Derry Girls wins two 2023 RTS Programme Awards
Date Posted: March 29, 2023
Congratulations to Lisa McGee and Hat Trick Productions who won two awards for Derry Girls at last night’s RTS Programme Awards. The series won the Scripted Comedy award and Lisa picked up the award for Writer in Comedy.
Derry Girls is the creation of acclaimed writer Lisa McGee who has mined her own experiences to create a candid, one-of-a-kind, family-centred comedy. The final series aired on Channel 4 in April with 1.2 million tuning in to watch the finale featuring Chelsea Clinton. The series once again followed Erin, Orla, Clare, Michelle and James growing up in Northern Ireland. While there’s hope in the air that The Troubles may finally be over, the gang are only just getting started as they get closer to “adulthood”. The series was filmed on location in Northern Ireland.
Chair of the Awards, Kenton Allen, said: “2022 was a phenomenal year on and off screen. We introduced new categories for Comedy Drama and Supporting Actors to further reflect the incredible range and diversity in the scripted world and I’m thrilled to say that we saw a sensational response, with all of the nominees and winners reflecting an incredible range of creative excellence. As we come together to honour the genre-defining programming from the past year, I am also delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the sensational Sarah Lancashire and reveal that the Judges’ Award goes to Charlotte Moore for the incredible leadership she has provided the BBC in a remarkable year for innovation, creativity and seismic current affairs. Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners this evening, you are the best of the best and we salute you.”
The awards took place at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House.
A full list of the winners can be found here.
