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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Mrs Brown's Boys viewers convinced Agnes will DIE after slipping into a coma with just one episode of series left
MRS Brown's Boys viewers are convinced Agnes will die - as she slipped into a coma. Show creator Brendan O'Carroll portrays the loud-mouth matriarch Agnes. 4 Mrs Brown's Boys fans are convinced protagonist Agnes Brown will die Credit: BBC 4 The character fell into a coma in the latest episode Credit: BBC Advertisement 4 Agnes' family and friends gathered at her bedside Credit: BBC However, the sitcom has been a magnet for criticism since its debut in 2011. In the latest episode, viewers watched on as Agnes fell into a coma and was taken to hospital. The ending featured her doctors revealing they'll have to turn off the life support machines. Advertisement Writing online, fans have been left certain of Agnes' demise - albeit very divided in their reactions. One said on X: "Is she dead? Is this the last ever series?? Fingers crossed!!!" Another penned: "RIP Mrs Brown - thanks for the laughs." A third added: "What a strange ending! Has she passed away?" Advertisement While a fourth remarked: "She's DEAD. Finally we're free from the curse of the worst show on tv." Viewers who have already watched the whole series on iPlayer will know this is not the end for Agnes. One further episode in the current series is still to be aired on BBC One. Mrs Brown's Boys' viewers demand BBC series is cancelled as they slam New Year's special Elsewhere, the long-running show's future is yet to be officially confirmed. The sitcom is currently on series five, with no confirmation yet about further instalments. Advertisement Mrs Brown's Boys fifth 'mini-series' was previously announced in January - and those episodes are airing now. Creator-star Brendan told the Daily Star at the time: "We are going to film another series in April and May [2025]. Best BBC comedies A BBC boss called on the industry to "save our sitcoms", but the corporation has a history of fantastic shows. We look back at some of the best to ever grace the screen. Fawlty Towers (1975-1979) - Only two series were made of the beloved institution. However, the cultural impact of the series starring John Cleese and Connie Booth spans decades. It follows rude and intolerant Basil Fawlty (Cleese) as he attempts to improve the reputation of his hotel. Only Fools and Horses (1981-2003) - The show was crowned by some as the best British sitcom of all time by a TV poll in 2004. Seven series were broadcast on BBC until 1991 with additional sporadic Christmas specials airing until 2003. Sir David Jason starred as ambitious market trader Derek "Del Boy" Trotter whilst Nicholas Lyndhurst played his younger half-brother Rodney. Set in working-class Peckham in south-east London, it follows the highs and lows of the lives of the Trotters', in particular their brazen attempts to get rich. Blackadder (1983 - 1989) - Four series were made of the iconic show, created by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson. Each series spans a different historical period as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder (Atkinson) tries to better himself in each society. Accompanied by his dogsbody Baldrick (Tony Robinson), trouble always ensues. A TV poll in 2004 found that Blackadder was voted the second-best British sitcom of all time Absolutely Fabulous (1992 - 2012) - Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley star as failing PR guru Edina 'Eddie' Monsoon and alcoholic fashionista Patsy Stone. The pair embark on heavy-drinking sessions and abuse drugs in a desperate attempt to stay 'hip'. Eddie constantly chases bizarre fads and fails to lose weight whilst her disappointed and neglected daughter Saffy (Julia Sawalha) looks on. Little Britain (2003 - 2006) - The premise is simple. A sketch show which features different British people from all walks of life that are engaged in all sorts of comical scenarios. Starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the pair created iconic pop culture characters. Viewers loved obnoxious council estate teenager Vicky Pollard, morbidly obese scrounger Bubbles Devere, slimming coach Marjorie Dawes, despondent office worker Carol Beer, disgraced politician Sir Norman Fry, of course the iconic Lou and Andy! The Catherine Tate Show (2004-2015) - A sketch show starring the likes of Catherine Tate. She made iconic characters such as rowdy schoolgirl Lauren Cooper with her line 'Am I bovvered?'