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Martin McCullough

Bafta glory for Derry Girls as it wins best scripted comedy

Channel 4 comedy series Derry Girls has won the Bafta TV award for best scripted comedy.

Creator Lisa McGee thanked Channel 4, asking it to “please never change” and thanking “our first home, Derry”.

It comes after actress Siobhan McSweeney won best female performance in a comedy programme for her role as Sister Michael, the eye-rolling principal of the show’s Our Lady Immaculate College.

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Earlier Siobhan McSweeney won the first Bafta TV award for best female performance in a comedy programme.

The 43-year-old actress won the award for her role as Sister Michael, the eye-rolling principal of the show’s Our Lady Immaculate College, in Channel 4 programme Derry Girls.

In the humorous speech, which she said in double speed given the short time given, she said: “To the people in Derry, thank you taking me into your hearts and your living rooms.

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