Derry Girls

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  • Cherryscone
    Cherryscone Posts: 1,412 Forumite
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    I enjoy It but all the face pulling is ott
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  • Mrs_Mac_1
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    Best episode was number 5 - the "punt purse" etc.

    Like a lot of programmes on TV now, far too much unnecessary bad language for my liking. Very uncouth
  • motorguy
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    edited 11 February 2018 at 11:13AM
    Cherryscone wrote: »
    I enjoy It but all the face pulling is ott

    Not that its related but your wee blonde girl that plays Clare and does a lot of the face pulling is actually 31...

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1965552/?ref_=tt_cl_t3
  • motorguy
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    Any one watched London Irish - Lisa McGees previous show?

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3183264/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
  • Cotta
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    motorguy wrote: »
    Any one watched London Irish - Lisa McGees previous show?

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3183264/?ref_=tt_rec_tt

    I have heard of it, is it worth a watch?
  • joefizz
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    steveymp wrote: »
    the acting could be a bit OTT in certain scenes

    From my memories of spending time in Derry in the early 90s the acting is understated ;-)
  • tara747
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    I love it, it's hilarious.
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  • motorguy
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    Cotta wrote: »
    I have heard of it, is it worth a watch?

    I watched the first episode last night - Language is much stronger and its much more "adult themed" but i thought it was very good.

    Well summarised from a review on IMDB - "London Irish centres on the daily drinking habits of four Northern Irish housemates living in London, inspired by the writer's own experiences. Although aspects of the four characters' daily lives enter in to the show every now and again (i.e. going to work), the show is driven almost exclusively by the group's pre-drinking shenanigans and post-drinking headaches. The comedy relies predominantly on the characters playing off each other's wildly different personalities. For instance, Conor's mind-bending lunacy acts as the perfect foil to his sister's, Bronagh's, inexhaustible aggression. Alternatively, Niamh's attitudes towards sex and men, which would be viewed as inexcusably sinister had they been expressed by a male character, are rendered comically creepy by the fact that they are delivered by an extremely petite, sweet-looking girl. While the actor playing Packy seems to have been cast mainly as eye-candy, he is also the most relatable of the characters, being the one who most often attempts to explain Conor or Niamh's idiocy to them. Although the show plays on Irish and English stereotypes quite considerably, the show parodies a drinking culture that most UK viewers will be familiar with. Foul-language and politically incorrect statements are commonplace, so any viewers anticipating the restrained, frustrated, socially awkward comedy of Father Ted (broadly implied by casting Ardal O'Hanlon) will be in for a shock. Altogether the show has many laugh-out-loud-moments and is just generally good fun."
  • Cherryscone
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    motorguy wrote: »
    Not that its related but your wee blonde girl that plays Clare and does a lot of the face pulling is actually 31...

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1965552/?ref_=tt_cl_t3
    Yeah I read that nust be the fresh Derry air she looks 12:rotfl:
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  • Honkycat
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    Fresh Galway air in her case!
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