Mrs. Brown's Boys

It's Christmas and all across Ireland mothers are looking forward to their loved ones returning home. With her son Trevor coming back from the missions abroad for the first time in four years, Agnes Brown is determined to make this Christmas a truly special celebration. Her only problems? Son Dermot is under pressure to spend Christmas with his new in-laws, the posh Nicholsons, and his mother-in-law Hillary is doing her best to belittle Agnes's efforts to decorate the Brown family home. Dermot's dodgy mate Buster is having trouble delivering the turkey. And to cap it all, there's no sign of any snow.

After faking Grandad's death, the Brown family are still waiting for the insurance money to come through. Agnes has promised the money to Dermot and Maria who are desperate for a place of their own, but the insurance company are starting to get suspicious. Will Agnes be able to keep Grandad out of sight or will one of the family give the game away?

Agnes is upset that her son Trevor has been called back to the missions in Africa, but is determined to give him a massive send-off to remind him what a loving family he has back home in Ireland. Meanwhile, daughter Cathy's family counselling session descends into chaos, and Buster and Dermot run into trouble with an escaped lion. The only person who seems to be having a good day is neighbour Winnie: thanks to his new medication, her husband Jacko's libido is back.

There's baby fever in the Brown household as a pregnant Maria prepares for motherhood and Agnes is keen to give her new daughter-in-law her unique brand of advice about raising children. Maria is grateful when Agnes offers to look after the robot baby she's brought home from he pre-natal class, but it turns out that Mrs Brown's babysitting techniques aren't exactly orthodox. And Maria has some exciting news for the Brown family.

Agnes is spitting feathers after her family start making comments about her weight. She decides to go on a diet, but it's not long before she's craving fish and chips. Cathy brings her new, older man home. He's a psychiatrist and seems much more interested in Agnes than he does Cathy. Meanwhile Rory has a professional dilemma when he discovers some illegal drugs at work.

Spartacus, the old family dog, is looking poorly. Reluctantly the family decide the time has come to put her in a home. However, when the Brown children gather together to decide how to break the sad news to their mother, Agnes gets the wrong end of the stick. Under the impression that her children are planning on putting her in a nursing home, a furious Agnes sets out to persuade her children she's not going senile.

There's bickering aplenty in the Brown household this week as Rory and Dino are on the rocks and Agnes and Betty rub each other up the wrong way. With Maria about to give birth, Cathy convinces Agnes to build bridges and invite Maria's mother Hilliary out for dinner. However, the night comes to an abrupt end when Maria goes into labour - can the family get Maria to the hospital in time?