Brendan O’Carroll stars as Jimmy in the one-off BBC comedy
17:30, 01 Jan 2026
Brendan O’Carroll stars as Jimmy in BBC show Shedites (Image: BBC Studios Comedy/Graeme Hunter)
Shedites will air on BBC One tonight and the show is set in and around the men’s shed in a village in Ireland. The one-off comedy features a star-studded list of familiar faces you’ve most likely seen before as they take on completely different characters in this hilarious half-hour programme created by Paddy Houlihan.
According to the BBC, “Shedites” is about a place where men can make themselves useful by building and repairing things. But along the way they find company through unlikely friendships, a sense of purpose and a mug of strong tea.
Creator Paddy Houlihan says: “It’s a privilege to see actors I’ve admired for years bring real depth to characters that began in my imagination.
“Alongside a crew who’ve poured skill and graft into every frame, they’ve taken what was on the page and lifted it to the screen with humour, honesty, and heart. Watching Shedites come to life has been a surreal experience.”
Shedites cast
Jimmy- Brendan O’Carroll (Agnes Brown in Mrs Brown’s Boys)
Harry- Phil Davis (Vic Ross in Trying)
Gavin- Simon Delaney (Tom Crews in Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie, Bert Ammerman in Lockerbie)
Cheesy- Danny O’Carroll (Buster Brady in Mrs Brown’s Boys)
Paul- Shane Casey (Billy Murphy in The Young Offenders)
Paddy the Liar- Paddy Houlihan (Dermot Brown in Mrs Brown’s Boys)
Councillor Orla- Deirdre O’Kane (Debra Moone in Moone Boy)
Shedites airs at 10:35pm on BBC One(Image: BBC Studios Comedy/Graeme Hunter)
Shedites
Shedites is based around a group of men in a small Irish village. In the half-hour episode, the group set out to build a new bike from spare parts to win a local race, leading to plenty of shenanigans, bruised pride and a fair dose of stubbornness.
Speaking about the show, Brendan O’Carroll said: “It’s inspiring and exciting to be filming Shedites. I saw this as a germ of an idea in Paddy’s head. To see it come to fruition is everything his talent deserves.”
Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy also said: “Paddy has a real feel for character-led humour that properly lands. Shedites is a warm, charming and funny comedy special that should deliver a shed full of laughs.”
Shedites airs at 10:35pm on BBC One
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