. Other characters featured Bernie the nurse, the aga saga woman, complaining couple Janice and Ray, and of course her infamous 'Nan', Joannie Taylor. The last character herself spawned multiple specials and even a movie. Gavin and Stacey (2007 - Present) The series tells the story of Gavin (Matthew Horne) and Stacey (Joanna Page). The pair embarked on an online and telephone romance for six months. But when they finally decide to be together properly, their friends and family get in the way. Ruth Jones and James Corden created the beloved show, which has been going for over a decade. The 2019 Christmas special was the most-watched comedy in 17 years and the most-viewed non-sporting event in a decade. "It's lovely to be asked to do another one." The BBC's head of comedy, Jon Petrie, added: "Brendan has created an iconic comedy character in Agnes Brown. "Mrs. Brown's Boys is a BAFTA-winning comedy show and one of the BBC's most-watched comedies ever… I'm proud to have it in the BBC Comedy stable." Advertisement Mrs Brown's Boys airs on BBC One and iPlayer.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Eva Victor does it all in tragicomic character study Sorry, Baby
Sorry, Baby and its central figure, literature student-turned-professor Agnes (played by writer-director Eva Victor), form the lever that pivots around the film's invisible fulcrum, an unseen sexual assault. Broken up into five nonlinear chapters and multiple seasons spent over the course of years in the same New England college town, the memoir-like debut is as delightful as it is momentarily harrowing—that a story about post-traumatic dissociation and recovery is this funny and charming is a minor miracle. Its fragmented literary structure and Victor's captivating lead turn cohere theme, form, and content, melding the elliptical episodes into a canny representation of memory. Victor's script does this by preventing the assault from defining Agnes' life. It's still an event heavy enough to influence the orbit of everything that followed it, and to make that which led up to it seem like an inevitable march towards doom, but life goes one. Keeping with general relativity, though, Agnes' assault alters time and space. Vignettes move faster or slower depending on their proximity to it, and its taint poisons buildings, if not entire towns. This is all done elegantly: Hours leap in a blink, while an unbroken tracking shot captures the kind of absurd little details that calcify into long-term memory. Victor's tics and flinches signal how innocuous items, articles of clothing, or even specific words, can simply be ruined by someone. But, stuck as Agnes may appear to be, living in the same house and teaching at the same institution at which she finished her studies, she's not trying to escape. There's a stubbornness and bravery to her persistence, unspoken but not unappreciated by those around her. This speaks to the depth with which this community is drawn, whether that's in the cozy images of friendship that open the Sorry, Baby—as Agnes' ride-or-die ex-roommate Lydie (Naomi Ackie) cuddles up under light as warm as the pair's chunky-knit blankets and thick socks—the excellent teddy-bear turn by John Carroll Lynch, or the scene-stealing thorn in Agnes' side, her hilariously severe, one-sided departmental rival played by Kelly McCormack. There's a mannered specificity to the writing that not only applies to Agnes (kind of a pain, awkward, wry, silly, and putting Victor's lankiness to great use), but their entire academic bubble. The same lived-in familiarity that sets Ackie and Victor up for success, with their shorthand lingo between besties, has a dark shadow when applied to the professional sphere—one cast by Agnes' mentor Decker (Louis Cancelmi, who played a relentlessly evil murderer in Killers Of The Flower Moon and here finds yet another alluring angle to his sinister good looks), who teaches their crop of grad students and whose entire divorced being is a red flag. Yet this telegraphing doesn't feel false. Some things you can just see a mile away. The imperfect emotions driving Agnes and those around her are just as honest as the bitter, ridiculous aftermath of her assault, both logistical (criminally, professionally, medically) and psychological. Lia Ouyang Rusli's sparsely deployed, piano-driven score offers only brief respites from the film's reality, and Victor, in both excruciating speeches and snappy one-liners, traps you in their script. Their performance, with its realistic patter and rhythm, gives both the melancholy and the riffing an air of ease—even when driven by discomfort or seeming