Derry Girls
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2018 - 2022
- 19 episodes (3 series)
A warm, funny and honest look at the lives of ordinary people living under the spectre of the Troubles, all seen through the eyes of a local teenager. Stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, Dylan Llewellyn and more.
Streaming rank this week: 358
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Samsh Hits magazine revived to promote Derry Girls
Channel 4 has revived Smash Hits magazine to promote the third and final series of Derry Girls. The 28-page magazine includes a pull out double-page poster of the cast and classic Derry Girls themed features like the Biscuit Tin interview.
Chortle, 5th April 2022Lisa McGee: 'Writing Derry Girls, I've realised I really like teenagers'
Lisa McGee on the final series of Derry Girls, the end of innocence and her memories of Northern Ireland in the 1990s.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 3rd April 2022Derry Girls: Perfect comfort viewing
Perhaps with Derry Girls it is not merely about basking in the cosy glow of happy memories, but something more pertinent: a reminder to be clear-eyed and sanguine about the present too.
Susan Swarbrick, The Herald, 3rd April 2022Dylan Llewellyn interview
Derry Girls' 'wee English fella' on saying goodbye to Channel 4's beloved sitcom.
Katie Rosseinsky, Evening Standard, 1st April 2022Siobhán McSweeney interview
The Irish star of Derry Girls and now ITV murder mystery Holding talks to Isobel Lewis about seeing real people have sex on screen, the radical thrust of Pottery Throw Down and why she has never stopped speaking out.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 27th March 2022Derry Girls tribute in The Simpsons like 'papal blessing'
Hit TV comedy Derry Girls has received what is widely regarded as one of pop culture's greatest accolades - a hat-tip from the creators of The Simpsons.
BBC, 21st March 2022Lisa McGee interview
The writer wowed the world with her sitcom about five working-class kids. Now she's tackling poverty in a series of monologues for the BBC. She talks about the childhood that inspired her, the breaks that got her into TV - and the barriers that keep so many out.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 14th March 2022Derry Girls star upset she 'didn't get proper goodbye' filming final series
Siobhán McSweeney, who plays Sister Michael on the beloved show, revealed that, because of COVID-19 regulations, the girls didn't get to properly say goodbye to each other.
Anastasia Koutsounia and Tilly Pearce, Digital Spy, 12th March 2022Jamie-Lee O'Donnell interview
As she prepares to wave goodbye to potty-mouthed Michelle from Channel 4's hit Irish sitcom, Beth Webb meets the rising actor to hear what's next.
Beth Webb, NME, 6th January 2022Jamie-Lee O'Donnell interview
With a starring role as a prison warder in Screw, the actor is also soon to wave goodbye to playing a genuine sitcom sensation, Derry Girls's Michelle. She reflects on her long climb to overnight success, and what happens next.
Michael Segalov, The Guardian, 1st January 2022