About this episode
Nigel Williams discusses his work on the series 'How to Get to Heaven From Belfast' with showrunner Lisa McGee.
Editor - Nigel Williams How to Get to Heaven From Belfast editor Nigel Williams once again finds himself cutting with showrunner Lisa McGee. Having first worked with McGee on her hit series, Derry Girls , the two are back together for a show that features Lisa's well-known witty dialogue and quirky characters, but this time all wrapped up in a mystery. How to Get to Heaven From Belfast is an eight-part series that follows three longtime friends. Now in their late 30s, but still as close as ever, the girls are about to embark on the most thrilling adventure of their lives. When an email arrives, telling them about the death of the estranged fourth member of their childhood gang, a series of eerie events at her wake set them on a dark, dangerous and hilarious odyssey through Ireland and beyond. Together they try to piece together the truth of the past. It's a show about friendship, memory and what happens when life doesn't turn out quite like you'd expected. NIGEL WILLIAMS Nigel Williams is one of the most highly sought-after editors in comedy. He hit gold in 2000 when two strangers were looking to cut a pilot. Those strangers were Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Together they…
People in this episode
Host: Matt Feury
Guest: Nigel Williams
Topics covered
- editing
- comedy
- friendship
- mystery
- adventure
- memory
Keywords
- Nigel Williams
- Lisa McGee
- Derry Girls
- How to Get to Heaven From Belfast
- editing
- comedy
- friendship
- mystery
- adventure
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Derry Girls, How to Get to Heaven From Belfast, The Office, Extras, Outnumbered, Motherland, Horrible Histories, Tracey Ullman's Show, Episodes
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