
Derry Girls
Taste attributes: comedyteenfasttried & testedlightsimpleglossyenclosedcoming of ageunlikely connections
Boxlist takePolished and straightforward: an accessible comedy series, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
8.1 /10
TMDB · 86 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Series 1
· 2018 · 6 episodesEpisodes (6)
1Episode 14 Jan 2018
Quinn family are distraught - it's a huge inconvenience and Aunt Sarah may not even be able to get to her sunbed session. Erin and Orla head to school picking up their friends Clare, who's doing a sponsored fast for Ethiopia, and Michelle, who has her cousin James in tow. James is over from England and will be joining…
2Episode 211 Jan 2018
Everyone's really excited when Sister Michael announces the school trip this year is to Paris. Erin's keen to cultivate her writing (and a friendship with Charlene Kavanagh, the most popular girl in school), Clare and James want to improve their French, Orla thinks she's going to meet Nicole and Papa from the Renault…
3Episode 318 Jan 2018
The girls have been up all night cramming for a big exam. Some (Michelle and Erin) haven't studied for it enough whilst Clare's over-studied, leaving herself completely sleep deprived and slightly manic. Everyone is convinced they're going to fail. So when a distinctly dubious opportunity presents itself to get out of…
4Episode 425 Jan 2018
Erin is so excited that teenage Katya 'a child of Chernobyl' is coming to stay, but Katya is not exactly grateful to be in Derry. And there's developments in Granda Joe's love life.
5Episode 51 Feb 2018
In episode five, it’s July 12th and the Quinn family are rushing to get out of Derry before the Orange Parades start. They’re packed and nearly ready to go when James, Michelle and Clare arrive as unexpected members of the escape party. Aunt Sarah has recently started reading tarot cards and is predicting disaster for…
6Episode 68 Feb 2018
Erin is over the moon when she becomes editor of the school magazine, Orla's obsessed by step aerobics, and Da Gerry is in trouble with Ma Mary. And there's romance for Aunt Sarah.
Series 2
· 2019 · 6 episodesEpisodes (6)
1Across the Barricade5 Mar 2019
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!
2Ms De Brún and the Child of Prague12 Mar 2019
A new English teacher arrives at Our Lady Immaculate and the gang find themselves inspired
3The Concert19 Mar 2019
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.
4The Curse26 Mar 2019
The Quinn family cause uproar at a family wedding, and the consequences of the girls' bad behaviour are very serious, especially for cousin Eammon.
5The Prom2 Apr 2019
Jenny Joyce organises a 50s style prom, but the girls are more intrigued by the arrival of a new girl. Erin, Clare and Michelle are looking for prom dates, but Orla has got someone special in mind.
6The President9 Apr 2019
As Christmas nears, excitement in Derry is at fever pitch for President Bill Clinton's visit. James gets a surprise, and Granda Joe embarks on a mysterious plan.
Specials
· 2019 · 3 episodesEpisodes (3)
1The Cast of Derry Girls at the BFI + Radio Times TV Festival 201910 May 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…
2Saoirse Ronan becomes a Derry Girl (RTÉ Does Comic Relief)4 Aug 2020
Saoirse Ronan joins the Derry Girls Zoom chat about their brilliant idea.
3Derry Girls Prepare For Red Nose Day 202116 Mar 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…
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What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five high school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2018
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Status
- Returning
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