Derry Girls

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Television series
German title Derry Girls
Original title Derry Girls
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Year (s) since 2018
Production
company		 Has Trick Productions
length 23-25 ​​minutes
Episodes 12 in 2+ seasons ( list )
genre Sitcom
Director Michael Lennox
idea Lisa McGee
First broadcast January 4, 2018 (UK) on Channel 4

First publication in German		 December 28, 2018 on Netflix
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Derry Girls is a Northern Irish coming-of-age series from the year 2018 . It was invented by Lisa McGee . The series shows the everyday life of a teenage group during the Northern Ireland conflict in the early 1990s . The first season premiered on January 4, 2018, and the second season aired from March 5, 2019 to April 9, 2019. Channel 4 announced on the evening of the second season finale that the series would be extended for a third season.

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The series is set in the Northern Irish, Catholic city ​​of Derry . There she shows the everyday life of the teenager Erin, her cousin Orla and their friends Clare, Michelle and Michelle's British cousin James.

season 1

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in UK German language first broadcast (D) Director script
1 1 episode 1 Episode One Jan. 4, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Michael Lennox Lisa McGee
There is a conflict between Protestant and Catholic advocates in Northern Ireland in the 1990s. A bomb on a bridge stirs up the population. For teenagers Erin, Orla, Michelle, Clare and James, however, there are much more important things, namely their own puberty. Erin and Orla are cousins ​​and live together with Erin's mother Mary, Aunt Sarah (Mary's sister, Orla's mother and thus Erin's aunt), Erin's father Gerry and Grandpa Joe under one roof. On the first day of the new school year, Michelle introduces her friends Erin, Clare and Orla to her cousin James. Michelle's aunt left Derry about 16 years ago for an abortion in England. She never had this done, but stayed there before returning to Derry 16 years later with her son James. At first, James is very afraid that he would be bullied all the time in boys' school because of his English accent. As a result, he becomes the first male student at the Derry Catholic Girls' School.

On the bus to school, Michelle threatens a seventh grader, which is why she, her friends, and James are confronted by prefect Jenny Joyce. When Michelle refuses to apologize to the seventh grader, Jenny reports the incident to the nun Sister Michael, who is also the headmaster of the girls' school. She throws the group into detention, causing Erin to miss the performance of her crush David’s band. The 97-year-old nun who supervises the detention dies meanwhile.

2 1 Episode 2 Episode Two Jan. 11, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Michael Lennox Lisa McGee
The school offers a trip to Paris for anyone interested. Erin, Clare, Orla, Michelle and James definitely want to be there, but can't afford the £ 375 trip. Jenny stands out in front of the others by taking the money from a trust fund that her parents have set up for her. However, none of the families in the group of friends have a trust fund for their children. Therefore, the friends decide to earn the money with part-time jobs. Michelle steals a notice board from the Derry fish and chip takeaway that has job offers posted on it. She wants to avoid someone else applying beforehand. Clare feels guilty about the theft, and confesses it to her mother. The owner of the snack bar will find out who has stolen the pin board. As a punishment, the friends have to clean the snack bar. Because they accidentally use mayonnaise instead of cleaning agent, Michelle frustrated and illegally walks into the takeaway owner's private apartment on the floor above to get drunk. She mixes burning shots with the alcohol from the house bar and sets the apartment on fire with them. Erin and Orla call their mothers Mary and Sarah to help save the situation. But the owner returns to her apartment before the cover-up and catches everyone red-handed. Ma Mary lies and says Michelle just tripped over with a candle in her hand.
3 1 Episode 3 Episode Three Jan. 18, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Michael Lennox Lisa McGee
After the friends have "studied" all night for their exams, they see a lonely dog ​​running through the streets on the way to school. This looks like Erin's dog Toto, who was run over by a car some time ago. The dog runs away from the teenagers, but they follow him into a church, where they suddenly stand in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary. Completely sleepy and under the influence of residual alcohol everyone imagines that the statue is smiling at them. The dog suddenly barks, which only seems to interest Erin, which is why she follows the dog to the second floor of the church. He stands over the statue of Mary and urinates on it. For the teenagers remaining in front of the statue, it looks like Maria is crying. The group decides to describe their "supernatural" experiences to Sister Michael in order not to have to take the exams. Erin hides the truth, not least because the attractive priest Peter is interested in the story and is supposed to stand by the group. The pastor believes that the dog Toto was resurrected and showed the teenagers the way to church. The box in which Toto is lying is supposed to be dug up as evidence, which makes Erin very nervous because his carcass must still be in the box. But the box is empty, which amazes Erin very much. She confronts her mother with this fact, who then admits to having given Toto to the neighbor Maureen Malarkey. Angry about it, Erin tells her friends the truth about the weeping statue of Mary, but the group decides to keep up the lies. Peter reveals to Erin that his faith and celibacy are being tested and that he has considered disappearing with a woman he loves. But the story of the teenagers had strengthened his belief. Erin believes that she is the mistress and confesses to him that the story of the statue of Mary was made up. Peter makes it clear to her that she is not the woman he loves, which Erin very disappoints. Now that the story has been exposed as a lie, the teenagers are branded liars and still have to take the exams.
4th 1 Episode 4 Episode Four Jan. 25, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Michael Lennox Lisa McGee
As part of an international program to support victims of the Chernobyl disaster , some Ukrainian schoolchildren are visiting the city of Derry. They live with Northern Irish families and also attend local schools. The Ukrainian student Katya, a fan of the Gothic scene, lives with Erin and Orla at home for the time of the exchange. She doesn't care much about life in Northern Ireland and tells Erin that the Northern Ireland conflict is pointless and nonsensical. Still, Katya is very fond of James and unexpectedly kisses him in front of everyone else. Prefect Jenny holds a party for all Ukrainians and their guest students. Erin is very suspicious of the relationship between Katya and James. She finds condoms in Katya's pocket and is given money by various Ukrainians at the party with the order to pass it on to Katya. She therefore believes Katya is a prostitute and is being paid by James, who wants to sleep with her at the party. So she confronts Katya in front of the party company. She angrily explains that she is collecting money to buy Jenny a present as a thank you for the party. Meanwhile, Michelle is in love with the Ukrainian Artem, who lives with Jenny's family. At the party, however, she finds out that Artem is actually an Irish Protestant from Belfast who lost his group that wanted to fly to Ibiza in Derry. For fear of the Catholic population in Derry, he pretended to be Ukrainian. After being insulted by Erin, Katya decides to stay with Jenny for the rest of the stay.

