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: 158
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Lisa McGee: 'It's like a death. It's sad - but I have to create new people now'
The writer of the hit Channel 4 comedy on the end of the series and the fragility of the peace deal.
Alice Jones, The Times, 17th May 2022Saying goodbye to Derry Girls feels like losing a friend
I cried watching the last episode of Derry Girls.
Katy Harrington, Refinery 29, 16th May 2022Where are the new classic sitcoms?
When The One Show recently ran a poll to find the best-loved BBC shows ever, half of the top programmes were sitcoms - but none was launched within the last 15 years. So where are the future classics?
Ian Youngs, BBC, 14th May 2022Best British TV comedies of the last 15 years
Den of Geek's contributors and readers choose the best of the best British TV comedies from the past 15 years.
Louisa Mellor, Rosie Fletcher, Elizabeth Donoghue, Jamie Andrew and Juliette Harrisson, Den Of Geek, 13th May 2022Derry Girls announce extended special finale
Channel 4 has announced it is to broadcast an extended length special finale episode of Derry Girls after the conclusion of Series 3 proper in mid-May.
British Comedy Guide, 29th April 2022Derry Girls fans furious after schedule change
After airing the previous two episodes at 9.15pm for the last two Tuesdays, fans were scratching their heads at Channel 4's decision to move the timeslot to 9pm.
Oliver Grady, The Sun, 26th April 2022Dylan Llewellyn: ''I call things wee when they're not even small'
As the final Derry Girls series airs, its 'wee English fella' recalls his transition from schooldays struggling with dyslexia to being an honorary Irishman.
Michael Hogan, The Observer, 24th April 2022This week in TV: Derry Girls
Expect big-name guest stars, thrilled to be a part of a show that has proved to be a masterpiece of pathos, humour and double denim.
Hannah Jane Parkinson, The Observer, 17th April 2022Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and Saoirse-Monica Jackson interview
"What Lisa McGee has done is change the path for all Derry girls going forward".
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 17th April 2022Jamie Lee O'Donnell praised for pointing out "misogynistic" question on talk show
Late Late Show viewers have been praising actress Jamie Lee O'Donnell for calling out a sexist question live on air.
Katy Brennan, JOE, 16th April 2022