Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington
She’s strong-minded, quick-witted and, shall we say, rather handy with a plume? (Or is that a nom de plume!?) It’s Penelope’s time to find a husband in season three. Actor Nicola, 37, who shot to fame in Derry Girls in 2018, insisted in her contract that a less sexy version of the drama be supplied for her family’s consumption. “People think I’m saying it as a joke,” she laughs.