Ma Mary and Aunt Sarah discover that their father (Granda Joe) has met a new woman and are anything but enthusiastic about it.

5 1 Episode 5 Episode Five Feb. 1, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Michael Lennox Lisa McGee
On July 12th, Erin's and Orla's family want to avoid the Orange Walks (marches and demonstrations of the Protestant Orange Order). You decide to leave Northern Ireland for a vacation in the Republic of Ireland. Michelle, Clare and James join the tour group. On the way to Ireland, they notice that a member of the IRA , Emmett, is hiding in their trunk. Gerry and Granda Joe argue at a truck stop over whether or not to smuggle Emmett over the border in the trunk. If so, they risk going to jail for many years. Inside the truck stop diner, Sarah lays out tarot cards for Michelle, which leads Michelle to see Emmett as her future husband. Gerry and Joe continue to argue over personal views, which keeps the whole tour group busy. Meanwhile, Emmett sneaks out of the diner, steals various things from Gerry's car and climbs into the trunk of another car that is just leaving the rest area.
6th 1 Episode 6 Episode Six Feb. 8, 2018 Dec 28, 2018 Michael Lennox Lisa McGee
After it becomes known that the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper is seriously ill, Erin takes on her role. The remaining members of the school newspaper are angry with Erin and quit their service in protest because they did not want to reassign the post out of respect. Without further ado, Erin hires her clique as the editorial team. Erin finds an anonymous note from a schoolgirl on which she comes out as a lesbian . Contrary to Clare's advice, Erin published this note in the school newspaper. The issue with the article "The Secret of a Lesbian" is censored by Sister Michael, but it still draws circles because the friends distribute the newspaper - contrary to Sister Michael's prohibition. Clare later confides in Erin that she is the author of the letter. Erin becomes very derogatory to Clare and tells her to be ashamed. Clare stops dating Erin, which also leads James to spend more time with Clare than with Erin. At a talent show at school, Orla performs a step aerobics dance to Madonna's " Like a Prayer " ("Pray" on the international Netflix version). Erin, Clare, Michelle and James cheer Orla together, which ends Erin and Clare's argument.

Meanwhile, Northern Irish families see on the news that twelve people have died in a bomb explosion.

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role actor
Erin Quinn Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Clare Devlin Nicola Coughlan
Orla McCool Louisa Harland
Michelle Mallon Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
James Maguire Dylan Llewellyn
Ma Mary Tara Lynn O'Neill
Aunt Sarah Kathy Kiera Clarke
Sister Michael Siobhan McSweeney
Because Gerry Tommy Tiernan
Granda Joe Ian McElhinney
David Donnelly Anthony Boyle
Jenny Joyce Leah O'Rourke
Katya Diona Doherty
Father Peter Peter Campion
Emmett Terence Keeley

production

The series was produced by the British company Hat Trick Productions from London. It premiered on January 4, 2018 on Channel 4 . The international premiere took place on December 21, 2018 on Netflix . Since then, the series has also been declared a Netflix Original and offered via the streaming service. The series was not dubbed for the international market, it is only available with original Irish sound and subtitles.

Trivia

  • At the beginning of the first episode you can see young people spraying a street sign with the words "Welcome to Londonderry" with black paint, so that only "Welcome to Derry" can be read from it. Property damage of this kind is indeed common. This is due to a name dispute between Irish nationalists and the Unionists . While the unionists prefer the official name "Londonderry", the nationalists only accept "Derry".
  • Nicola Coughlan was already 30 when she took on the role of teenage Clare Devlin.
  • During the filming of the fifth episode, which staged an Orange Walk, there were occasional incidents where angry residents threw objects at the parade. This happened even though it was indicated in advance that it was filming.
  • In January 2019 a huge painting depicting the five main characters was painted on the wall of a bar in the center of Derry.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Derry Girls episode guide, streams and news about the series. Retrieved February 1, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Derry Girls Series 2 is Confirmed to Air on Channel 4. Retrieved February 1, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Derry Girls. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Derry Girls: Northern Irish Girl Power Earns Season 3. Retrieved April 11, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Derry Girls | Netflix Official Site. Retrieved February 1, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Netflix Picks Up British Comedy "Derry Girls" Internationally. November 25, 2018, accessed February 1, 2019 .