Mrs Brown's Boys wins Best Comedy at UK's National Television Awards

Mrs. Brown’s Boys has won Best Comedy at this year’s UK National Television Awards.

The sitcom, starring Brendan O’Carroll, took the prize at a ceremony held at London’s O2 Arena last night.

Other comedies on the shortlist included Amandaland, Changing Ends, Last One Laughing and Not Going Out.

This marks the fifth NTA Comedy win for the long-running sitcom.

The news comes following an announcement last month that the show would have to cancel the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas specials and postpone his live tour due to O’Carroll needing immediate surgery on his broken jaw.

“We wish Brendan a full and speedy recovery and are working with him on plans for Mrs Brown’s Boys in 2027,” said a spokesperson from the BBC at the time.

The Celebrity Traitors and Clarkson’s Farm also won top prizes at the National Television Awards.

The celebrity spin-off of the BBC series was named Best Reality Competition.

Comedian Alan Carr also received the Special Recognition Award for his role in the show, as he was revealed to be a traitor in the finale.

“I just want to say – that final, what a beautiful vignette of male tenderness and emotional expression,” said Carr’s co-star, Charlotte Church, collecting the award for the series.

“Alan, Nick (Mohammed) and David (Olusoga) you were just absolutely sublime, so kudos, brother.”

Clarkson’s Farm won the Reality Docuseries prize, defeating shows including At Home With The Furys, Stacey & Joe and Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.

“The people who voted for us … I also think they kind of voted for farmers,” said Jeremy Clarkson, speaking backstage. “I think they are going, ‘oh, that is a difficult job’.”

The ceremony began with a performance from the Hawkstone Farmers Choir – who won the latest season of Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year after being put together by Clarkson.

The New Drama award was given to I Fought The Law, the Factual Entertainment prize went to Gogglebox, Returning Drama was won by Call The Midwife and Emmerdale’s Jeff Hordley received the Serial Drama Performance for his portrayal of Cain Dingle, while the series was named best serial drama.

David Attenborough won the TV Presenter Prize, but was not present at the ceremony.

In a speech read out on his behalf, he called on viewers to take action against climate change.

“I hope this award is a response to the part television has played in growing recognition, not only for the terrible plight our wonderful planet is in as a result of human activity but also of the fact we now have a pressing responsibility to do what we can to protect and conserve it,” he said.