The Curse is the fourth episode of the second series and the 10th overall episode of Derry Girls.
Short Summary[]
The Quinn family cause uproar at a family wedding, and the consequences of the girls' bad behaviour are very serious, especially for cousin Eammon.
Full Summary[]
The family gather for a wedding, to which Erin has brought her friends. Mary and Sarah's mother Marie's sister Bridie and her 50-year-old son Eamonn (Ardal O'Hanlon) attend. Bridie insults Mary and Sarah; Mary responds by telling Bridie to drop dead. Seconds later, Bridie dies. Several people speculate that Mary has a curse/gift which enables her to cause people's deaths through saying particular words. On another day, the family and friends gather for Bridie's wake, to which Michelle has brought a large plastic box containing hash scones which she made.
Someone takes the container full of scones and some guests take one each. The teens retrieve most of the scones and try to flush them down the toilet; they block it and cause a flood. Meanwhile, Mary and Sarah recognise the earrings Bridie is wearing as Marie's. Deducing that Bridie stole the earrings from Marie, Mary and Sarah take them off Bridie's corpse. However, Eamonn finds out and they are put back on Bridie and buried with her. Back home, Joe brings to the table several of the scones which he took from the wake, to Erin's horror.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Erin Quinn
- Louisa Harland as Orla McCool
- Nicola Coughlan as Clare Devlin
- Jamie-Lee O'Donnell as Michelle Mallon
- Dylan Llewellyn as James Maguire
- Kathy Kiera Clarke as Sarah McCool
- Tara Lynne O'Neill as Mary Quinn
- Siobhan McSweeney as Sister Michael
- Tommy Tiernan as Gerry Quinn
- Ian McElhinney as Joe McCool
Guest Stars[]
- Julia Dearden as Maureen Malarkey
- Kevin McAleer as Uncle Colm
- Eleanor Methven as Aunt Bridie
- Ardal O'Hanlon as Eammon
Music[]
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| "" |
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Notes and Trivia[]
- This episode scored 2.88 million viewers.
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| Derry Girls Series 1 | |||||
| #01 | "Across the Barricade" | #03 | "The Concert" | #05 | "The Prom" |
| #02 | "Ms De Brún and the Child of Prague" | #04 | "The Curse" | #06 | "The President" |
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