Derry Girls (2018)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Erin Quinn
Louisa Harland
Orla McCool
Nicola Coughlan
Clare Devlin
Jamie Lee O'Donnell
Michelle Mallon
Dylan Llewellyn
James Maguire
Tara Lynne O'Neill
Ma Mary Quinn
Tommy Tiernan
Da Gerry Quinn
Kathy Kiera Clarke
Aunt Sarah
Ian McElhinney
Granda Joe
Siobhán McSweeney
Sister Michael
Leah O'Rourke
Jenny Joyce
Lisa McGee
Creator / Writer
Michael Lennox
Director
Robbie Williams
Self (archive footage)
Gary Barlow
Self (archive footage)
Jason Orange
Self (archive footage)
Mark Owen
Self (archive footage)
Howard Donald
Self (archive footage)
Aoife Hinds
Mae Chung
Barbara Adair
Sister Declan
Sophie Robertson
Charlene Kavanagh
Tracey Lynch
Fionnula
Niall Cusack
Father Conway
Diona Doherty
Katya
Michael Shea
Clive / Artem
Anthony Boyle
David Donnelly
Michael McGarry
Ukranian Lad 1
Amanda Hurwitz
Maeve
Ciaran Flynn
Ukranian Lad 2
Terence Keeley
Emmett
Bronágh Taggart
Nicola
Luke Wilson Hanley
Soldier 2 / Soldier
Caoimhe Farren
Ms. Taylor
Jay Duffy
Harry
Laurie Kynaston
Philip
Francis Mezza
Dee
Brenock O'Connor
Jon
Sean Sloan
Philip's Father
Nigel O'Neill
Harry's Father
Judith Roddy
Ms. De Brún
Ava Grace McAleese
Baby Anna
Mya Rose McAleese
Baby Anna
Michael Hooley
Soldier 1
Ryan McParland
Jonjo
Kerri Quinn
Rita
Chris Robinson
Mike the Manager / Radio Announcer
Julia Dearden
Maureen Malarkey
Eleanor Methven
Aunt Bridie
Ardal O'Hanlon
Eammon
Calam Lynch
John Paul
Maria Laird
Wee Tina / Tina O'Connell
Antoinette Morelli
Sales Assistant
Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Kris
Sophie Brown
Baby Anna
Zoe Brown
Baby Anna
Bronagh Waugh
Cathy Maguire
Ciaran Nolan
Radio Dispatcher
Bill Clinton
Self (Archive Footage)
Robert Calvert
Jim
Julian Moore-Cook
Paddy
Paul Mallon
Dennis
Conor MacNeill
Hans
Michael Byers
Officer Lennox
Serena Terry
Officer Reid
Darcey McNeeley
Cara
Conor Lowry
Young Boy
Liam Neeson
Chief Inspector Byers
Jessica Reynolds
Wee Deirdre
Damien Molony
Gabriel
Art Campion
Father Peter
Kevin McAleer
Uncle Colm / Colm McCool
Amy Huberman
Tara
Donna Traynor
Donna Traynor
Sinéad Keenan
Aideen
Packy Lee
Jordy
Beccy Henderson
Aisling
Claire Rafferty
Miss Mooney
Conleth Hill
Carlos Santini
Olwen Fouéré
Sheila
Frankie McCafferty
Jackie
Paul Reid
Dead Robert / Declan
Miles Chapman
Soldier
Foy Vance
Singer
Alex Gaumond
Rob
Justine Mitchell
Adult Janette
Tobias Beer
Richard the Surgeon
Shauna Higgins
Wee Ma Mary
Dearbháile McKinney
Wee Aunt Sarah
Therese Cahill
Sister Benedict
Martin Quinn
Wee Cousin Rob
Phillipa Dunne
Geraldine Devlin
David Ireland
Sean Devlin
Amelia Crowley
Deirdre Mallon
Jamie Beamish
Ciaran
Claire Keenan
Wee Janette
Vanessa Ifediora
Laurie
Emmett Scanlan
Madstab
Gerard Jordan
Security Guard
Fatboy Slim
Self
Sean Coyle
BBC Radio Foyle DJ (voice)
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Clinton
Conor O'Donnell
Waiter
Bronagh Gallagher
The Commitment
Sophia Brown
Baby Anna
Desmond Eastwood
Benny
Clara Geraghty
Communion Girl
Cara Quin
Communion Girl
James Stockdale
Tomas
Billy Carter
Mailman
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 4, 2018
StatusEnded
Seasons3
Episodes19
Running Time23m
Content RatingTV-MA
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Derry Girls is a British period teen sitcom set in Northern Ireland, created and written by Lisa McGee, that premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4 and ran for three series. The channel's most successful comedy since Father Ted, the series was inspired by McGee's own experiences growing up in Derry, Northern Ireland, in the 1990s, during the final years of the Troubles. It stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, and Dylan Llewellyn as five teenagers living in mid-1990s Derry while attending Our Lady Immaculate College, a fictional girls' Catholic secondary school based on the real-life Thornhill College, where McGee herself studied. Produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions, Derry Girls was filmed in Northern Ireland, with most scenes shot on location in Derry and some in Belfast.
Although the plot lines of Derry Girls are fictional, the series frequently references actual events of the Troubles and the Northern Ireland peace process, including the 1994 IRA ceasefire announcement, the 1995 visit to Northern Ireland of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton, and the Good Friday referendum of 1998. Archival footage relating to key political figures such as Ian Paisley, Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, John Hume and Mo Mowlam is shown via TV and radio broadcasts in family homes. The soundtrack features popular music of the era, by acts including Ace of Base, Blur, Cypress Hill, Salt-N-Pepa, Enya, the Corrs, Boyzone, Scarlet, Fatboy Slim, PJ & Duncan, and the Cranberries.
The first series, broadcast on Channel 4 in January and February 2018, became the most-watched series in Northern Ireland since modern records began in 2002. The series was renewed shortly after the pilot episode aired, and the second series was broadcast in March and April 2019. A third and final series set in 1996 and 1997 was commissioned for 2020, although filming was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic impact on television production, and premiered in April 2022. A final special extended 45-minute episode titled "The Agreement", set in 1998 during the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, aired on 18 May 2022.
Derry Girls has inspired a mural of its main characters painted on the side of Badgers Bar and Restaurant at 18 Orchard Street, Derry, which has become a popular tourist attraction.