Lisa McGee
Director
Derry Girls (2018)
Specials
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
Released Jan. 4, 2018
Episode 25 min
15+
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Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Production Companies: Hat Trick Productions
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - The Cast of Derry Girls at the BFI + Radio Times TV Festival 2019
Lisa McGee mined her own experiences to create a comedy, set against the backdrop of the Troubles in 1990s Derry, of unique authenticity and warmth that has struck a real chord with the public. After only one season McGee’s wonderful characters have already achieved an iconic status in the world of TV comedy. Here McGee and cast members Nicola Coughlan (Clare), Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Erin), Dylan Llewellyn (James), Louisa Harland (Orla) and Siobhan McSweeney (Sister Michael) talk about the comic genius of Derry Girls.
May 10, 2019, midnight
S0E2 - Saoirse Ronan becomes a Derry Girl (RTÉ Does Comic Relief)
Saoirse Ronan joins the Derry Girls Zoom chat about their brilliant idea.
Aug. 4, 2020, midnight
S0E3 - Derry Girls Prepare For Red Nose Day 2021
Derry Girls cast Dylan Llewellyn, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson reunite to support this year’s Red Nose Day and have come up with a series of questionable ways to raise money. In the special one-off sketch, the five stars of the hit series debate the best ideas to raise money for Red Nose Day while one cast member parades their stylish merchandise buys over Zoom. The hysterical video sees Louisa suggesting a Red Nose finger puppet show, Saoirse muting Dylan for a ‘sponsored silence’, Jamie-Lee’s ‘World Record Snogging Challenge’ with Regé-Jean Page vetoed by the other cast members and a surprise cameo from a fan favourite.
March 16, 2021, midnight
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 484 min.
Released: Jan. 4, 2018
Last Air Date: May 18, 2022, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA
Common sense age: 15+
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