Lisa McGee takes us on an adventure one last time held together with laughs, friendship, political tension and surprising cameos
Lisa McGee takes us on an adventure one last time held together with laughs, friendship, political tension and surprising cameos
It is 1996 and there is talk of peace in Northern Ireland; Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Claire (Nicola Coughlan), Orla (Louisa Harland), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell) and James (Dylan Llewellyn) await their GCSE grades. There is anticipation and hope in the air until Sister Michael (Siobhan McSweeney) hints at five friends about their below-average performance, eventually prompting Claire to be one of her regular outbursts and… . (drum roll) We’re back in the streets of Derry, navigating the troubles of adolescence.
Lisa McGee takes us on an adventure one last time organized with laughs, friendship, political tension, and surprising cameos. From the very first episode, this season prepares you for the inevitable farewell. However, McGee doesn’t focus on nostalgia in scripting his goodbyes and does justice to the show’s legacy.
Special mention should be made of the costume and styling departments for making the cast — most of whom are in their thirties — look like teens in the ’90s.
dairy girls
season 3
Number of Episodes: 7
Written by: Lisa McGee
Cast: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn
Plot: In Derry, Northern Ireland, a young teenager and her friends embark on a series of adventures after attending a Catholic girls’ school in the midst of a national conflict.
Once the girls (including the ‘We English Fella’) are given a hint about their performance in the GCSE exam, they sneak into the school to find out the results for themselves, and in the process inadvertently assist two strangers. Huh. He robbed the computers of his own school. After a painfully funny interrogation sequence (featuring Liam Neeson as the investigating officer), the girls are rescued by Uncle Colum (Kevin McAleer), whose ability to move around confuses even the police.
In the next six episodes, as James has a near-death experience, the group takes the train to Portrush and forgets Claire at the train station, taking in pots and pans when they see what they think. There’s a ghost, Orla and Erin throw them an 18th birthday party with a ‘Literary Greats and Monkeys’ theme, Claire hijacks Jenny Joyce’s (Leah O’Rourke) party for her friends, and good Discussed Friday referendum. Girls who have had only crush till now are moving ahead in their romantic life.
What more could be asked of a group of teenagers from Derry?
This season also features the characters of Ma Marie (Tara Lynn O’Neill) and Aunt Sarah (Kathy Keira Clarke), dedicating an entire episode to them. Grandpa Joe (Ian McElhney) only taunted by Da Gerry (Tommy Tiernan), he stabilizes himself as the wise elder in the family as he weighs in on Northern Ireland’s political climate and teaches children to keep hope. Is.
One event that sets this season apart is the death of a character’s father. The isolated world of Derry that the teens have come to know begins to crack, and the bitter truths of life make their way into town. Though the show hasn’t been as serious as before, this incident fits perfectly in the direction in which it is headed.
dairy girls, since the first season, has been thorough and witty with its political criticism and that trend continues in its latest season as well. McGee ends the final chapter with all the characters voting ‘yes’ in the referendum. While the final cameo is a call back to an incident in the second season, fans of the show may struggle to understand its relevance, which tarnishes an almost perfect goodbye.
Dairy Girls is currently streaming on Netflix