‘Derry Girls put us on the map’: pride in home city as end of series nears

With final season of Channel 4 sitcom about to air, Derry residents hope it will leave lasting legacy

After four years of jokes, memes, acclaim, and debate about whether Protestants really do keep toasters in cupboards, the imminent final season of Derry Girls is prompting bittersweet valediction in Derry.

The Channel 4 TV sitcom that became an unexpected global hit after airing in 2018 cast a warm haze over Northern Ireland's second city that inhabitants hope will linger beyond the third season, which starts next week.