{"id":32759,"date":"2023-05-14T23:20:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T21:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1830797"},"modified":"2023-05-14T23:39:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T21:39:59","slug":"derry-girls-star-siobhan-mcsweeney-doesnt-think-there-will-be-a-movie","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/derry-girls-star-siobhan-mcsweeney-doesnt-think-there-will-be-a-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Derry Girls star Siobhan McSweeney doesn\u2019t think there will be a movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;I feel like we\u2019ve left all the characters in a really good place.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 14 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Derry Girls won big at <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/baftas-tv-awards-2023-winners-newsupdate\/&quot;\">the BAFTA TV Awards 2023<\/a>, picking up awards for best scripted comedy and best female comedy Performance for Siobhan McSweeney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/derry-girls-season-3-review\/&quot;\">The hit Channel 4 comedy<\/a> aired its third and final back in May 2022, but that hasn\u2019t stopped fans speculating over a possible <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/derry-girls-movie-newsupdate\/&quot;\">film spin-off<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Now, McSweeney \u2013 who played Sister Michael \u2013 has said she doesn\u2019t think there\u2019ll be a movie based on the hit show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Speaking to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press at the BAFTA TV Awards 2023,\u00a0McSweeney came to reflect on the future of Derry Girls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Asked whether her win is enough to get another season, she mused: <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cIf it was down to me, but it isn\u2019t down to me at all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">She continued: \u201cI also think that, you know, the thing that also makes shows great is knowing when to end them as well and not sort of ruining what was good about it by dragging it out for years and years and seasons and seasons.\u201d<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cSo I feel like we\u2019ve left all the characters in a really good place \u2013 in a place of hope and a place of peace. <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">And yeah, why not leave them there for the time being?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">She joked: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Sure look, I see Sister Michael every time I open my eyes into the mirror so she\u2019s always with me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Asked whether there could be a film on the way, she added: <\/span><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cOh, no, no, no. Like I said, where we\u2019ve left them is in a good place \u2013 and it would never be down to me anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cI mean I became an actor to live as many lives as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Ahead of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/derry-girls-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\">season 3<\/a>\u2019s premiere back in April 2022, creator Lisa McGee addressed the possibility of a movie spin-off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">When asked by <b>Radio Times magazine<\/b>\u00a0whether there could be a Derry Girls film, the writer said: \u201cWho knows!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cYou never know what will happen in 10 years\u2019 time, but as a writer, you just know when it\u2019s complete. I\u2019ll miss them, but I feel like I got to take those characters exactly where I wanted to take them.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6327292470112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><b>Derry Girls is available to stream on <\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/derry-girls\/on-demand\/59741-001&quot;\"><b>All 4 (seasons 1 to 3)<\/b><\/a><b> and <\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80238565&quot;\"><b>Netflix (seasons 1 and 2)<\/b><\/a><b>. Looking for something else to watch? 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