TV series · 2018 · Ended
Derry Girls
Comedy
16-year-old Erin Quinn lives with her uncompromising mother, her long-suffering father and the fearsome ‘Granda Joe', a man whose love for his daughters and granddaughters is surpassed only by his contempt for his son-in-law.It's the early 90s, and Erin is used to seeing her country on the nightly news and speaking in acronyms (The IRA, The UDA, The RUC). This is a time of armed police in armoured Land Rovers and British Army check points. But it's also the time of Murder She Wrote, The Cranberries, MJ and Lisa Marie, Doc Martens, bomber jackets, The X Files, Nirvana and Wayne's World. And while The Troubles may hang over her home town, Erin has troubles of her own
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Season 16 episodes · 2018
- 01 Episode 1 Thu 4 Jan 2018 It's the early 90s and the first day of a new school term and a terrible start for 16-year-old Erin as she wakes up to find her cousin Orla reading her diary. Not so great for everyone else either as Granda Joe announces there's a bomb on the bridge. The 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 them at Our Lady Immaculate Girls School amid concerns he'd get beaten up at the boys' school 'because of the English thing...'.
- 02 Episode 2 Thu 11 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 Clio adverts and Michelle wants to ride a French fella. But they don't bank on the fact that the trip costs £375, each! Back at the Quinn house Uncle Colm, Granda Joe's extremely boring brother, is visiting and the whole family are losing the will to live.
- 03 Episode 3 Thu 18 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 the exam they jump at the chance. Especially as it involves them spending time with the very beautiful Father Peter.
- 04 Episode 4 Thu 25 Jan 2018 In episode four, Derry is welcoming the 'Children of Chernobyl' - teenagers, affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, who have been sent from their contaminated homeland for a few weeks of fresh air to, as Sister Michael puts it 'give their wee lungs a clear out'. The Quinns are hosts to one of these 'children' - Katya. Erin couldn't be more excited - she can't wait to share her wisdom and benevolence with this 'poor Ukranian girl'. Katya, however, turns out to be sophisticated, confident, sexy and a lot less grateful to be in Derry than Erin had expected, unless you factor in one of the gang. Meanwhile the rest of the family has other preoccupations - a new development in Granda Joe's love life leaves his daughters deeply unimpressed.
- 05 Episode 5 Thu 1 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 this trip - and, for once, she might just be right... The question is only where and how will this disaster come?
- 06 Episode 6 Thu 8 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.
Season 26 episodes · 2019
- 01 Across the Barricade Tue 5 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.
- 02 Ms. De Brún and the Child of Prague Tue 12 Mar 2019 New English teacher, Ms. De Brún, arrives at Our Lady Immaculate and the gang find themselves inspired.
- 03 The Concert Tue 19 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.
- 04 The Curse Tue 26 Mar 2019 The Quinn family cause uproar at a family wedding, and when the girls, and James fail to behave themselves at the reception the consequences are very serious indeed. Especially for poor cousin Eammon.
- 05 The Prom Tue 2 Apr 2019 Jenny Joyce organises a 50s style prom, but the girls are more intrigued by the arrival of a new girl at Lady Immaculate. Erin, Clare and Michelle are looking for prom dates, but Orla has already got someone special in mind.
- 06 The President Tue 9 Apr 2019 As Christmas approaches, excitement in Derry is at fever pitch for President Bill Clinton's visit. Meanwhile James gets a surprise and Grandpa Joe embarks on a mysterious plan of his own.
Season 37 episodes · 2022
- 01 The Night Before Tue 12 Apr 2022 While there is hope that the Troubles may finally be over, the gang's troubles are only just starting as they get ever closer to adulthood. Tomorrow is GCSE results day and confidence is at rock bottom. If things go badly, how will the gang face their mammies again? Meanwhile, a new member of the Quinn household is causing chaos in the neighbourhood.
- 02 The Affair Tue 19 Apr 2022 Jenny Joyce has big plans for the fundraising talent show. Can the gang outshine the competition and put Jenny in her place once and for all? Meanwhile, Ma Mary is at the end of her rope, but salvation is just around the corner in the unlikely form of a plumber.
- 03 Stranger on a Train Tue 26 Apr 2022 The Quinns excitedly prepare for the annual trip to Barry's amusement park in Portrush. Surely an unfeasible amount of sandwiches and a massive surfboard is all they could need? Well, that and everyone making the train.
- 04 The Haunting Tue 3 May 2022 James's driving skills are put to the test as the gang set off with a van full of hooch and high hopes to an adult-free house in Donegal. Meanwhile, the Quinns visit local psychic Carlos Santini in the hope of making contact with a much-loved family spirit.
- 05 The Reunion Tue 10 May 2022 Ma Mary and Aunt Sarah are determined to put on a good show as they prepare for the highly anticipated class of 1977 school reunion. It seems like only yesterday that their own gang were beyond excited about the leavers' party. But will the truth come out about what really happened on that fateful night 20 years ago?
- 06 Halloween Tue 17 May 2022 There is no bigger night in Derry than Halloween, and the gang have miraculously secured tickets to the gig of the century and the chance to meet their idol, Fatboy Slim. But when Da Gerry arrives unannounced, it becomes clear that life will never be the same again for the friends.
- 07 The Agreement Wed 18 May 2022 The gang bows out in this special extended episode which returns to Derry one year on, as the friends are preparing for their final year of school. It's the week of the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement but the timing could not be any worse as the highlight of the year, Erin and Orla's joint 18th birthday, threatens to be overshadowed. While the family try to get their heads around the possible outcome of the vote, the friends realise they may not be ready for what the future holds.
