‘Derry Girls’ Creator Lisa McGee Sets Next Channel 4 Project
deadline.comLisa McGee, the creator of triple-BAFTA-winner Derry Girls, has set her next project for Channel 4 and Hat Trick Productions.
McGee is penning comedy-thriller How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, which follows three old friends from the Northern Irish capital – Saoirse, Robyn and Dara.
Now in their late-thirties, they lead very different lives, but when they receive an email informing them of the death of Greta, an old classmate they were once very close with, there’s clearly some unspoken, unfinished business.
The trio’s subsequent adventure takes them on a journey across Ireland. The show represents a rare collaboration between Channel 4’s comedy and drama departments and comes from storied UK indie Hat Trick Productions, the maker of Mastermind and Have I Got News For You.
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