MRS Brown s Boys Christmas Day special got the show s worst ratings in nine years.
The show, which aired at 10pm on Christmas Day, pulled in 3.8m viewers - which is much less than the 11m who watched the show in 2013.
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Mrs Brown s Boys didn t get it s usual sky-high ratings on Christmas DayCredit: WARNING: Use of this image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures Digital Picture
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The cast of Mrs Brown s BoysCredit: Handout
The comedy was beaten in the ratings by The Queen s Speech (8.2m), the Strictly Christmas special (4.9m) and Call The Midwife - which had 5.4m viewers tuning in.
Mrs Brown's Boys creator Brendan O'Carroll is being sued by his former co-star Gary Hollywood, it has been reported. O'Carroll is facing claims of constructive dismissal and
As sitcom slumps in the Christmas Day ratings
Mrs Brown’s Boys star Gary Hollywood is suing the show’s creator Brendan O’Carroll in a row over pay.
The actor - who plays Dino Doyle in the sitcom – claims constructive dismissal and workplace discrimination.
In an interview with today’s Daily Star Sunday the actor claims he was paid less than his co-stars in All Round To Mrs Brown’s, the entertainment format spun off from the hit BBC sitcom.
And he claims that when he complained, he was axed from a festive special.
The 41-year-old actor told the newspaper: ‘I feel I wasn’t being paid equally and I wasn’t being given an explanation for decisions. When I tried to resolve it, nothing was done.’
| UPDATED: 09:47, Sun, Dec 27, 2020
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Mrs Brown s Boys actor Gary Hollywood, 41, left his role as Dino Doyle on the BBC hit show earlier this year. Show creator Brendan O’Carroll, 65, recently said the pair were on good terms following his exit, but the actor has now claimed he left the show as he felt he wasn’t being paid the same as his co-stars. He said: “I feel I wasn’t being paid equally and I wasn’t being given an explanation for decisions.