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DERRY GIRLS S3 release date

 

DERRY GIRLS returns to Netflix on October 7. Netflix’s official Twitter posted a tweet stating it was hard to say goodbye to the show, saying the “final season of our beloved Derry Girls arrives October 7 on Netflix (outside The UK & Ireland).” Last fall, creator and writer Lisa McGee confirmed on Twitter the third season would be the last, and that it was always the plan to have the show end after three seasons. “Derry Girls is a coming of age story…a love letter to the place I come from and the people who shaped me,” McGee said, also commenting it was an honor to write the show, and she was proud of what it had accomplished and achieved.

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Ronan in SEE HOW THEY RUN

Saoirse Ronan steps into the shoes of enthusiastic newcomer Constable Stalker in SEE HOW THEY RUN. Set in 1950s London, and in the West End to be precise, the movie follows the aftermath of a big-name death — a Hollywood director who was set to turn a smash-hit play into a film. Slated to hit cinemas at the end of September, the flick hails from first-time feature director Tom George with Mark Chappell on scripting duties.

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McGee on DERRY GIRLS

Lisa McGee had always found depictions of the Troubles unrecognizable. “There were never any jokes,” she said. “I don’t know any Northern Irish person that isn’t funny.” The stuff that happens most days—the hijinks, the stupid jokes—is at the heart of McGee’s show DERRY GIRLS which just completed its third and final season on Channel 4 in the U.K., and will be returning later this year to Netflix in the U.S. 

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McSweeney: Playing Sister Michael

Siobhán McSweeney has said Sr Michael is the best character she has ever had the privilege to play – and the sexiest one too. The Cork actress was speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour today ahead of the final episode of the Channel 4 show this week. “Playing somebody who is so herself and has no filter and is so confident in herself and in her way in the world is a deeply sensual experience,” she said.

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DERRY GIRLS extended finale

Channel 4 has announced an additional, extended length episode of DERRY GIRLS. The special will broadcast later in the same week as the Series 3 finale, scheduled to air on 17th May at 9pm. Titled The Agreement, it picks up a year on from the end of Series 3 proper and focuses around the Good Friday Agreement referendum, which brought widespread peace and stability to Northern Ireland after decades of bloodshed.

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Ardal O’Haron joins the TASKMASTER

Irish comedian and actor Ardal O’Haron is joining the TASKMASTER team this month. A brand new season started April 14 and the new series has seen Ardal O’Hanlon join the team as one of the contestants on one of Channel 4’s most beloved – and hilarious – programmes. The Irish born actor and comedian was born in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland on October 8, 1965, making the comedian 56 years old.

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Neeson’s comedy cameo

Liam Neeson has made a surprise cameo in a new episode of DERRY GIRLS. The beloved sitcom returned for the final season this week, with eagle-eyed fans spotting the TAKEN actor feature as a police inspector questioning the main characters about a school burglary. DERRY GIRLS creator Lisa McGee confirmed Neeson’s role after the episode, tweeting that his code name while filming was “the big fella” and adding that it was “quite an easily cracked code”.

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DERRY GIRLS Season 3 Review

The Irish teens are back for one last adventure! The beloved Northern Irish comedy returns for one last season tonight on Channel 4. Season three picks up on the eve of GCSE results day. There’s talk of a film next, but McGee says that’s not been officially confirmed: “I think I have an idea for one. I need to take a break first.” It might also be tricky to get the cast back in the same room again. Coughlan in particular seems ready to move on, and tells us she’s “definitely played Clare for the last time.”

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