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Derry Girls. Sister Michael (Siobhán McSweeney). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
Siobhán McSweeney

Siobhán McSweeney

  • Actor, director and writer

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Holding review

A charming adaptation of Graham Norton's novel.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 14th March 2022

Holding review

Graham Norton's drama is colourful, funny, warm, and intermittently acerbic - just like him.

Nick Hilton, The Independent, 14th March 2022

Derry 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 2022

Derry 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 2021

Derry Girls set to enter Bake Off tent for New Year

Leading cast members of the Channel 4 comedy hit will try their hand in special show for New Year's Day.

The Herald, 7th November 2019

Derry Girls returns for third series on Channel 4

Channel 4 has ordered a third series of hit sitcom Derry Girls following record ratings for the second series, which finished airing this week.

British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2019

Derry Girls episode 2, review

Iconoclastic sitcom that deserves its growing reputation.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 12th March 2019

Derry Girls review

A triumphant and exuberant return for the Channel 4 sitcom.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 5th March 2019

TV preview: Derry Girls, C4

This is a show that rarely hits a bum note.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2019

The 50 best TV shows of 2018: No 6 - Derry Girls

The year's breakout comedy was a giddy mix of poignancy and nostalgia - and its subject matter couldn't have been timelier.

Shilpa Ganatra, The Guardian, 13th December 2018

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