Viewers have criticised the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special and say they couldn't 'wait to switch it off' just minutes into the show.

The BBC sitcom show returned on Wednesday with an episode called 'Mammy's Bottles', but fans were left particularly unimpressed, branding it 'woeful' and 'not funny'.

The theme was to rediscover the meaning of family as she brought her dearest ones together for a festive photograph.

It showed Buster revealing yet another of his trademark Christmas trees with maximum drama, while Cathy worried about which gifts to buy.

This is set to be followed by a New Year's Day special.  

Yet viewers of the British show raced to X, expressing their malcontent with the latest special episode, and commented: 

'The BBC have just witnessed the biggest switch off in their history as they announce the Christmas special of #mrsbrownsboys'; 

'How the hell is Mrs Browns boys still a thing, absolutely woeful #mrsbrownboys';

'Who finds #MrsBrownBoys funny? It’s f*****g awful';

'Mrs. Browns Boys being the highlight of Christmas TV. A national disgrace.'

'Okay, that VR bit with granddad is probably the only funny thing #MrsBrownsBoys has produced in the past decade'.

The BBC One show sees Brendan O'Carroll as Agnes Brown, an elderly woman who likes interfering in the lives of her friends and family members, and goes to any extent to find out what secrets her family is keeping from her.  

The livid reaction comes after the creator of Mrs Brown's Boys has made a desperate plea to the BBC after the controversial show was blasted by TV fans for 'ruining the Christmas TV schedule'.

Lead star Brendan, 70, who is best known for playing the comedic Irish matriarch, said that he would love to bring back his axed talk show, All Round To Mrs Brown's. 

It saw the comedian step into Agnes Brown's shoes and interview a number of big-name celebs including Baywatch's Pamela Anderson and Spice Girl Mel B. 

Brendan said that he would 'love' to bring the talk show back after it was axed during the Covid pandemic because it gave him so much creative freedom.

He said: 'I remember when we had Caitlyn Jenner on and I went up to the dressing room and I said to her, "Where's the line? I don't want to cross the line."

'She said, "No line". And I said, "Really?". That was a red rag to a bull.'

What followed was a controversial question about the former Olympian's anatomy.  

Brendan remembered: 'She said "I beg your pardon?". And it went great. She was absolutely magnificent.'

Speaking about the future of the series itself, the comedian said: 'They haven’t asked yet, but if they do, I'll certainly think about it.

'The last one went really well.

'I found it so freeing to write a mini-series because I didn’t have to do a Christmas tree.

'I could write whatever I wanted.'