BBC sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys will stay on TV until at least 2026, with annual special Christmas episodes.
The confirmation comes after Irish comic Brendan O’Carroll signed a new contract to produce the annual specials, which have been a festive tradition since the show debuted in 2011.
This year the show will return to screens with new episodes on both Christmas and New Year's Day.
Speaking to The Irish Sun, Brendan said he had signed a new BBC contract this month which also guaranteed any specials he made would be broadcast in the coveted timeslot of 10pm on 25 December.
Brendan, who both writes and takes the leading role, told the publication: "It’s incredible that the BBC have nailed down such a special slot for Mrs Brown."
He noted that the show had already held the premium slot for nine years - more than vintage favourite Morecambe and Wise.
The 65-year-old Irish comic explained: "I will be able to grow into the part, and we’ve a clause in which guarantees Mrs Brown is aired at 10pm on Christmas night, or else we don’t have to make it.
"I wanted that because if it’s not good enough for Christmas Day, then we shouldn’t be making it."
Florida-based Brendan said the cast, which includes his son Danny and daughter Fiona, had rehearsed via Zoom before heading to Scotland to film this year's TV specials in Glasgow.
The cast and crew took daily tests to ensure the set remained free of coronavirus.
