One thing I love about this show is that when you first start watching it, you assume the term "Derry girls" only refers to the kids, but when you get into the show it's clear it refers just as much to the adult women in the show as well
I discovered this show back in 2020 (?) when the cast participated in The Great British Baking show - one of the holiday specials. They were hilarious so I searched for the show.
The group Take That was popular throughout the UK, Europe and in Japan about 8 - 10 years before J.T. reached his peak fame. The way that pop music is promoted in the US is different, and there were too many competing groups in the US at the same time as Take That’s fame overseas. Robbie Williams left the original group about halfway through their most successful years. Since then, there have been several regroupings, solo tours and other acts.
“Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan called the "Rock the Boat" dance "a staple" at Irish weddings. Nicola explained, "Rock the Boat is a staple at any Irish wedding. It's a dance that we all know." On June 15, 2019, a group of 1,805 people gathered at Salthill Promenade, Galway to do the "Rock the Boat" dance together. Per the Irish Times, this Derry Girls-inspired feat did, indeed, break the Guinness World Record for the biggest "Rock the Boat" performance ever.”
I also don't know Take That's music (way after my time) but I know a bit about their lore. Robbie Williams left the group and was like the Beyonce or Justin Timberlake of the group in that he became equally (if not more) successful as a solo artist and kept winning a whole bunch of awards in the process. I believe he's the most awarded artist at the Brits - which is the closest UK equivalent to the Grammys. If I'm not mistaken, Robbie and the group were massive basically everywhere except the US.
I think the thing this show gets right more than any other show is how thick teens are. Of course they put 20 scones in a toilet and flushed, teens never think things through. Also in Michelle's defense as a friend, as I've had friends as such, is that she is an instigator and a friend group needs that. A friend who always has ideas and is down for anything is often an amazing friend, even though some of their ideas are terrible.
