DERRY GIRLS’ Jackson on DISH

Saoirse-Monica ­Jackson

DERRY GIRLS star Saoirse-Monica ­Jackson has told how she had just been fired from her door-to-door sales job when she learned about the hit comedy series. Speaking to the Dish podcast, ­Jackson told hosts Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett how she was just a year out of drama school when she landed a role in DERRY GIRLS. She also told the Dish hosts about her upcoming roles, one in the Paramount+ period thriller THE DOLL FACTORY – which was filmed in Dublin – and the Netflix period drama THE DECAMERON, set during the Black Plague.

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DERRY GIRLS wins International Comedy Emmy

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Channel 4’s international smash-hit comedy show DERRY GIRLS, has won the best International Emmy for Best Comedy. The hit comedy show was written and created by Derry woman Lisa McGee and starred Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Louisa Harland and Dylan Llewellyn. It was awarded the honour alongside Indian comedian Vir Das’ fourth stand-up special for Netflix, VIR DAS: LANDING.

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DERRY GIRLS Harland in ULSTER AMERICAN

Louisa Harland

DERRY GIRLS actress Louisa Harland is set to star in Northern Irish playwright David Ireland’s production of ULSTER AMERICAN on the London stage. The satirical dark comedy will see Dublin-born performer Harland play Northern Irish playwright Ruth Davenport, opposite THE LORD OF THE RINGS actor Andy Serkis as English director Leigh Carver, and THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI star Woody Harrelson playing Oscar-winning actor Jay Conway.

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Siobhan McSweeney on “growing up”

Siobhan McSweeney

DERRY GIRLS actress Siobhan McSweeney has said her parents dying was the “best gift” they gave her. The Cork star was left devastated after the death of her father while she was shooting the second season of hit show, DERRY GIRLS. Her mother, Mary, died in 2005, the same year she graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. But opening up about her parents’ death, Siobhan said losing them was the “best gift” they gave her.

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Nicola Coughlin in BARBIE

Nicola Coughlin

When DERRY GIRLS star Nicola Coughlan found out that she’d been cast in Greta Gerwig’s BARBIE movie, it was a childhood dream come true. “I was a huge Barbie fan as a little girl,” the actor tells Vogue ahead of the film’s London premiere. “To even be a tiny part of this movie is incredible.” Given her love for the Mattel character, the film’s costume designer Jacqueline Durran asked Coughlan for her input on what she’d like to wear for her role as Diplomat Barbie. After mentioning that she had a Sparkle Eyes Barbie – who wears a pink and silver dress and has diamonds for eyes – as a girl, Durran recreated the look for the actor. “I felt like I was a little kid again,” Coughlan says of her look for the film. “It’s a huge Hollywood movie – I never expected [Jacqueline] to ask my opinion on it.”

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DERRY GIRLS Experience officially opens

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The Tower Museum was absolutely buzzing on Monday evening as guests gathered for the opening of the new DERRY GIRLS Experience, paying homage to the award-winning show that’s taken the world by storm. The unique collection features a quirky array of familiar items from the series, provided courtesy of Hat Trick Productions and Lisa McGee herself, which will now be used to build on the show’s legacy and create a memorable visitor experience for fans. The exhibition, supported by Tourism N. Ireland, Visit Derry and Derry City and Strabane District Council, will remain on display at the Tower Museum until July 2024.

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McGee lands BAFTA comedy award

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DERRY GIRLS creator Lisa McGee has won a best writer gong for the hit Channel 4 programme at the Bafta Television Craft Awards. The show follows a group of teenagers as they grow up in her hometown of Derry during the Troubles. McGee affectionately calls them a group of ‘eejits’ with the show loosely based on her own experiences while studying at Thornhill College. DERRY GIRLS was also recently nominated for most memorable moment at the Bafta TV awards which will take place on May 14. The annual Bafta TV craft awards celebrates the very best behind-the-scenes television talent of 2022.

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