one of the most underrated parts of derry girls is the sheer amount of single women - who are never called out for being single! who are never the butt of a ‘can’t find a man’ joke
aunt sarah is raising a daughter, has a house of her own, dates occasionally, but is never made out to be on the hunt for a husband or lacking in any way
finnoula owns her own business and lives in the cutest flat of all time
sister michael is principal of a school, has a rich social life and hobbies, is severely clever, and by all accounts happily chose to be a nun because of the ‘free accommodation’
cathy maguire is the kind of character you’d usually see given to a man: attractive, deeply self centered, and unapologetic. unconcerned about childcare, invested in her own life
and ms de brun! ms de brun. teacher, poet, free spirit, buying a house, certain and candid. it’s a refreshing change for a show set in the 90s a) to have so many female characters to begin with and b) to not have romance be the center of their personalities
