Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O'Donnell is embarking on a brand new project with Channel 4, showcasing the 'real Derry' life, where she grew up.
As reported by STV, the actress played Michelle Mallon in the hit Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls, set in the Northern Irish city in the 1990s.
The series officially ended last week, with a special episode paying tribute to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
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The forthcoming documentary, The Real Derry: Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, will explore her upbringing in the Catholic community and how things have changed in the city since.
Pupils at O’Donnell’s old school will reflect on the city’s regeneration and why many young people still feel they need to leave Derry to gain new skills and experiences.
Channel 4 has commissioned Northern Ireland’s Tyrone Productions to make the documentary.
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Daniel Fromm, Channel 4’s commissioning editor for popular factual, said: “I’m hugely excited to be working with Tyrone Productions on their first commission for Channel 4 – and with Jamie-Lee in a brand new role for her.
“Derry Girls has brought the city to national prominence; now this film gives a voice to a new generation of its young people, so they can tell us what it’s like to grow up there in 2022.”
Co-executive producer of Tyrone Productions Patricia Carroll said: “As a Northern Ireland company, we are delighted to be working with Channel 4 and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell on this very personal documentary at such an important time in the city’s story.
“Fiercely proud of her home city, Jamie-Lee is the perfect person to explore Derry’s past and share her hopes for its future, and we know that Channel 4 audiences will be both entertained and intrigued by what she discovers.”
The popular Channel 4 series, created by Irish screenwriter Lisa McGee, helped highlight Derry and the issues of the Troubles.
The show came to an end on May 18 with a special extended episode which featured a surprise cameo appearance from Chelsea Clinton.
