Mrs Brown’s Boys to ‘say goodbye’ to Dame Edna Everage and Paul O’Grady

The new episodes will be the first mini-series run since 2013.

Brendan O’Carroll returns to screens as Agnes Brown on September 8 (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Brendan O’Carroll said he took the chance to “say goodbye” to late entertainers Barry Humphries, known for his stage character Dame Edna Everage, and Paul O’Grady, when writing the new four-part series of Mrs Brown’s Boys.

The 67-year-old is set to return to his role as mischievous matriarch Agnes Brown in the series, alongside Jennifer Gibney as Cathy Brown, Paddy Houlihan as Dermot Brown, Eilish O’Carroll as Winnie McGoogan, Dermot O’Neill as Grandad and Pat Shields as Mark Brown.