Grandad hiding under Mrs Brown's stairs while she tries to coax him out. The cast of Mrs Brown's Boys in character, with Mrs Brown at the front and everyone smiling behind her.

Mrs Brown’s Boys turns up again, in primetime slots on Christmas and New Year’s Day, like a planet-eating black hole in the TV schedule. Not all television has to be good.

Mrs Brown’s Boys can’t be killed, and even if it could, the BBC – ever mindful of ratings – isn’t going to be the one to plunge the stake into its heart.