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
Press clippings Page 6
Siobhán McSweeney: British 'have to look to a comedy' to learn about Northern Ireland
The Cork actress believes Derry Girls is like a 'free education' about the recent history of Northern Ireland.
Sarah Cullen, The Irish Examiner, 19th May 2022Jamie-Lee O'Donnell: 'The future of Derry is positive'
"I knew it was something special. The scripts were unbelievable, I was laughing out loud reading them".
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 18th May 2022A note to students: read the greats of Northern Irish literature. Then watch Derry Girls
As an academic, I tried to explain what it was like for me growing up in Northern Ireland. Then I found that this great sitcom did it better.
Caroline Magennis, The Guardian, 18th May 2022Tommy Tiernan on missing Derry Girls, Irish unity, and comedy's right to offend
How did a stand-up best described as the missing link between Eddie Izzard and Roy 'Chubby' Brown become TV's go-to Irish dad?
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 18th May 2022Farewell to Derry Girls, a masterful comedy about the Troubles
The sitcom, set in Northern Ireland in the 1990s, captures the way in which normal life persisted amid violence.
The Economist, 18th May 2022Derry Girls: 90s nostalgia, cream horns and toasters in cupboards
It's one of the few times Northern Ireland has been seen by global audiences outside a political context. Even still, the comedy, about everyday life for a group of teenagers in the 90s, is set against the backdrop of the Troubles, the tail-end of which is a constant background presence in the series.
Amy Stewart, BBC, 18th May 2022Derry Girls is comedy gold, but its last episode was no grand finale
Alas, the last episode overdoes it with a one hour special.
Ed Power, The Irish Times, 18th May 2022Derry Girls finale review - absolutely cracker
This perfectly proportioned ending tugs at the heartstrings, and delivers the funniest TV scene of the year bar none. Rarely does a comedy bow out on such a high.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 18th May 2022The Derry Girls finale cemented Lisa McGee's place in comedy history
In the last ever episode, Orla and Erin's 18th birthday was in threat of being overshadowed - by the Good Friday Agreement referendum.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 18th May 2022Derry Girls: The Agreement, review
Channel 4's coming-of-age, Troubles-set comedy delivered an affecting finale that was as heartwarming as it was hilarious.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 18th May 2022