Fans of Mrs Brown’s Boys have been left stunned by the very serious end to last night’s episode after Agnes fell into a coma.

Played by show creator Brendan O’Carroll, foul-mouthed family matriarch Agnes – aka Mammy – powers the divisive sitcom, which follows the exploit of her and her six children and other family members in Dublin.

The broad humour of Mrs Brown’s Boys has seen it criticised by those who don’t like it since it first aired in 2011, with the BBC describing its brand of comedy as ‘sauciness and slapstick’.

But the programme has continued to be popular enough for its current fifth season, not to mention numerous interim specials, to some how reach over 50 episodes in total.

But as episode three concluded on Friday, some viewers were left worrying that this could be it for

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