Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has revealed she originally planned a very different ending to the series, but that delays due to COVID-19 led her to rewrite the special bonus episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n The episode is set in the week running up to the Good Friday Agreement referendum, during which Erin and Michelle have an unexpectedly bitter argument about what peace would mean for Northern Ireland in the future.<\/p>\n Michelle\u2019s brother killed someone in the conflict, and Erin struggles to reconcile the idea of him being potentially released from behind bars as part of the Good Friday Agreement.<\/p>\n After the two friends fall out, Michelle decides to boycott Erin and Orla\u2019s birthday party, forcing her cousin James to follow suit.<\/p>\n Speaking at a press screening attended by RadioTimes.com<\/a>, McGee revealed that the episode was originally \u201cfunny-funny\u201d and \u201cyour typical Derry Girls<\/a>\u201d episode, with the conflict and referendum remaining firmly in the background of the gang\u2019s teenage trials and tribulations.<\/p> \u201c[The episode] would have been [different] before our dates were pushed because of COVID. There was a version of this that was just funny-funny, and the party and the Good Friday Agreement \u2013 it was just your typical Derry Girls, where they were like, \u2018This is hugely annoying\u2019, and there was no Michelle and Erin story.\u201d<\/p>\n However, when the third season and special episode were delayed due to COVID-19, she pitched the Erin and Michelle storyline.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember telling our two execs\u2026 like, \u2018I have this idea. And I kind of don\u2019t want to go near it. Because it\u2019s a bit daunting, so I\u2019m hoping you don\u2019t like it\u2019. And I told them the Erin and Michelle story, and then they were like, \u2018Oh God, we like it\u2019, and so I had to do it now.\u201d<\/p>\n She also revealed that she originally \u201cdidn\u2019t have the Sister Michael story\u201d, during which the intimidating headmistress faced potentially losing her position at Our Lady Immaculate College.<\/p>\n \u201cI also didn\u2019t have the Sister Michael story, because it was so jokey. The first version of this was funnier, I would say, but it didn\u2019t have those backstories on it,\u201d McGee explained.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we got our dates pushed, I sat back and had a bit of time to think and go, \u2018Well, let\u2019s just go for it. Let\u2019s just end it. Let\u2019s just bring the political and the personal crashing together, because it\u2019s the only time we\u2019re gonna get a chance to do it.’\u201d<\/p>\n Read more: Derry Girls\u2019 bonus episode was the perfect end to a perfect show<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Derry Girls is\u00a0available to watch on\u00a0All 4<\/a>. Looking for something else to watch? Visit our Drama<\/a> hub or check out our TV Guide<\/a>.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at 12:00 am *Warning: spoilers ahead for Derry Girls finale* Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has revealed she originally planned a very different ending to the series, but that delays due to COVID-19 led her to rewrite the special bonus episode. 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