redser Brown Terry Brown |
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Grandsons |
Mark Brown Dermot Brown Rory Brown Trevor Brown Frankie Brown (debatable) Simon Brown (debatable) |
Granddaughters | Cathy Brown |
Mark Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Mrs. Brown's Boys character | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Pat 'Pepsi' Shields | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1992– | ||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Brendan O'Carroll | ||||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Carpenter | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Father | Redser Brown |
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Mother | Agnes Brown |
Brothers |
Dermot Brown Rory Brown Trevor Brown Frankie Brown (debatable) Simon Brown (debatable) |
Sisters | Cathy Brown |
Wife | Betty Brown (2004–) |
Sons | Bono Brown |
Grandfathers | Harold Brown |
Uncles | Terry Brown |
Aunts | Dolly |
Nephews | John Brown George Brown Ringo Brown |
Rory Brown | |||||||||||||||||||
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Mrs. Brown's Boys character | |||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Rory Cowan Pat 'Pepsi' Shields (For The Love Of Mrs Brown stage play) |
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Duration | 2001– | ||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Brendan O'Carroll | ||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Hairdresser | ||||||||||||||||||
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Father | Redser Brown |
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Mother | Agnes Brown |
Brothers |
Mark Brown Dermot Brown Trevor Brown Frankie Brown (debatable) Simon Brown (debatable) |
Sisters | Cathy Brown |
Husband | Dino Doyle (2013–) |
Grandfathers | Harold Brown |
Uncles | Terry Brown |
Aunts | Dolly |
Nephews |
Bono Brown John Brown George Brown Ringo Brown |
Cathy Brown | |||||||||||||||||
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Mrs. Brown's Boys character | |||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Jennifer Gibney | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1992– | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Brendan O'Carroll | ||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Psychologist | ||||||||||||||||
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Father | Redser Brown |
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Mother | Agnes Brown |
Brothers |
Mark Brown Dermot Brown Rory Brown Trevor Brown Frankie Brown (debatable) Simon Brown (debatable) |
Husband | Unnamed (separated) |
Grandfathers | Harold Brown |
Uncles | Terry Brown |
Aunts | Dolly |
Nephews |
Bono Brown John Brown George Brown Ringo Brown |
Dermot Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Mrs. Brown's Boys character | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Paddy Houlihan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1992– | ||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Brendan O'Carroll | ||||||||||||||||||||
Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Promoter | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Father | Redser Brown |
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Mother | Agnes Brown |
Brothers |
Mark Brown Rory Brown Trevor Brown Frankie Brown (debatable) Simon Brown (debatable) |
Sisters | Cathy Brown |
Wife | Maria Nicholson (2011-) |
Sons | John Brown George Brown Ringo Brown |
Grandfathers | Harold Brown |
Uncles | Terry Brown |
Aunts | Dolly |
Nephews | Bono Brown |
Mrs. Brown's Boys is a BBC Scotland in partnership with BocPix and RTÉ sitcom, written by and starring Brendan O'Carroll. Originally a radio series starting in 1992, the series became more and more popular, which led to the television series debut on January 1, 2011.
There was another DVD series which was not shown on television, prior to the current television series.
Harold Brown, better known as Grandad is the father of the late Redser and father-in-law to Agnes.
Grandad is fairly fit for his age, being able to walk without a stick and is seen very nearly running in one episode. He gets on well with the family; however, with Agnes, this is a different matter altogether. The two have a deep rivalry, and are sometimes quite horrible to each other, examples of which include: Agnes forcing Grandad to sing a Western song and hitting him with a tray, Grandad trapping Agnes behind the Christmas tree, Agnes trying to get rid of Grandad for two weeks and Grandad referring to her as "The Twat".
When the Brown children were growing up, Grandad played a small role in their lives. He would take them on a walk to the betting shop where he would spend the day. He still looks out for the children, but not as much. Bono enjoys playing (or in his view, tormenting) with him. Grandad has long white hair and is most often found in his armchair, sleeping. In World War Two, he was part of the bomb squad. His wife's name has not been mentioned.
Mark Brown is the eldest Brown child, husband to Betty and father to Bono.
Mark became head of the family aged twenty-six, when his father suddenly died. He is the quietest too, often coaxed into things by his wife. He was born on his parents' wedding day; Agnes's waters broke just after the couple said 'I do'. He was offered a promotion at work, but turned it down. The subsequent result was that Betty kicked him out and he turned up at his mother's house, depressed and tired. He turned down the job because, despite attending school for eight years and not missing a single day, he did not learn to read or write. Agnes, feeling guilty, blamed herself until Cathy pointed out that if in eight years he failed to learn, it was the teachers fault. The problem is resolved when Betty says that she is determined to teach him.
Later on, there was no work going in the carpenter world, and Mark was made redundant. He and Betty had no other choice than to up sticks to Australia. Mark was reluctant to tell his mother, but Betty forced him to. Although putting on a brave face, it mortified Agnes, who sat silent for the rest of the day. The visas for the three came through, and Agnes found it even harder. However, Betty asked Cathy to print something at work for her. Cathy did so and soon, Mark found himself with more work than he could handle. The sheets that were photocopied turned out to leaflets, which Betty posted through letterboxes. The family didn't emigrate to Australia, and the couple let their son Bono - Agnes's favourite relative - break the good news.