DERRY GIRLS
The series follows Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland), their friends Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), and Michelle's English cousin James (Dylan Llewellyn) as they navigate their teenage years during the end of the Troubles in Derry, where they all attend a Catholic girls' secondary school. The friends frequently find themselves in absurd situations amid the political unrest and cultural divides of the times. Learn more on Wikipedia.
Top 10 Iconic Lines from Derry Girls
In no particular order:
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Uncle Colm
"I said to myself, says I, "Colm, this is no day for a do""
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Clare
""I'm not interested in you." Look at the state of you"
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Michelle
"Why does everybody get so sentimental about old people? Old people are assholes"
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Erin
"He was coming to onto my Ma? What is he, like some kind of reverse pedophile?"
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James
"I am a Derry Girl!"
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Orla
"Aye, you shouldn't swear, Michelle, cos when you swear, Our Lady in heaven, she cries her tears, then make rain. Isn't that right, Sister Michael?"
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Sister Michael
"Sadly. I'm unable to come on this one, as I despise the French"
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Dennis
"Chores? What do you think this is, Little House on the feckin' Prairie?"
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Gerry
"There is more chance of me ELOPING with your FATHER to a FLIP FLOP SHOP IN HAWAII"
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Granda Joe
"Seamus didn't kill anything! There's a tabby, two streets away, has a vendetta against him. They had a falling out. I don't know the details"