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Derry Girls (TV Series 2018–2022) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Derry Girls: Created by Lisa McGee. With Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Kathy Kiera Clarke. The personal exploits of a 16-year-old girl and her family and friends during the Troubles in the early 1990s in Northern Ireland.
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- 2018-12-21
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Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
- 9 What Is Derry Girls All About?
- 8 Saoirse-Monica Jackson Has Many Productions in The Works
- 7 Louisa Harland Is Joining The Disney+ Family
- 6 Nicola Coughlan Is Stepping Into The Spotlight
- 5 Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Is Sticking with TV Acting
- 4 Dylan Llewellyn Has Been in Several Shows
- 3 Siobhán Mcsweeney Had A Busy 2022
- 2 Kathy Kiera Clarke Hasn't Taken on Any New Roles
- 1 Ian Mcelhinney Continues to Expand His Resume
According to Netflix's official site, "Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five spirited students contend with the universal challenges of being a teenager." These teens balance navigating high school at Our Lady Immaculate College, being a teenager as well as living amidst the Northern Ireland troubles and political unr...
The 28-year-old Northern Irish actress landed herself the lead role in Derry Girls as Erin Quinn, an ambitious 16 years old teenager with aspirations of becoming a famous writer. With her television debut in The Five back in 2016, Jackson has appeared in other television shows during Derry Girls like Urban Myths, and Murder in the Badlands (where s...
Louisa Harland plays Orla McCool, Erin's cousin. The character is eccentric, sweet, and a little ditzy. Harland has starred in 2017's Lost in London, alongside Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson, vampire comedy horror film Boys From County Hell, and The Deceived. Since the wrap of Derry Girls, Harland has starred in the short Noah and is working on th...
When not being a shady and sneaky gossip as Lady Whistledown on another Netflix original, Nicola Coughlan takes on being a teenager effortlessly in this sitcom. She portrays Claire Devlin, the logical but sometimes neurotic one among the group. She comes out as lesbian in the first season. She now has her hands full taking on the leading role in up...
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell portrays Michelle Mallon, the reckless rebel of the clan who constantly gets her friends into trouble. She is feisty, bold, and sometimes a bit harsh. Having wrapped Derry Girls, she currently stars in a lead role as Rose Gill in the prison drama series Screw, which premiered in January 2022 and has been renewed for a second sea...
Dylan portrays James Maguire, a socially awkward kid initially, and the only boy in the group as well as the first male pupil at an all-girls high school. He is also Michelle's cousin. Llewellyn's television credits prior toDerry Girls includeThe Bill, Hollyoaks, Hollyoaks Later, and Holby City. He has booked leading and supporting roles in three s...
Siobhán McSweeney plays the character of Sister Michael, a Catholic nun and the headmistress of Our Lady Immaculate College. She is the antagonist in this series. She has joked that she became a nun only for the free accommodation and nothing more. Before her apathetic role as Sister Michael, Siobhán has taken on other roles starring in The Fall, M...
Kathy Kiera Clarke plays the role of Sarah McCool, Orla's mother and Erin's aunt. She is naturally humorous, always super glammed and super tanned. Having been acting since the early '90s, some of her acting credits includeHead over Heels, Pulling Moves, and Omagh. She acted in the 2020 film A Bend in the River, starred in 2020 miniseries The Pale ...
Ian McElhinney portrays Joe McCool, Erin and Orla's grandfather, who has a strong dislike for his son-in-law Gerry (Tommy Tiernan), who also happens to be Erin's father. The 74-year-old actor and director has the most experience on the show, having appeared in many television series throughout his career that spans over forty years. He has appeared...
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Derry Girls is a British period teen sitcom set in Northern Ireland, created and written by Lisa McGee, that premiered on 4 January 2018 on Channel 4 [ 4 ] and ran for three series. The channel's most successful comedy since Father Ted, the series was inspired by McGee's own experiences growing up in Derry, Northern Ireland, in the 1990s ...
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Apr 25, 2022 · The show centres around five teenagers - Erin Quinn, Orla McCool, Clare Devlin, Michelle Mallon and James Maguire.
