In order to look into the situation, the news had to put the upcoming Christmas special on hold.
The line was initially reported in the Mirror newspaper, and the 69-year-old actor stated he “deeply regrets” it.
As she oversees her chaotic home with numerous kids and grandkids, O’Carroll will reprise his role as Irish matriarch Agnes Brown in the specials.
“During a read-through of the Mrs. Brown’s Boys Christmas specials, there was a clumsy attempt at a joke in the character of Agnes, where a racial term was implied,” O’Carroll said in a statement to News.
I sincerely apologize for the offense that caused and the way it backfired.
Now that rehearsals have resumed at the broadcaster’s Pacific Quay studios in Glasgow, the shows will go as scheduled on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
