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Jamie-Lee O’Donnell to showcase ‘real Derry’ in Channel 4 documentary

written by cassoscoop May 24, 2022
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Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell is to showcase the past and present of her hometown in a new Channel 4 documentary

Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O’Donnell is to showcase the past and present of her hometown of Derry in a new Channel 4 documentary.

The actress starred as Michelle Mallon in the hit Channel 4 comedy about a group of teenagers growing up in the Derry in the 1990s, which ended last week with a special episode paying tribute to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

The forthcoming documentary, The Real Derry: Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, will explore her upbringing in the Catholic community and how things have changed in the city since.

Students at O’Donnell’s old school will reflect on the city’s regeneration and why many young people still feel they need to leave Derry to gain new skills and experiences.

Fifty years on from Bloody Sunday, the programme will also look at what the future may bring for the city, in particular for the younger generation who still live with the impact of the Troubles.

Channel 4 has commissioned Northern Ireland’s Tyrone Productions to make the documentary.

The cast of Derry Girls pictured on the set of the final episode, which was set during the 1998 Good Friday Agreement referendum.

Daniel Fromm, Channel 4’s commissioning editor for popular factual, said: “I’m hugely excited to be working with Tyrone Productions on their first commission for Channel 4 – and with Jamie-Lee in a brand new role for her.

“Derry Girls has brought the city to national prominence; now this film gives a voice to a new generation of its young people, so they can tell us what it’s like to grow up there in 2022.”

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell in Derry on Derry’s peace bridge

Co-executive producer of Tyrone Productions Patricia Carroll said: “As a Northern Ireland company, we are delighted to be working with Channel 4 and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell on this very personal documentary at such an important time in the city’s story.

“Fiercely proud of her home city, Jamie-Lee is the perfect person to explore Derry’s past and share her hopes for its future, and we know that Channel 4 audiences will be both entertained and intrigued by what she discovers.”

The popular Channel 4 series, created by Irish screenwriter Lisa McGee, helped highlight Derry and the issues of the Troubles.

The show came to an end on May 18 with a special extended episode which featured a surprise cameo appearance from Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and wife Hillary Clinton.

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell to showcase ‘real Derry’ in Channel 4 documentary was last modified: May 24th, 2022 by cassoscoop

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