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Derry Girls S1E1 — Episode 1

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Derry Girls•Season 1•Episode 1

Episode 1

8.1/10 · 2,447 votesJan 4, 201823 min

Ranked #2 of 6 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

It's the early 90s, the first day of school and a terrible start for 16-year-old Erin as she wakes up to find her cousin Orla reading her diary. And Granda Joe announces there's a bomb on the bridge.

Directed byMichael Lennox

Written byLisa McGee

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Saoirse-Monica Jackson

Saoirse-Monica Jackson

Erin Quinn

Louisa Harland

Louisa Harland

Orla McCool

Nicola Coughlan

Nicola Coughlan

Clare Devlin

Jamie Lee O'Donnell

Jamie Lee O'Donnell

Michelle Mallon

Dylan Llewellyn

Dylan Llewellyn

James Maguire

Tara Lynne O'Neill

Tara Lynne O'Neill

Ma Mary Quinn

Tommy Tiernan

Tommy Tiernan

Da Gerry Quinn

Kathy Kiera Clarke

Kathy Kiera Clarke

Aunt Sarah

Ian McElhinney

Ian McElhinney

Granda Joe

Siobhán McSweeney

Siobhán McSweeney

Sister Michael

Leah O'Rourke

Leah O'Rourke

Jenny Joyce

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Michael Lennox

Michael Lennox

Director

Lisa McGee

Lisa McGee

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Episode 1" is episode 1 of Derry Girls season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 2,447 votes, ranking #2 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Michael Lennox and written by Lisa McGee, it aired on January 4, 2018.

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