'It's NOT Rory!' Fans are given a first look at actor Cowan's replacement in new teaser for Mrs. Brown's Boys Christmas special
Fans have been given a first glimpse at Rory Cowan’s replacement on BBC sitcom Mrs. Brown’s Boys in a new trailer for its imminent Christmas special.
Cowan amicably ended his 26-year working relationship with the show and its creator, Brendan O’Carroll, by walking away from his role as Agnes’s son Rory in July after growing bored with its relentless touring schedule.
And in a bid to explain the actor’s departure while keeping popular character Rory on-board, O’Carroll – who also plays Agnes - has devised a typically madcap storyline to introduce his replacement.
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Under wraps: In new scenes from the forthcoming festive episode of Mrs. Brown's Boys, Rory returns home with his face covered in bandages having undergone extreme cosmetic surgery, therefore explaining his radically different appearance
In new scenes from the forthcoming festive episode Rory returns home with his face covered in bandages having undergone extreme cosmetic surgery, therefore explaining his radically different appearance.
With a pair of jaunty glasses the only indication that it is Rory, he dramatically removes his bandages as his intrigued family gathers round.
However fans of the Irish show will have to wait until Christmas Day to get a proper look at the character's altered appearance.
Stunned: Agnes, played by show creator Brendan O'Carroll, looks uncharacteristically speechless after discovering her son has undergone extensive cosmetic surgery
Teaser: Fans have been given a first glimpse at Rory Cowan’s replacement on BBC sitcom Mrs. Brown’s Boys in a new trailer for its imminent Christmas special
'The reveal is very, very good, O'Carroll told RTÉ Radio. 'And what I love about this episode is that everybody goes, "There's no change". Except Agnes, who goes, "It's not Rory!"'
Cowan, who performed for the last time as Rory at London’s O2 Arena in July, told the Irish Daily Mail that he has been unhappy for some time.
He said: 'I hadn’t been happy working for the Mrs Brown’s Boys company for the last 18 months to two years.
Is that you Rory? With a pair of jaunty glasses the only indication that it is Rory, he dramatically removes his bandages as his intrigued family gathers round
'I feel that 26 years is enough so I decided it was time to go. I told Brendan [O'Carroll, the writer and actor] on June 16 about my decision to leave. That’s when I handed in my notice.
'I was supposed to leave at the end of that week, but Brendan said that would be impossible and asked if I’d stay on until the end of the London O2 gigs. So I agreed to that.'
Mrs Brown’s Boys started off as a stage show before being picked up by the BBC and becoming a TV smash hit.
It first aired on the channel in 2011 to huge acclaim and a movie, called Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie, was released three years later.
Unbelievable: However fans of the Irish show will have to wait until Christmas Day to get a proper look at the character's altered appearance
He's off: Rory Cowan amicably ended his 26-year working relationship with the show and its creator, Brendan O’Carroll, by walking away from his role as Agnes’s son in July after growing bored with its relentless touring schedule
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