Series synopsis
Derry Girls is a British comedy drama television series that premiered on Channel 4 on January 4, 2018. It ended on May 18, 2022. It was created by Lisa McGee. It stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan and Jamie Lee O'Donnell.
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
Premise
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
Premise: Catch yourself on.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Erin Quinn
- Louisa Harland as Orla McCool
- Nicola Coughlan as Clare Devlin
- Jamie Lee O'Donnell as Michelle Mallon
- Dylan Llewellyn as James Maguire
- Tara Lynne O'Neill as Ma Mary Quinn
- Tommy Tiernan as Da Gerry Quinn
- Kathy Kiera Clarke as Aunt Sarah
Supporting cast
- Ian McElhinney as Granda Joe
- Siobhán McSweeney as Sister Michael
- Leah O'Rourke as Jenny Joyce
Guest cast
- Aoife Hinds as Mae Chung
- Barbara Adair as Sister Declan
- Sophie Robertson as Charlene Kavanagh
- Tracey Lynch as Fionnula
- Niall Cusack as Father Conway
- Diona Doherty as Katya
- Michael Shea as Clive / Artem
- Anthony Boyle as David Donnelly
- Amanda Hurwitz as Maeve
- Ciaran Flynn as Ukranian Lad 2
- Terence Keeley as Emmett
- Bronágh Taggart as Nicola
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | May 10, 2019 | March 16, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 6 | January 4, 2018 | February 8, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 6 | March 5, 2019 | April 9, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 7 | April 12, 2022 | May 18, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Cast of Derry Girls at the BFI + Radio Times TV Festival 2019 Lisa McGee mined her own experiences to create a comedy, set against the backdrop of the Troubles in 1990s Derry, of unique authenticity and warmth that has struck a real chord with the public. After only one season McGee’s wonderful characters have already achieved an iconic status in the world of TV comedy. Here McGee and cast members Nicola Coughlan (Clare), Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Erin), Dylan Llewellyn (James), Louisa Harland (Orla) and Siobhan McSweeney (Sister Michael) talk about the comic genius of Derry Girls. |
May 10, 2019 |
| 2 |
Saoirse Ronan becomes a Derry Girl (RTÉ Does Comic Relief) Saoirse Ronan joins the Derry Girls Zoom chat about their brilliant idea. |
August 4, 2020 |
| 3 |
Derry Girls Prepare For Red Nose Day 2021 Derry Girls cast Dylan Llewellyn, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson reunite to support this year’s Red Nose Day and have come up with a series of questionable ways to raise money. In the special one-off sketch, the five stars of the hit series debate the best ideas to raise money for Red Nose Day while one cast member parades their stylish merchandise buys over Zoom. The hysterical video sees Louisa suggesting a Red Nose finger puppet show, Saoirse muting Dylan for a ‘sponsored silence’, Jamie-Lee’s ‘World Record Snogging Challenge’ with Regé-Jean Page vetoed by the other cast members and a surprise cameo from a fan favourite. |
March 16, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 It's the early 90s, the first day of school and a terrible start for 16-year-old Erin as she wakes up to find her cousin Orla reading her diary. And Granda Joe announces there's a bomb on the bridge. |
January 4, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Everyone is really excited when Sister Michael announces the school trip to Paris. Back at the Quinn house Uncle Colm is visiting and the whole family are losing the will to live. |
January 11, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The girls are tense about a big exam and naturally jump at a dubious opportunity to get out of it, especially as it involves spending time with the beautiful Father Peter. |
January 18, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Across the Barricade Erin and co are excited to attend an outdoor pursuits weekend as part of a peace initiative. But peace is the last thing on Michelle's mind once she finds out that there will be Protestant lads there! |
March 5, 2019 |
| 2 |
Ms De Brún and the Child of Prague A new English teacher arrives at Our Lady Immaculate and the gang find themselves inspired. |
March 12, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Concert Erin, Clare, Michelle, Orla and James are beside themselves with excitement as they have tickets to see Take That in Belfast. When Ma Mary forbids them to go they decide that they're going anyway. |
March 19, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Night Before Tomorrow is GCSE results day, and while passions run high, confidence is at rock bottom. They definitely need a plan. Back home, a new member of the Quinn household is causing chaos in the neighbourhood. |
April 12, 2022 |
| 2 |
The Affair Jenny Joyce has big plans for the school talent show: can our gang spice up the competition? Sister Michael had better brace herself... Meanwhile, a weary Ma Mary finds salvation in an unlikely place. |
April 19, 2022 |
| 3 |
Stranger on a Train The Quinn household is buzzing ahead of the annual day trip to Barry's Amusements in Portrush. Surely an unfeasible amount of sandwiches and a surfboard is all they need? |
April 26, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 2018 |
| Last aired | May 18, 2022 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |