Lisa McGee

Elizabeth "Lisa" McGee is an Irish playwright and screenwriter. McGee is the creator and writer of Derry Girls, a comedy series that began airing on Channel 4 in the UK in January 2018.

Works

The Deceived
5.5

The Deceived

English student Ophelia falls in love with her married lecturer, seeing in him all the answers to her needs. When their affair is interrupted by a shocking and tragic death, Ophelia finds herself trapped in a world where she can no longer trust her own mind.

Release Date:2020-08-03

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:22

Derry Girls
8.1

Derry Girls

Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.

Release Date:2018-01-04

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:300

Indian Summers
7.1

Indian Summers

Epic drama set in the summer of 1932 where India dreams of independence, but the British are clinging to power. Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, the drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience. At the heart of the story lie the implications and ramifications of the tangled web of passions, rivalries and clashes that define the lives of those brought together in this summer which will change everything.

Release Date:2015-02-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:38

London Irish
7.5

London Irish

Old enough to know better… Young enough to do it anyway. Conor, his older sister Bronagh, best friend Packy and Niamh have just moved from Ireland to London, ready to shake this drunken haze and start life afresh with a clear head. The days of forgotten nights out, regrettable bedfellows and alcohol fueled bad decisions are over. Cheers to the adult life! Which starts now… soon… just as soon as they shake this hangover.

Release Date:2013-09-24

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:14

The White Queen
7.4

The White Queen

Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.

Release Date:2013-06-16

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:328

Being Human
7.0

Being Human

Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move into a house together, only to find that it is haunted by ghosts of people who have been killed under mysterious circumstances. As they deal with the challenges of being supernatural creatures, their desire to be human bonds them.

Release Date:2009-01-25

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:212

Raw
8.0

Raw

The lives and loves of the young staff who work in a successful Dublin restaurant and the intense friendships and bitter rivalries that blossom in the heat of the kitchen.

Release Date:2008-09-08

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:2

10.0

The Things I Haven't Told You

Drama which follows a group of teenagers whose already difficult years of adolescence get massively complicated when one of them is involved in a mysterious car crash.

Release Date:2008-03-17

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:1

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

Three old friends from the Northern Irish capital – Saoirse, Robyn and Dara – are now in their late-thirties and 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.

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:1

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