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Stall the ball Channel 4 issues Derry Girls dictionary

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Derry Girls

Derry Girls, featuring Tommy Tiernan, is a brand new comedy following teenager Erin, who’s growing up in 1990s Northern Ireland and living her life against the backdrop of the conflict.

Channel 4 has issued a handy Derry Girls glossary for viewers who may not be up to speed with the local vernacular.

Check it out below:

Bars: Gossip / scandal

Boke: Vomit

Brit: A member of the British armed forces

Broke: Embarrassed

Broke to the bone: Hugely embarrassed

Buncrana: A popular holiday destination

Buzzing: Very happy

Catch yourself on: “Don’t be so ridiculous”

Cack attack: A state of extreme nervousness “I’m having a complete Cack attack”

Chicken ball special: A local delicacy

Class: Brilliant

Craic: Fun, but also news e.g. “Tell us your craic?”

Cracker: Beyond brilliant

Critter: Someone who evokes sympathy e.g. “You poor Critter”

Dose: An unbearable human being

Dicko: A general insult

Eejit: Idiot

Hi: A sound placed at the end of almost any sentence for no particularly reason e.g. “No problem hi”

Gone: Please

Head melter: Someone who causes you mental distress

Lurred: Absolutely delighted

Mind: “Do you remember?”

Mouth: Someone prone to exaggeration

Mucker: Friend

No Bother: “That’s no trouble whatsoever”

Raging: Annoyed/angry

Ride (n): A very attractive person

Ride (v): To have sex

Ripping: Extremely annoyed / angry

Saunter: “Be on your way”

Shite the tights: Someone of a nervous disposition

Slabber: A show off

So it is/so I am: A phrase used for emphasis e.g. “I’m delighted, so I am”

Start: To provoke e.g. “Don’t start me”

Stall the ball: “Stop what you’re doing immediately”

Tayto cheese and onion sandwich: A local delicacy

Wain: A child or young person

Watch yourself: Take care

Wile: Very or Terrible

Wise up: “Don’t be so stupid and/or immature”

Yes: Hello

 

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Everything To Know About ‘Derry Girls’ Season 2

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Derry Girls found a new fanbase on Netflix after it arrived on the streaming service in December—and Season 2 has already been filmed, though it hasn’t yet been released.

Derry Girls found a new fanbase on Netflix after it arrived on the streaming service in December. The show, a comedy following five teens attending a Catholic school in ’90s Northern Ireland, originally aired on Channel 4 in the UK. Luckily for viewers on both sides of the pond, Season 2 has already been filmed, though it hasn’t yet been released. Here’s what we know so far:

All the original cast members will be returning, and at least one new cast member may be joining the show. Pop singer Nadine Coyle, who is from Derry, hinted that she may appear in Season 2. In February 2018,  she told the Irish Daily Star, “I’m going to call [creator] Lisa [McGee] today actually, we’re sorting something out for the next series.” That same month, McGee told IFTN that she’d been in touch with Coyle

The Plot

McGee told Radio Times that Season 2 will show more of the political landscape of ’90s Northern Ireland. “I’m toying with maybe doing the ceasefire and how everyone reacts to that because I remember it actually unsettled people,” she said. “I remember people didn’t know what to do.”

In November, The Belfast Telegraph spotted the series filming a recreation of Bill Clinton’s 1995 visit to Derry, a scene that McGee had previously said she’d considered including. Lead actors Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Erin), Louisa Harland (Orla), Nicola Coughlan (Clare), and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (Michelle) were seen filming, though Dylan Llewellyn (James) was nowhere to be seen.

As for the characters, McGee told Radio Times that one of the leads may get into a relationship. She said, “I’d love one of them to get a boyfriend or Clare to get a girlfriend.”

In an appearance on the Nolan Show, noted by Irish website Joe, McGee didn’t share plot details, but said that Season 2 will be better than Season 1. “It’s better than Season 1, it’s a bit more ambitious and because we know what we’re doing a bit more, it’s better,” she said.

The Release Date

On the Nolan Show, McGee said that Season 2 was currently in edits and is set to premiere in March 2019—on Channel 4, that is. It took eleven months for Season 1 to air on Netflix in the US after it premiered on Channel 4. Hopefully, this time, American audiences won’t have to wait so long!

What’s Next?

Derry Girls will get at least one more season, according to actor Tommy Tiernan (who plays Da Gerry). Tiernan appeared on an Irish radio show Today FM (noted by the Derry Journal) and shared, “We’re doing season three and a film, maybe. That’s all up to Lisa, the writer, going off to a shed in London and coming up with all these stories.” Season 3 at least looks likely: In August, Broadcast Now reported that production company Hat Trick was in “advanced talks” for a third season.

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