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Peter McGoran

Derry Girls named 'one of the most binge-able TV series in the world'

If you've whiled away the hours during lockdown watching countless episodes of your favourite TV show on Netflix, Amazon or Disney+, then it's fair to say that you're a lot like us...

TV seems to be getting better and more accessible every year, with countless boxsets of brilliant shows available to binge on streaming services.

Now, new research has put together a comprehensive list of the best box sets to binge, if you're looking to spend an evening, weekend or even week in front of the TV.

The research, which you can find here, takes into account things like audience ratings, critics' ratings, and time it takes to watch a full series.

Northern Irish made comedy-drama Derry Girls ranks the third on the list, just below teen drama Freaks & Geeks, and comedy Please Like Me.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, the show has a critic's approval rating of 98.5, with an audience score of 96.5.

Derry Girls wasn't the only NI-made programme to make the list, with BBC crime show Line of Duty coming in at No. 7.

View the full list here.

It's welcome news for the Northern Irish show, which has become an international phenomenon since it began airing on Channel 4 in 2018.

Also good news is the fact that Series 3 of Derry Girls will begin filming later this year.

The highly-anticipated return of the hit sitcom was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Nicola Coughlan, who plays Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 show, tweeted: "Can confirm Series 3 of Derry Girls is filming this year and I cannae bloody wait.

" Covid has pushed back filming several times which has been so sh*te, but honestly the story lines in this series are the best we’ve ever done so I can’t tell you how worth it the wait will have been."

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