Derry Girls - Channel 4

[blewuporstuffed]

What was the newsflash of at the end of tonight's episode? Thought it a poignant enough ending to show what life here was like back then.

Thought it was the Shankill bombing myself.  1993.  10 died (including the bomber), but the TV show referred to 12, so obviously just artistic licence.

Thought it was a great episode and look forward to a new series.

I suppose they wanted to make it a 'generic' incident (for want of a better word) rather than a real historic event.
The sad thing is, it could have been any of a number of days in the 80s/90s

[In hiding]

I will miss it. Really enjoyable 6 episodes for me. The final episode was superb

[oakleaflad]

Enjoyed the series and thought the ending was really well done

[lenny]

I will miss it. Really enjoyable 6 episodes for me. The final episode was superb

Really enjoyed it also but thought the last episode was definitely the weakest in the series.

[Dire Ear]

I will miss it. Really enjoyable 6 episodes for me. The final episode was superb

Really enjoyed it also but thought the last episode was definitely the weakest in the series.

Agreed

[David McKeown]

Yeah I thought the last two episodes weren't quite as good as the others although I thought the ending was excellent. Our ones reckoned the footage may have been La Mon. No idea if that's right

[paddyjohn]

The end of that show really struck a chord with me, I mind sitting on a bus on the way to a game in Belfast when word of the Omagh bombing came through, we were full of the joys of spring meanwhile 50/60miles down the road one of the worst bombings in my lifetime had just happened.

[Milltown Row2]

The end of that show really struck a chord with me, I mind sitting on a bus on the way to a game in Belfast when word of the Omagh bombing came through, we were full of the joys of spring meanwhile 50/60miles down the road one of the worst bombings in my lifetime had just happened.

Yeah me too, the wife and I both recalled the very moment it happened! clear as day, I'd my son in the park, he was about 4 and there was some choppers heading out from the Royal direction, army ones, left, got to the house and it was on the news! another rotten day in Northern Ireland

[paddyjohn]

The end of that show really struck a chord with me, I mind sitting on a bus on the way to a game in Belfast when word of the Omagh bombing came through, we were full of the joys of spring meanwhile 50/60miles down the road one of the worst bombings in my lifetime had just happened.

Yeah me too, the wife and I both recalled the very moment it happened! clear as day, I'd my son in the park, he was about 4 and there was some choppers heading out from the Royal direction, army ones, left, got to the house and it was on the news! another rotten day in Northern Ireland

I remember such a eerie feeling in Casement that evening, I can't remember such a somber crowd at any game.

[BennyCake]

"I don't really believe in lesbians". Great line 

To be fair, the storylines have been ok, but some of the one liners have been top notch.

[lenny]

"I don't really believe in lesbians". Great line 

To be fair, the storylines have been ok, but some of the one liners have been top notch.

Well summed up. So so storylines but plenty of brilliant lines and laughs. I will look forward to the new series.

[Rois]

"You're a walkin' cack attack" and "Caioimhe reeks of piss" and the random all-girl talent show - echoes of Convent Grammar Strabane 1991-1998. We even had one male in the school too.
I think the writer was at Thornhill the same time I was at its equivalent in Strabane. 

Loved it.

[David McKeown]

Yeah I thought the last two episodes weren't quite as good as the others although I thought the ending was excellent. Our ones reckoned the footage may have been La Mon. No idea if that's right

I don't think it was any specific incident at all. Just one they made up to show the contrast of crazy shit happening daily but fairly normal teenage life continuing alongside it.

Yeah I don't think it was supposed to be a specific incident, but the archive footage played on the screen is what I'm referring too.

[ONeill]

I can't make a call on it atall. Liked bits. Others not so good. But still tuned in. Couldn't care if there was another series. But would watch again.

[Fear Bun Na Sceilpe]

It's based on Thornhill Convent of Mercy. Their student booklet was even called the habit