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Irish Derry Girls fans left unimpressed as show is labelled ‘distinctively British’

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Irish Derry Girls fans were left amused and rather unimpressed on Thursday when the hit comedy show, which follows the lives of Catholic schoolgirls navigating life in Northern Ireland in the 90s, was described as being ‘distinctively British.’ The UK’s former Media Minister John Whittingdale got himself in hot water after he told a Royal Television Society conference there was a need for broadcasters to produce more ‘British’ programmes such as Fleabag, Derry Girls and the Carry On films.

Wittingdale said that other shows such as Dr Who, Downton Abbey, Great British Bake Off, and Bodyguard all have been huge international hits that ‘reflect British values.’ He added that Derry Girls ‘very clearly’ passed the test of reflecting these same

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