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28/03/2011
Second Series For Mrs Browns Boys
RTÉ Television has confirmed that Mrs Brown's Boys has been commissioned for a second series and has been nominated for a prestigious international comedy award.
The comedy which was a co-produced by RTÉ with the BBC has proven to be a huge hit with audiences both here and in the UK.
Starring Brendan O'Carroll as Agnes Brown, favourite Dublin matriarch, it was first broadcast on RTÉ One at the beginning of the year and succeeded in attracting an average audience of over 800,000 viewers, making it one of RTÉ Entertainment's biggest successes of the year to date.
It was also announced that the show has been nominated for the Best TV Comedy category in this year's prestigious Monte Carlo Television Festival Awards along with RTÉ's comedy/drama Trivia.
These two RTÉ commissioned series are the only English-speaking series selected from submissions across Europe.
They will be competing in the comedy category against huge US brands like 30 Rock, Glee and Modern Family. The winner will be announced in early June.
(BMcN/GK)
The comedy which was a co-produced by RTÉ with the BBC has proven to be a huge hit with audiences both here and in the UK.
Starring Brendan O'Carroll as Agnes Brown, favourite Dublin matriarch, it was first broadcast on RTÉ One at the beginning of the year and succeeded in attracting an average audience of over 800,000 viewers, making it one of RTÉ Entertainment's biggest successes of the year to date.
It was also announced that the show has been nominated for the Best TV Comedy category in this year's prestigious Monte Carlo Television Festival Awards along with RTÉ's comedy/drama Trivia.
These two RTÉ commissioned series are the only English-speaking series selected from submissions across Europe.
They will be competing in the comedy category against huge US brands like 30 Rock, Glee and Modern Family. The winner will be announced in early June.
(BMcN/GK)
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