{"id":14661,"date":"2022-04-29T18:30:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1636057"},"modified":"2022-04-29T19:12:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T17:12:15","slug":"derry-girls-to-end-with-special-bonus-episode-after-series-3-finale","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/derry-girls-to-end-with-special-bonus-episode-after-series-3-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Derry Girls to end with special bonus episode after series 3 finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 29 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Derry Girls fans might be distraught at the idea of the Channel 4 comedy drawing to a close, but the good news is that the award-winning series is getting a bonus episode.<\/p>\n

A special extended finale will air on Channel 4 in the same week as the third and final series comes to a close.<\/p>\n

The episode will explore a key moment in Northern Irish history, the Good Friday Agreement vote, and will run to 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

It will pick up one year after the events of the third series, as the gang prepare for their final year of school.<\/p>\n

Channel 4\u2019s synopsis reads: \u201cIt\u2019s the week of the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement and its timing couldn\u2019t be any worse as the highlight of the year, Erin and Orla\u2019s joint 18th Birthday party, threatens to be overshadowed. While the family try to get their heads around the possible outcomes of the vote, the gang realise that they may not be ready for what the future holds.\u201d<\/p>

In a statement, Derry Girls<\/a> writer\/creator Lisa McGee said: \u201cLike all the very best \u201990s bands, I couldn\u2019t resist ending our farewell tour with an encore for our loyal fans,\u201d said . \u201cI\u2019m delighted to say we\u2019ll be returning for one extended special \u2013 airing in the same week as our final episode. The special deals with the historic and momentous Good Friday Agreement vote , which coincides with the gang\u2019s coming of age, they enter adulthood just as Northern Ireland embarks on a new future.<\/p>\n

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(L-R) Michelle Mallon (Jamie \u2013 Lee O\u2019Donnell), Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan), Erin Quinn (Saoirse Monica Jackson) plus extras<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so proud of this show and of our incredible cast and crew and everything we\u2019ve achieved over the past 5 years.\u00a0 What a journey it\u2019s been. I\u2019m so grateful Channel 4 gave me the space to end the stories of these characters that mean so much to me with this special. I really hope the fans love it as much as I do . Derry people aren\u2019t great at saying Goodbye so I will instead use one of our native expressions \u2018That\u2019s us away now\u2019, Love Lisa McGee, always a Derry Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inspired by McGee\u2019s own experiences of growing up in Derry, Derry Girls \u2013 starring Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Louisa Harland, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O\u2019Donnell and Dylan Llewellyn \u2013 premiered in 2018 on Channel 4, going on to earn critical acclaim and awards recognition.<\/p>\n

In September 2021, McGee confirmed that the hit comedy would end after three series. \u201cThe plan was always to say goodbye after three series,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cWho knows if Erin, Clare, Orla, Michelle and James will return in some other guise someday but for now, this is it for us and we\u2019re excited to start filming this series with our incredible cast and crew to hopefully take our loyal fans on one last adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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