Derry Girls (Channel 4)

Mr.Nice Guy

I thought that episode was great. I found it much better than last week.

Michelle to James when he complains about the history workload: "if yous lot had of stopped invading us every 5 mins we'd have a lot less to read.. English prick!"

https://twitter.com/Mc1988/status/954119702183325698

Sparko

I like the nun, very droll.

Atlantic Dawn

Loved the Atari 2600 in the bedroom, proper authentic detail of the time.

Thought last weeks episode was better.

RainMakerToo

"What does Our Lady of Sorrows have to be smirking about"
Few good one liners tonight though including the Mr Nice Guy one above

Also Starring LeVar Burton

"Pat Sharp is definitely a dick!"

siblers

Seriously, what is the story with Erin's facial expressions

the whole year inn

Good episode for me. Some nice jokes.
'Dose'

JP Liz V1

“We get the jist they ran out of spuds everyone was raging”

Atlantic Dawn

This tune coming in on the final scene, takes me back...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tloj9osem6w

wakka12

They have some really good lines in this show. I just wish they'd tone it down a bit..they don't need all the weird faces and over acting with it when theres decent script. Sometimes its just a bit cringe! But I'm enjoying it none the less

yerwanthere123

I thought it was very funny tonight, Michelle's utter disdain of James is hilarious. She's definitely the star of the show.

the whole year inn

wakka12 wrote: »

They have some really good lines in this show. I just wish they'd tone it down a bit..they don't need all the weird faces and over acting with it when theres decent script. Sometimes its just a bit cringe! But I'm enjoying it none the less

I'm just leaning into it now, so much easier.

me_irl

Is this just Mrs Brown for Nordies?

TCDStudent1

Thought it was poor enough tonight. I did enjoy the joke about the brits invading every 5 minutes though. The nun is very good too

Atlantic Dawn

me_irl wrote: »

Is this just Mrs Brown for Nordies?

I think you could call it a sort of female Inbetweeners meets Father Ted meets Moone Boy.

tsue921i8wljb3

The weeping statue storyline was pretty much taken from an Only Fools and Horses episode just with dog urine replacing rain. Still it's a harmless and fun 30 minutes with some sharp dialogue.

TCDStudent1

Cali Large Shoelace wrote: »

The weeping statue storyline was pretty much taken from an Only Fools and Horses episode just with dog urine replacing rain. Still it's a harmless and fun 30 minutes with some sharp dialogue.

Thought of that too.

Rekop dog

me_irl wrote: »

Is this just Mrs Brown for Nordies?

It's a little bit more subtle but still a fairly middle of the road sitcom imo.

LoughNeagh2017

what defines a nordie? sure Donegal have near enough the same accents as Derry.


The last time I saw Fr Peter he was playing a Gaelic Footballer giving his gay team mate a hard time.

DrPhilG

As much as I want to like this, it's been downhill all the way for me.

First episode was excellent, second quite good, this one was pretty poor IMO.

Only the amusement of the local lines (me stomach thinks me throat is cut) kept me entertained but I really hope it picks up again.

If it continues the downward slide I'll be very disappointed.

DrPhilG

LoughNeagh2017 wrote: »

what defines a nordie? sure Donegal have near enough the same accents as Derry.

Wash your mouth out!

LoughNeagh2017

As far as I can tell the nuns office is set here on the right, it's St Marys teaching college in Falls Road Belfast

weldoninhio

Couldn’t disagree with Michelle’s last line in the episode.

daithi84

Brilliant series. I havent laughed out loud so much watching a programme in ages. I think the actress playing the head nun is hilarious. I think there is only 6 episodes, hopefully they'll make more.

wakka12

Id say british people find it very hard to understand? Theres a good few times during the episode I didn't understand the lines because the accent was so strong

TCDStudent1

daithi84 wrote: »

Brilliant series. I havent laughed out loud so much watching a programme in ages. I think the actress playing the head nun is hilarious. I think there is only 6 episodes, hopefully they'll make more.

A second series has already been announced

Atlantic Dawn

Just a heads up, tomorrow night at 11.15 on BBC2 yer wan who plays Michelle Mallon, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell will feature in a film about abortion, will be interesting to see her in a different role...

In early 2017, she was part of an ambitious tour of venues across England and Ireland with Liverpool-based theatre company 20 Stories High. Their innovative production, I Told My Mum I Was Going On An RE Trip, shared verbatim real-world stories about abortion in the 21st century.

"It's very different to other things that I've done, which have been comedies, mostly. It was a very topical piece and BBC Two picked it up for their Performance Live season. It was filmed a few months ago, in a documentary style, and I play various different characters in the piece," she says.

The finished film will be broadcast on BBC Two this weekend. "I can't wait for people to see it. I'd love to do more stuff like it in the future," she says.

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/meet-derry-girls-breakout-star-jamielee-odonnell-who-plays-everyones-favourite-character-michelle-36500384.html

Fr Tod Umptious

brian_t wrote: »

Haven't seen Kevin McAleer for a long time. I always enjoyed his monologues.

Just watched the first 2 episodes.

Had only seen the odd ad for it and took little heed of it but my wife download it tonight

Loved it, thought it was brilliant.

McAleer as Uncle Colm made me crack up, after they set the scene for him earlier with the phone call.

More McAleer, that's what this country, needs.

_Dara_

Just got around to watching the first episode now - honestly, a little disappointed. The main problem was I just didn't really laugh.

But I'll stick with it because the cast had decent chemistry. We shall see.

AndrewJRenko

DrPhilG wrote: »

As much as I want to like this, it's been downhill all the way for me.

