Genre: TV Series
Grade: A-/ B+
Notable People: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Tara Lynne O’Neill, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Dylan Llewellyn Created by: Lisa McGee
Title: Derry Girls
Review: We inexplicably really liked this show. The five Derry girls are a hoot; the supporting cast is beyond eccentric and it is often sadly very funny- a large extended family of mismatched parts in contrast to the intensity of living in ravaged Northern Ireland during the 1990s. There is an underlay of cultural frame of reference here that I’m guessing you have to be from a very Irish family to fully appreciate, but after a while, you kind of get it. This is a great half hour antidote to intense serial dramas you may watch. No indication of a third season as of yet.