Watch this when
Derry Girls
When the world is on fire and your friends are still the funniest people you know. 'I am a Derry Girl!' 💚
Who it's for
Derry Girls sets a raucous teen comedy against the Troubles in 1990s Northern Ireland, with checkpoints, bomb scares and news bulletins in the background of exam worries and crushes.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Derry Girls is a Channel 4 sitcom created by Lisa McGee, drawing on her own upbringing, that ran for three series from 2018 to 2022. Set in Derry, Northern Ireland, during the final years of the Troubles in the 1990s, it follows teenagers Erin, Orla, Clare and Michelle at a Catholic girls' school, along with Michelle's English cousin James, the school's first male student.
Where to find it
Channel 4 (UK); Netflix internationally. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Sudden death of a parent.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 14+)
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Pain”
