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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 [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 ...
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Derry Girls is a Northern Irish sitcom that aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 and is now streaming on Netflix. The show was created and written by Lisa McGee.
The first episode aired in the UK on 4 January, a second series began airing on 5 March 2019, and a third and final series premiered on 12 April 2022.
Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland), their friends Clare (Nicola Coughlan) and Michelle (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), and Michelle's English cousin James (Dylan Llewellyn) navigate their teen years during the Troubles in Derry, where they all attend a Catholic girls' secondary school.
Erin lives with her father, Gerry, and mother, Mary, her baby sister, Anna, Mary's younger sister, Sarah, Sarah's daughter, Orla, and her maternal grandfather, Joe. James is Michelle's cousin; his mother Cathy left Derry for England to have an abortion but gave birth to him and raised him in London. She sends him back to Derry to live with Michelle and her mother Deirdre when she is going through a divorce.
•Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Erin Quinn, the main protagonist of the series. Erin is passionate and ambitious, but at times overly concerned with how she is regarded by others. Her dark sense of humour and sarcastic nature often gets her in trouble.
•Louisa Harland as Orla McCool, Erin's maternal cousin, and friend. Orla is very aloof, quiet and naïve, but not unintelligent. Unlike most of her friends, Orla has very high self-esteem and does not care what anyone else thinks of her. She often amuses herself by invading Erin's privacy for fun.
•Nicola Coughlan as Clare Devlin, one of Erin's best friends. Clare often acts as the voice of reason in the gang, as she is far more intimidated by authority figures than her friends. In the series one finale, Clare comes out to her friends and the school as a lesbian.
•Jamie-Lee O'Donnell as Michelle Mallon, one of Erin's best friends. Michelle is the wild child of the group, and her troublemaking tendencies often get her and her friends into trouble. She is shown to have a very keen interest in drugs and alcohol and shows almost no respect for any figures of authority, including her own mother.
•Dylan Llewellyn as James Maguire, one of Erin's best friends and Michelle's maternal cousin. English-born to an Irish mother, James is sent to live in Derry with his aunt and cousin Michelle while his mother goes through a divorce. James often feels like an outsider, due to both his English heritage and the fact that he is the only male at an all-girls school, but comes to accept the gang as his true friends.
•Tara Lynne O'Neill as Ma/Mary Quinn, Erin's disciplinarian mother. She tolerates no attitude or trouble from her daughter, but is very loving and usually only wants what is best for her family. She has been married to Gerry for seventeen years.
Derry Girls has received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first series held an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from 21 critics. The website's critical consensus states that it is "A perfectly curated cast and raw writing drive Derry Girls's dark humor as creator Lisa McGee makes frenetic light of teen life in 1990s Northern Ireland".
Derry Girls was the most watched series in Northern Ireland since modern records began in 2002, with an average audience of 519,000 viewers and a 64.2% share of the audience.
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Clare Devlin – Nicola Coughlan. Wee Clare is the group's resident genius, who has big ambitions and isn't afraid to do what it takes to achieve them. Even if that means grassing on her best pals....
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A guide to the main characters in Derry Girls, including Erin Quinn, Michelle Mallon, Clare Devlin, Orla McCool, James Maguire, Sister Michael, Ma Mary, Da Gerry, Granda Joe, Aunt Sarah, Jenny Joyce.
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May 18, 2022 · The third and final season of Derry Girls reunites viewers with the show’s central quintet: Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle and James.
