Series; Series Episodes Originally aired Ave. UK viewers (millions) First aired Last aired; 1: 6: 21 February 2011 () 28 March 2011 () 3.00: 2: 6: 2 January 2012 () 4. Mrs Brown's Boys Box Set The Only Playable DVD's for USA Players. We are proud to offer the all-new 2015 playable DVD box set specifically made for us here in USA.

After suffering through live show of Mrs Brown's Boys - the final line was only one I agreed with. It was a BBC sensation this year. After years cutting its teeth in theatres like Glasgow's Pavilion, Mrs Brown's Boys made the leap to TV, pulling in huge ratings figures, a Bafta nomination and vitriolic reviews from critics - including our own Paul English. As punishment we sent Paul to BBC Scotland to sit in the audience of the Christmas Special to see Mrs Brown in the flesh. I WAS supposed to be incognito, an undercover job in search of the greatest cover- up in British TV history. My mission? To find the canned laughter machine and free pre- show bevvy at a live recording of Mrs Brown's Boys. But my cover was blown before I'd even half a chance to merge into the shadows in studio one at BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay.

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2. It was a BBC sensation this year. After years cutting its teeth in theatres like Glasgow's Pavilion, Mrs Brown's Boys made the leap to TV, pulling in huge ratings.

And it was blown with the same ferocity as one of those trouser trumpets telly's Irish granny raises belly laughs with. But more of that later. As regular readers will know, Mrs Brown's Boys isn't quite my cup of stewed tea. But judging by the feedback I received to a critical article about the series - both agreeing and disagreeing with my point of view - it seems everyone has an opinion on Brendan O'Carroll's coarse creation. One of the actors even started a Facebook campaign in response to what I'd written. Despite my assertions that the comedy was anachronistic, backward and crammed wall- to- wall with lazy stereotypes and naff gags, the statistics speak for themselves. Filmed in Scotland, it has been sold across the world.

The stage show tour is also hugely popular internationally and has run for what seems like an eternity at Glasgow's Pavilion. It was Bafta- nominated, broadcast across the UK network and is a key part of this year's Christmas schedules, before returning for a second series early next year. And judging by the rock- concert queues outside the BBC every Thursday from late summer into early winter, the appeal of Mrs Brown's Boys isn't going the same way as her homeland's economy. Watch Badmaa$H Company Online Hulu on this page. So I sneaked in with the crowds for a live recording at BBC Scotland to monitor the recording process and check for evidence of laughing gas or some other substance used to alter mental state. I needed to know whether they were force- fed pints of Guinness on the way in to the live recording to make them laugh at jokes from the 7. I was surprised to say the least. Pre- show, fans gathered for hours before filming began.

Some wore T- shirts declaring their membership of Mrs Brown's fan club, embossed with bawdy sex slogans - many were old enough to be great grandmothers. Accents came from all over the UK but, interestingly, few from Ireland. The foyer was packed with fans on any seat they could find. I imagined I could feel some of their eyes boring into the back of my head.

I'm sure they sensed an impostor. If they did, they would soon be in no doubt. After (s)he came out to say hello to the crowd, Brendan O'Carroll made it quite clear who was sitting among them. I know you hated the first series.

We might not change your mind but we can hopefully change your nappy. If someone had dropped dead with a heart attack she'd have been off again. It took me two weeks - and the help of Stuart Cosgrove - to work out what that nappy line meant, though. Before filming started - a three- hour stopstart experience full of O'Carroll's ad- libs - we were warned we couldn't leave unless it was an emergency. I now know incompatible senses of humour don't count as an emergency.

Minutes before cameras rolled, I flicked through the press notes left on the seat. They made for interesting reading. Brendan's wife plays his daughter, which means his wife calls her husband mammy. Meanwhile, his grandson - show- stealing Jamie O'Carroll, five, who plays Bono - calls him granny, something (s)he jokes could have an impact on his delicate psyche as he grows up. His son calls his dad Mrs Brown. There are other family connections too complex and Freudian to go into here. I soon realise Mrs Brown's Boys is like an old travelling circus but with a warm- up man from northern England instead of an elephant.

The storyline for the episode had something to do with her cliched gay son splitting up with his mincing boyfriend. Elsewhere, there was an ambitious scene featuring the birth of several babies, a well choreographed and actually very funny Matrix- style punch- up in the living room and a firework- laden, singalong panto- style finale. By chance, I was fortunate enough to attend the only show of the two series to include a scene where Mrs Brown is absent but it was hard to know where one scene started and a behind- the- scenes ad- lib ended. Either way, the audience laughed.

Afterwards, (s)he returns to the floor to thank his/her adoring audience“We’re exhausted, so you must be exhausted listening to all this sh*t,” (s)he said, grunting that grunt.