First episode was excellent, second quite good, this one was pretty poor IMO.

Only the amusement of the local lines (me stomach thinks me throat is cut) kept me entertained but I really hope it picks up again.

If it continues the downward slide I'll be very disappointed.

I thought that the 2nd was better than the 1st, mainly due to Kevin McAleer. Third wasn't great at all.

wakka12 wrote: »

Id say british people find it very hard to understand? Theres a good few times during the episode I didn't understand the lines because the accent was so strong

Subtitles are your friend.

_Dara_

The second episode got more laughs out of me. I love the deadpan nun. Another Inbetweeners comparison here; she reminds me of Greg Davies’ character in that show. “Was I suppose to pause dramatically there? Interesting”, “I won’t be joining you because... I hate the French”.

But her parts were the only bits I laughed at apart from economy 7. It’s just not funny enough for me to stick with.

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_Dara_ wrote: »

The second episode got more laughs out of me. I love the deadpan nun. Another Inbetweeners comparison here; she reminds me of Greg Davies’ character in that show. “Was I suppose to pause dramatically there? Interesting”, “I won’t be joining you because... I hate the French”.

But her parts were the only bits I laughed at apart from economy 7. It’s just not funny enough for me to stick with.

The nun is the unintentional star of the show. Is there room for a Sr X show rather than father Ted?

NIMAN

Enjoyed Ep3.....and a lot of Derry actually used in the filming.

Would totally agree, the nun is the star of it.

goose2005

armaghlad wrote: »

They have yet to use the term “stoke”, so until then it’s only getting a 7/10.

I did hear 'boke' (vomit) in the first episode though.

corkie

This is what the Derry Girls cast look like in real life


Edit: - Sorry for Linking a Click-bait article

James74

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Well aren't you just a delight.

Avatar MIA

James74 wrote: »

Well aren't you just a delight.

Best to ignore.

Guy:Incognito

corkie wrote: »

This is what the Derry Girls cast look like in real life

They wrote an "article" based on pulling pics from their social media accounts?

vicwatson

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Just watched the first 2 episodes.

Had only seen the odd ad for it and took little heed of it but my wife download it tonight

Loved it, thought it was brilliant.

McAleer as Uncle Colm made me crack up, after they set the scene for him earlier with the phone call.

More McAleer, that's what this country, needs.

The funny thing is, Kevin didn’t even have to “act”, he was just being himself

brian_gall85

Anyone complaining about the speed at which they talk and the overacting has never spend more than 5 minutes in Derry. They nail both of them in this series.

For me episode 1 was the best one so far, followed by 3 and then 2.

These seem to change depending how far south you live, as does your love of the Nun who I can take or leave tbh.

If you're not from the NW I feel you'd miss about 25% of the humour.

8/10 overall for me so far, won't get higher until the phrase "mucker" is uttered.

circadian

brian_gall85 wrote: »

Anyone complaining about the speed at which they talk and the overacting has never spend more than 5 minutes in Derry. They nail both of them in this series.

For me episode 1 was the best one so far, followed by 3 and then 2.

These seem to change depending how far south you live, as does your love of the Nun who I can take or leave tbh.

If you're not from the NW I feel you'd miss about 25% of the humour.

8/10 overall for me so far, won't get higher until the phrase "mucker" is uttered.

Mucker, jute, yes hi! "That's wile", bars, scunnered, Bert are all missing. No one has mentioned the bru yet.

NIMAN

corkie wrote: »

This is what the Derry Girls cast look like in real life

So.....they look exactly as they do in the show?:rolleyes:

Its not like they are in the Lord of the Rings or anything, with a lot of heavy makeup and prosthetics.

Basq

The social media outlets have gone overboard in writing about this show..

"You'll never believe how old with Derry Girls actor is"
"11 best lines from Derry Girls"

etc. etc.

We're only 3 episodes in and while I'm enjoying it, the constant fawning by JOE.ie and the likes is testing my patience..

While it's a solid show, I wouldn't even put it inside the top 50 comedies Channel 4 have aired over the years.

dulux99

It's a decent show with some laugh out loud moments but christ above the main blonde girl is a poor actor. Her over exaggerated facial gymnastics are terrible. The director should have talked her out of doing that crap as everything else in the show is delivered very intelligently

NIMAN

Paisley still being heard when the TV volume was turned down to zero was my fav moment of episode 3.

"I don't know how he does it".

As for social media fawning over it, well thats just the way social media works I'm afraid. And its hard to avoid.

Cazale

LoughNeagh2017 wrote:

I am too but I'm in my 20s, the mother always talks about Maine mineral vans, you can get them in shops now. Something I remember was a van that drove around the countryside selling bread and stuff, it stopped around late 90s though.

The Maine vans are still a thing in Derry. I saw them delivering about houses in Dublin a few years ago too.

Baby4

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Skedaddle

Baby4 wrote: »

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The weeping statues thing is a bit more like what you'd have expected from the mid 1980s not the mid 1990s. It's a bit out of keeping with time and is VERY like an Only Fools and Horses episode about a weeping statue scam that Del Boy accidentally caused.

I think the acting's great though and the storylines have been pretty solid other than that one.

DrPhilG

dulux99 wrote: »

Her over exaggerated facial gymnastics are terrible. The director should have talked her out of doing that crap as everything else in the show is delivered very intelligently

I'd imagine it's the director who talked her into it, as opposed to talking her out of it. I haven't seen any of her other work etc but I presumed that she is being asked to do the whole OTT gurning in order to portray the overly dramatic teenager.

Skedaddle

I know a few people who actually have faces like that. It's not that unrealistic.