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
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Derry Girls make surprise appearance at Fatboy Slim gig
Derry Girls Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell made a surprise appearance during a Fatboy Slim gig.
BBC, 23rd October 2023Have I Got News For You producer Hat Trick banks record profits
The TV production company behind Have I Got News For You and Mastermind made record profits last year, new accounts show. Hat Trick Productions, led by former stand-up comedian Jimmy Mulville, benefited from successful shows such as Derry Girls, with accounts for Hat Trick Holdings (2019) revealing total revenues of £50.3million in 2022, up 15 per cent, and record profits of £5.3million. The company, owned by Mulville and his wife, Karen, paid out dividends of £2.7million.
William Turvill, The Sunday Times, 1st October 2023Jamie-Lee O'Donnell interview
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell on being skint, Derry Girls, and her prison drama Screw: 'For so long I was told my Derry accent was too strong, too working class'.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 27th August 2023Derry Girls: Inspiration for Michelle returns to acting
Michelle was one of the breakout characters from the award-winning series Derry Girls - now, after more than twenty years, her real-life inspiration is returning to her first love of acting.
Elaine McGee, BBC, 26th August 2023Edinburgh TV Awards winners revealed
Rosie Jones, Derry Girls, Jamie Demetriou and Graham Norton have been named as winners in the 2023 Edinburgh TV Festival's awards.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2023Meet the REAL Derry Girls - the childhood friends who inspired Lisa McGee's hit sitcom
Based in the Tower Museum, the Derry Girls exhibition has just opened and is fast becoming yet another tourist attraction in the city enjoying a boost because of the Channel 4 show's international success. But on opening night, among the various artefacts like Erin's diary and Aunt Sarah's pyjamas, were some women who knew these characters better than all of us.
Maeve Quigley, Daily Mail, 29th July 2023Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2023 nominees
Big Boys, Derry Girls, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Everyone Else Burns, Extraordinary, Trying, Late Night Lycett, Taskmaster and The Graham Norton Show are amongst the nominees in the Edinburgh TV Awards 2023 shortlists.
British Comedy Guide, 27th June 2023Hidden gem British TV comedies on Netflix
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Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 24th June 2023Big Boys, Derry Girls, Jordan Gray, Leo Reich up for South Bank Awards
The comedy category for the 2023 South Bank Awards features Big Boys, Derry Girls and Jordan Gray. Meanwhile Leo Reich is in the breakthrough category.
British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2023Exhibition will open up Derry Girls world for visitors
Aunt Sarah's pyjamas, Erin's diary and the famous Our Lady of Immaculate Conception school uniform are among the items which will go on display from next month as part of a new Derry Girls exhibition.
Seamus McKinney, The Irish News, 7th June 2023