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Exciting yet emotional scenes as Derry Girls stars 'say goodbye' to hit show

It was an emotional final farewell to the roles of Erin, Claire, Michelle, Orla and “the wee English fella” who exploded on to our screens in 2018 and went on to become a worldwide hit

Irish Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

Excitement tinged with sadness at premiere for final series of Derry Girls

Some of the stars as well as creator Lisa McGee turned out for the event at the Omniplex in the city that inspired the show.

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Derry Girls: What has creator Lisa McGee said about season 3?

"It's an exciting time for them as they're just on the cusp of adulthood."

Belfast Live · Apr 7, 2022

Dylan Llewellyn interview: Derry Girls’ ‘wee English fella’ on saying goodbye to Channel 4’s beloved sitcom

Derry Girls made Dylan Llewellyn a TV star - now he’s working with an Oscar winner and leading another C4 comedy

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2022

Derry Girls return date confirmed by Channel 4 ahead of show's final series

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of Derry Girls and they don't have long to wait, as Channel 4 has announced the start date of the final series and it's very soon

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022

Derry Girls final season gets release date within weeks as we get first look at new episode

The four friends ( and the wee English fella) will be back on our screens next month as the hit show, written by Lisa McGee, wraps up its run after three successful seasons

Irish Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

Channel 4's Derry Girls featured in The Simpsons as writer Lisa McGee left stunned

The Channel 4 show following the lives of Erin, Clare, Michelle, Orla and James in mid-1990s Derry, Northern Ireland, has become a smash hit worldwide and has even made its way into The Simpsons.

Glasgow Live · Mar 23, 2022

The Simpsons pays tribute to Derry Girls as show creator left stunned by reference

The long-running American animated show has given plenty of time to Irish people and traditions in the past - even going so far as to set an episode on the Emerald Isle back in 2009

Irish Mirror · Mar 21, 2022

Skint review – a vivid, unflinching examination of modern poverty

Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and film-maker Peter Mullan oversee these vivid 15-minute monologues about being poor. The uniformly strong tales they tell are too rarely seen in drama

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2022

‘I’ll never grow up!’ Derry Girls’ Lisa McGee on comedy, class and her new show Skint

The writer wowed the world with her sitcom about five working-class kids. Now she’s tackling poverty in a series of monologues for the BBC. She talks about the childhood that inspired her, the breaks that got her into TV – and the barriers that keep so many out

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022