Channel 4 comedy series Derry Girls has won the Bafta TV award for best scripted comedy.
It comes after actress Siobhan McSweeney won best female performance in a comedy programme for her role as Sister Michael.
Writer Lisa McGee thanked Channel 4, asking it to “please never change”.
![Siobhan Mc Sweeney playing her part](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEwNjk0NDUzLTZlNWEtNDllMC05ODgyLTQ3NzE3NzhkNWRiODoxMGI2OTI1NS1kMzBiLTRiMmYtYWEwNy01Y2NmZjgwYjRlNzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Lisa McGee and Siobhan McSweeney with the award for Scripted Comedy, for Derry Girls, at the Bafta Television Awards 2023 at the Royal Festival Hall, London.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhjZmYyYTc1LTMzZmQtNDAxZC04ZGRlLTRkNjNlYWQ2MjNkMDo3YjljNjI2ZS01ZTViLTQ1NDEtYmRmNy1hZjA4OGMwODBjODU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
2.
Lisa McGee and Siobhan McSweeney with the award for Scripted Comedy, for Derry Girls, at the Bafta Television Awards 2023 at the Royal Festival Hall, London.Photo: Jeff Moore
![Chelsea Clinton playing a part in Derry Girls](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU5NGMxNDI5LWVhMjQtNGQxMi1iMzI5LWE5YWNiMWJlNjliYzoyNTAxZjA3OC0zN2JkLTQ4OTAtODEwNy01Yjg3YzIyZGRjMjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Lian Neeson in Derry Girls](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY1OTY2NzEyLTMyMWMtNDNhNC05MjUxLWI0ZWNmOTY2OGRmNjo2YzNjZGY3Zi0yMjFjLTQyNTMtYTE4Yy0xOGRjOTIxOTExNmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=715)
1 / 2