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'The Worst Thing I've Ever Watched': Controversial Sitcom Returning to the BBC
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 16 – Mrs Brown's Boys returns for its fifth series despite a 2024 apology over a racial slur and mixed reactions including a drop to 2.2 million viewers in 2024, BBC confirmed.
- On Friday, August 1 Mrs Brown's Boys returns to UK telly at 9:30pm on BBC One, marking its fifth series despite recent controversy.
- Amid a tumultuous renewal cycle for the BBC, Mrs Brown's Boys faced controversy in 2024 when Brendan O'Carroll apologised for a `clumsy` joke implying a racial slur, sparking audience complaints.
- Viewers report `I still have flashbacks to the face in the deep-fat fryer scene`, recalling Spooks episode two where Helen Flynn's demise spurred a record complaints count to the watchdog.
- Social media backlash as GB News reported viewers branding the show `utter garbage` and `abysmal`, while another user on X vowed to switch off rather than watch the new series.
- The BBC teases its season with `Agnes Brown and the gang from Finglas are back!`, while Two Doors Down returns for a Christmas special despite its creator's 2023 death Simon Carlyle.
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