Derry Girls
British teen sitcom television series
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| 2023 | Derry Girls achieves significant recognition, winning British Academy Television Awards for Best Scripted Comedy, Siobhán McSweeney winning Best Female Comedy Performance, and winning the International Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series. Lisa McGee also wins the Irish Film & Television Awards for Script – Television Drama. |
| 2022 | Derry Girls receives nominations for National Television Awards, TV Choice Awards, and Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards. |
| 2022 | Derry Girls aired its third and final series, concluding the popular British teen sitcom about a group of teenage girls in Northern Ireland during the 1990s. |
| October 7 2022 | Netflix released the third and final series of Derry Girls, concluding the show's run. |
| May 18 2022 | Final episode of series 3 aired, attracting 3.14 million viewers. |
| May 18 2022 | Final special extended 45-minute episode 'The Agreement', set during the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, aired on Channel 4. |
| April 2022 | Smash Hits magazine published a special one-off edition featuring Derry Girls to promote the show's third series, marking the magazine's relaunch since ceasing publication in 2006. |
| April 2022 | Third and final series premiered after pandemic-related delays. |
| April 2022 | The third and final series, set in 1996 and 1997, premiered after delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| April 12 2022 | First episode of Derry Girls Series 3 aired, with the premiere attracting 3.60 million viewers in its Tuesday 9:15 pm timeslot. |
| April 12 2022 | Series 3 premiered on Channel 4, with timeslot adjusting to Tuesday 9:15 pm for first two episodes. |
| March 13 2022 | The Simpsons aired an episode featuring an ice cream parlour called 'Dairy Girls Ice Cream', which was a direct reference to the TV show Derry Girls, as confirmed by Simpsons writer Matt Selman via Twitter. |
| December 21 2021 | Lisa McGee and Nicola Coughlan announced that filming of the final series had completed. |
| July 21 2021 | Nicola Coughlan confirmed filming for the third series was set to commence in late 2021. |
| 2020 | Third and final series was initially commissioned, but filming was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| November 12 2020 | Trapeze Books released 'Erin's Diary: An Official Derry Girls Book', a companion book to the television series. |
| July 9 2020 | The second series was added to Netflix, though it was temporarily removed after being mistakenly released a year early. |
| January 2020 | The Derry Girls cast competed in a special New Year's episode of The Great British Bake Off, with Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn, Siobhán McSweeney, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson participating in three baking challenges judged by Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. |
| 2019 | Derry Girls wins Royal Television Society Awards for Best Scripted Comedy, with director Michael Lennox winning for Comedy Drama/Situation Comedy. |
| 2019 | The show is nominated for British Academy Television Awards in Best Scripted Comedy category. |
| August 2 2019 | Netflix released the second series of Derry Girls internationally. |
| April 2019 | Second series of Derry Girls broadcast on Channel 4. |
| April 9 2019 | Final episode of series 2 aired, with 2.57 million viewers watching. |
| March 5 2019 | Series 2 premiered on Channel 4, changing timeslot to Tuesday at 9:15 pm for the first five episodes. |
| 2018 | Derry Girls wins multiple awards, including Radio Times Comedy Champion Award, IFTA Gala Television Awards for Best Comedy and Best Writer, and British Comedy Guide Awards for Best New TV Sitcom. |
| 2018 | Lisa McGee wins British Screenwriters' Awards for Best Comedy Writing on Television and British Comedy Guide Awards for Best New TV Sitcom. |
| December 21 2018 | Netflix internationally released the first series of Derry Girls, making the show available to global audiences outside the UK. |
| February 2018 | First series broadcast on Channel 4, becoming the most-watched series in Northern Ireland since modern records began in 2002. |
| February 8 2018 | Conclusion of the first series, with the final episode attracting 2.76 million viewers. |
| January 4 2018 | Derry Girls premiered on Channel 4, becoming the channel's most successful comedy since Father Ted. |
| July 2017 | Filming for the first series was completed. |
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