to escape from the mouth of a person who doesn't know how else to communicate. Only occasionally is the script too stiff or overwritten, consciously straining for a gag and undermining its understatements. The best moments of Sorry, Baby, which is most of Sorry, Baby, bloom beneath this subtlety. A low-key shooting style, contained and with a not-quite-depressive sameness where days easily fade into night, allows plenty of space for consideration, for mid-movie mullings of Agnes' fling with her oblivious soft-boy neighbor (Lucas Hedges) or her students' reaction to Lolita. It's a movie that wanders the house, stretches in the sunlight, balances energetic freak-outs with endearing lethargy; Sorry, Baby is cat cinema long before an excellent kitten enters the picture. And like a cat, or a painful old memory that's long scarred over, it's a film that lingers around you in the middle of the night, demanding to be sat with despite the danger of drawing blood, both disruptive and strangely reassuring. Director: Eva Victor Writer: Eva Victor Starring: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Louis Cancelmi, Kelly McCormack Release Date: June 27, 2025 More from A.V. Club A death-obsessed Britain serves as the bloody spine of 28 Years Later Eva Victor does it all in tragicomic character study Sorry, Baby Sean "Diddy" Combs' defense begins and ends in same day
South Wales Guardian
24-06-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Hundreds attend purple plaque unveiling of Agnes Davies
On Friday, June 20, residents attended Sarons Hall where a presentation was held in memory of Agnes Davies. Agnes was born in Saron in 1920 before experiencing a hugely successful snooker and billiards career that spanned across 64 years, winning the Women's Professional Snooker Championship in 1949. A purple plaque was unveiled for Agnes Davies at Sarons Hall. (Image: Newsquest)Agnes' son Eiddon Davies revealed how competitive his mother was in snooker. (Image: Newsquest) The purple plaque dedicated to Agnes. (Image: Newsquest) Agnes' son Eiddon Davies said: 'I am very proud for the family. She was very competitive and full of energy. She would never let us beat her in snooker. 'My father would deliberately miss shots so we could pot the pink or the black. But against my mother we would have to win through merit.' Agnes' career spanned over 64 years. (Image: Newsquest) Attendees were given refreshments. (Image: Newsquest) Agnes' Nephew, Donald Treharne added: 'There are very few people who were in her position. Now billiards is more available but it used to be more of an upper-class sport and yet she was able to have so much success. We are all very proud of her.' Lawrence Raison said: 'It means a lot to me and everyone here. She was a snooker player here in Saron and she taught us a lot. But at the same time, she was a very humble woman. This recognition is well overdue. She was an amazing person.' Llandybie Community Councillors left to right: Cllr Craig Davies, Chairman Julian Tandy and Cllr Anita Evans. (Image: Newsquest) Apart from friends and family, the unveiling was attended by Llandybie councillors who emphasised what a positive impact Agnes had on the community. Cllr Craig Davies said: 'It's a purple plaque for a recognisable woman with exceptional achievements. Agnes was known in the highest circles of the snooker world.' Chair of Llandybie Community Council, Cllr Julian Tandy agreed: 'It's lovely to see. This is someone who has long deserved such recognition. Imagine coming back to the game at 60 years old and winning a world championship." Llandybie Community Councillor, Cllr Anita Evans also said: 'It's amazing to see this for women in sport. She competed against the best in the world and had so many achievements. 'I remember when she played at the Butlins Billiard Championships when she was playing with a broken arm and still managed to beat a man at that competition.' The event was hosted by Purple Plaques, an organisation dedicated to shining a light on the achievements of remarkable women. Rhian believes Agnes broke down barriers for women. (Image: Newsquest) Secretary of Purple Plaques, Rhian Connick said: 'It's one of the nicest things I have had to do. It's so important to recognise women for their achievements as its always men who get the accolades. Both friends and family attended the unveiling. (Image: Newsquest) 'This is one of the most well-attended unveilings we have had. It's to great to see the community come together and celebrate the remarkable achievements. She broke down a lot of barriers for women.'
