Channel 4 Derry Girls
Created by Lisa McGee · 2018–2022 ·
Derry Girls (2018–2022) earns a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Lisa McGee; stream on Channel 4.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, IMDb, fan). See how we calculate scores.
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Where to watch Derry Girls
Derry Girls is catalogued under Channel 4 — confirm current regional rights on the platform.
Is Derry Girls worth watching?
Yes — Derry Girls earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Lisa McGee and streaming on Channel 4.
Critics Consensus
Lisa McGee turns the Troubles into a sitcom backdrop without ever trivialising it — the funniest British comedy of its decade, and quietly the most moving.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is Derry Girls about?
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
Critic Reviews
Derry Girls Review (2018–2022): Is It Worth Watching?
★★★★½
Lisa McGee's Derry Girls (2018–2022) runs 3 seasons, 19 episodes on Channel 4 — a comedy series from United Kingdom carrying a 88% Celluloid Score.
Essential television — one of the best in its genre.
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Yes — Derry Girls earns a 88% Celluloid Score (Recommended), averaged from critic 98%, audience 92%, Metascore 84/100, IMDb 8.6/10, and fan 82%. Lisa McGee turns the Troubles into a sitcom backdrop without ever trivialising it — the funniest British comedy of its decade, and quietly the most moving.
Derry Girls scores 88% because all five independent sources agree: critics 98%, audiences 92%, Metacritic 84/100, IMDb 8.6/10 and fan ratings 82%. Lisa McGee turns the Troubles into a sitcom backdrop without ever trivialising it — the funniest British comedy of its decade, and quietly the most moving. See the full breakdown on the Derry Girls series page.
No — Derry Girls is not on Netflix. It streams on Channel 4, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Channel 4. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
Derry Girls first aired in 2018 and ran through 2022 (2018–2022). Created by Lisa McGee; it streams on Channel 4 today.
Derry Girls has 3 seasons across 19 episodes (2018–2022). Status: ended / complete.
At roughly 40–50 minutes per episode, Derry Girls’s 19 episodes take roughly 14 hours of runtime (plus credits). Binge pace depends on season breaks.
Derry Girls streams on Channel 4 in supported regions. On Celluloid it is catalogued under Channel 4. Rights rotate — confirm in your country on the platform app.
Derry Girls stars Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie Lee O'Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn, and others. Created by Lisa McGee.
Derry Girls has 19 episodes across 3 seasons (2018–2022).
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
Derry Girls was created by Lisa McGee. It is a comedy, drama series from United Kingdom, primarily in English.
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