Derry Girls fans tickled by nods to iconic Father Ted episode

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Derry Girls viewers were delighted to spot a few nods to a particularly epic episode of classic Irish sitcom Father Ted in last night's episode - obsessed ❤

), Michelle , Orla and James attempting to win a song competition, which would see them allowed to perform on national television for Children in Need, the squad gets to work on their chosen record.

This then set the scene for a few odes to the well-beloved Father Ted episode A Song for Europe, in which Dougal is beset by ‘Euro-song fever’, and convinced that he and Ted should bid to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest. Michelle is spurred on by a fierce need to beat rivals Jenny Joyce and Aisling in Derry Girls’ contest, and the group is shown rehearsing in Erin’s bedroom, where the twin beds and loudly patterned wallpaper and carpet were strongly reminiscent of the utter chaos in which Ted and Dougal try to write and practice their song for Eurovision, My Lovely Horse.

 

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I thought exactly the same. Derry Girls is absolute TopNotch, hysterically funny 👏 Superb Writing from LisaMMcGee. Brilliant casting

I tried to watch Derry Girls but it's worse than Mrs Brown's Boys

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