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: 446
Press clippings Page 11
Derry Girls finishes filming final season
Filming has wrapped on the final series of Derry Girls, the stars of the Channel 4 comedy have announced.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 22nd December 2021Nicola Coughlan cried after reading Derry Girls 3 end
Nicola Coughlan says "there's no way people are going to be disappointed" by Derry Girls season three.
Flora Carr, Radio Times, 26th October 2021Fatboy Slim to appear in final series of Derry Girls
The superstar DJ - real name Norman Cook - is set for a cameo in the hit Channel 4 sitcom.
David O'Dornan, Belfast Telegraph, 17th October 2021Popularity of Derry Girls TV show leads to new tour
Organised by the Hastings Hotel group and McComb's Coach Travel, the weekly tours will include a bus trip to Derry and visits to some of the scenes used in the Channel 4 sitcom.
Seamus McKinney, The Irish News, 5th October 2021Derry Girls stars reunite for "Oirish" spoof as Channel 4 sitcom ends
Channel 4 has confirmed that Derry Girls is to end after the forthcoming third series. But its stars Nicola Coughlan and Louisa Harland are reuniting for a new comedy podcast spoofing stage and screen 'Oirishness'.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd September 2021Derry Girls creator and stars respond to Whittingdale
The stars of Derry Girls have hit back after a leading UK Government minister said that the hit comedy was a great example of "Britishness". Its creator Lisa McGee, hailing from Derry herself, said she "can't be dealing" with the show being called "distinctively British".
Lauren Harte, Belfast Live, 17th September 2021Government plans "distinctively British" TV requirement
Media minister John Whittingdale was mocked online for listing Derry Girls, a sitcom set during the Northern Irish troubles of the 1990s, among his examples of 'clearly British' shows .
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 16th September 2021How sitcoms got less white, less male, and funnier
In the Nineties, British sitcoms hit a dead end. Now, they're where our most exciting and original TV happens.
Tom Nicholson, Esquire, 20th July 2021Louisa Harland interview
Thoughtful and reserved, Louisa Harland is the antithesis of the kooky Orla McCool whom she plays in hit show Derry Girls. The Dublin actor talks about how her character has unintentionally raised awareness for autism and the challenges of being funny for a living.
Belfast Telegraph, 13th June 2021How the Irish sitcom took over telly
The Emerald Isle has been making the world laugh for forever, but a recent wave of comedies have found a new level of success. Ellie Harrison meets the stars behind them, including Sharon Horgan and Domhnall Gleeson, to find out why Ireland does dark humour best.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 12th April 2021