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Lisa McGee. Credit: Channel 4 Television Corporation
Lisa McGee

Lisa McGee

  • Northern Irish
  • Writer and executive producer

Lisa McGee features

Image shows left to right: Holly Walsh, Lisa McGee, Nancy Harris, Jack Rooke TV

BAFTA Awards 2023: Comedy writers interview

Friday 21st April 2023

We talk to Jack Rooke, Lisa McGee, Nancy Harris and Holly Walsh, who have been nominated in the comedy writing category in this Sunday's BAFTA Television Craft Awards.

Derry Girls. Image shows from L to R: Orla McCool (Louisa Harland), Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan), Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn), Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions TV

Derry Girls interviews

Monday 4th March 2019

As the comedy returns for a second series, the stars of Derry Girls talk about the phenomenal success of the show. Plus, writer Lisa McGee tells us what to expect from the new episodes.

Lisa McGee TV

Derry Girls interview

Tuesday 2nd January 2018

Writer Lisa McGee introduces her new sitcom, Derry Girls. Set around The Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1990s, she explains the series shows how the area was still a "brilliant place to live and grow up" as a teenager.

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