Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan has landed a "dream" role in a new Channel 4 comedy.
The Galwegian, who is arguably best-known for her part as Penelope Featherington in Netflix drama Bridgerton, shared her delight at starring in a new show with It's a Sin's Lydia West.
She said: "Not every day you get to make a dream show with one of your best friends in the world and the perfect cast and an amazing director and I feel so lucky."
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The pair will co-star in Channel 4's Big Mood, created by Camilla Whitehill, with Brooklyn Nine Nine director Rebecca Asher on board for filming, which is expected to begin in the spring.
36-year-old Nicola, who played a much younger teenage Clare Devlin in Derry Girls, also took to her Instagram account to praise writer Camilla Whitehill.
She said: "I love you @camillavalerie, I’ve loved you since Indie Sleaze I can’t believe we get to do this."
The pair met in drama school in Oxford and have supported one another throughout the tough period of finding work in their 20s, much like the new comedy will depict.
The new comedy will hit screens in the form of a six-part series, Variety reports.
The industry publication revealed that the show will tell the story of a rebellious female friendship, affected by complications brought on by serious mental illness.
Nicola and Lydia will play two women in their 20s who live together, with Nicola's character Maggie suffering from bipolar disorder.
One excited commenter wrote: "I know you will smash it. I can't wait to see this masterpiece."
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