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Creator
Lisa McGee
Cast
Saoirse-Monica Jackson,
Louisa Harland,
Nicola Coughlan,
Jamie Lee O'Donnell,
Dylan Llewellyn,
Tara Lynne O'Neill
Genre
Comedy
In the early 1990s, Erin, her girlfriends, and one of her girlfriends' endearingly awkward English cousins attend high school and navigate the challenges of budding adulthood. Meanwhile, armed British soldiers police their neighborhood in armored cars as political tensions escalate in Northern Ireland.
One of the funniest television series released in recent memory. I loved the first seasons so much that I avoided the final season for over a year because I didn't want it to end. The characters are chaotic, lovable, and relatable—important attributes that make it stand out as a solid teen comedy series. Additionally, this program refreshingly addresses political conflict and what it is like to grow up amidst such unrest, which I have not seen a show like this do before.
This show is incredibly funny and each episode is so well-paced and unpredictable. The characters and actors are all great. I especially enjoy Sister Michael. It's also really impressive, and pretty distinctive, how the show demonstrates the impact of the Troubles on the characters' lives while showing the other things that they focus on day to day.
Decider by Radhika Menon
The funniest show on TV is back for its final season. ... The show is as fantastic as it always was. ... It's a fitting end to the chapter and thankfully it hasn't lost any of its charm, punchy dialogue, or hilarious performances during the time off.
Radio Times by Flora Carr
Everything that made the past two seasons of Lisa McGee’s comedy series magic is back.
i by Ed Power
Derry Girls will soon be gone for good – but for now it was back and as funny as ever.
The Independent by Nick Hilton
That is the fairytale quality of Derry Girls: we all recognise the hysterical pitch of teenage emotions, but the stakes are kept reassuringly low. The peace process rumbles on in the background with the abstract grandeur of history; in the foreground are all the other, much funnier, troubles associated with growing up. Nothing of importance ever happens, but that nothing happens very importantly.
The Guardian by Rachel Aroesti
McGee manages to preserve the tone that makes Derry Girls not only gratifyingly profane but also profound: conflict and terror may continually loom, but the finer points of teenage life always take precedent.
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