Ep 105 - Original Derry Girl Louise Gallagher on creating Blue Lights

Talking Derry Girls

WARNING DOES CONTAIN SOME MILD SPOILERS FOR EP 3 BLUE LIGHTS.

The Derry Girls - Blue Lights connections are well and truly there if you dig deep. The TDGs are joined by Derry Girl Louise Gallagher who had the original idea for Blue Lights. She also has a feature film under her belt:

‘A Bump along the Way’ and an award winning short film ‘Rough’. As well as having her own production company, Louise works for Hat Trick (who made Derry Girls) developing new NI drama and comedy writing talent. Without giving away any major spoilers we talk about Blue Lights, Derry Girls, kissing slurping noises in films and whether you go up, down or over the town!

Notes:

Louise Gallagher -

https://www.gallagherfilms.co.uk/about

A Bump Along the Way -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9198724/

Tess McGowan -

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10235159/

Bronagh Gallagher -

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0302345/

The Commitment in Derry Girls -

https://www.bronaghgallagher.com/

TIFF - https://www.tiff.net/

Rough (award winning short film IFTA) -

https://www.roughfilm.com/

KIN -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13444408/

Derek Thompson aka Robin Graham -

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860054/

Summary of Blue Lights Ep 3 - Love Knows

https://www.whattowatch.com/features/blue-lights-season-2-episode-3-recap-love-knows

Black Mountain -

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/divis-and-the-black-mountain

Bronagh Taggart (writer of Ep 3 Blue Lights and also in Derry Girls) -

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0846499/

Jonathan Harden aka Jonty -

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325042/

Madam last discovery -

https://www.facebook.com/p/Madams-Last-Discovery-100086459482698/?paipv=0&eav=AfZN6xJuZzpC3oeyQEQPjjUWs96uLkUYJX3zkgcegN73fCPsDWjbxfO6hlR6uX42f-4&_rdr

Dea Matrona Band (who feature in Blue Lights Ep6) https://deamatrona.co.uk/

WAVE (Trauma Counselling) -

https://wavetraumacentre.org.uk/

Colin Davidson NI artist Silent Testimony -

https://irishartscenter.org/event/colin-davidson-silent-testimony

https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp134355/colin-davidson

Dearbháile McKinney aka Aisling and wee Aunt Sarah in Reunion Episode -

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9130037/

Hannah McClean aka Jen Robinson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6007345/

The Land of Saints and Sinners - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15782690/

(Starring Liam Neeson and few actors from Blue Lights and Derry Girls)

Hat Trick - https://www.hattrick.co.uk/

Roma Downey -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Downey

A Bump Along the Way -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bump-Along-Way-Bronagh-Gallagher/dp/B083ZR497K

Rough -

https://www.roughfilm.com/film

Jazz Festival -https://cityofderryjazzfestival.com/

ROCK THE BOAT CHALLENGE - for Mayor Patrica Logue’s charities (Foyle Hospice and Ryan McBride Foundation).

https://foylehospice.com/rock-the-boat/

EP 3 - Jeanie’s dog Duke and the army

EP 81 and 82 Shirt Tales part 1&2 Factory Girls mouthwashers