In Lisa McGee’s show “Derry Girls,” about a group of teen-agers growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the threat of violence—in the form of car bombings and street riots—was portrayed as ...

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“How do you follow a smash hit like ‘Derry Girls’?” said Rebecca Nicholson in the Financial Times. It certainly isn’t easy, but Lisa McGee – creator of the much-loved comedy about a group of school ...

At first, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast looks like a grief story: three estranged friends reunite for the funeral of a fourth. But it quickly pivots into a disappearance mystery, and then ...

Like McGee herself and the titular “Derry Girls” inspired by her upbringing, Saoirse (Roisin Gallagher), Robyn (Sinéad Keenan) and Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne) are alumnae of an all-girls Catholic school ...

Sinead Keenan, Caoilfhionn Dunne and Roisin Gallagher play friends who begin to suspect something is suspicious about an old chum's death. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic It’s a good time ...

Lisa McGee said she had envisaged her new show, “How to Get to Heaven From Belfast,” as a sort of modern, funny “Murder, She Wrote.” Just don’t expect tired Irish stereotypes. By Ali Watkins Reporting ...

From Lisa McGee—creator of the hit show Derry Girls—How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is the latest addition to the pantheon of Irish entertainment, right behind Hamnet’s award run and Maura Higgins’ ...

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The Irish star, best known for her role as the perpetually stressed Erin Quinn in the award-winning series, is joining the cast of McGee's upcoming Netflix show. By Lily Ford Rejoice: Saoirse-Monica ...