WHO RUNS THE WORLD?

If you miss spending time with your BFFs, try these female-led comedies

GOOD GIRLS

Sisters Beth (Christina Hendricks) and Annie (Mae Whitman), and their friend Ruby (Retta) are all struggling, so they come up with a sure-fire way to get rich quick – rob the supermarket where Annie works and pay off all their debts. If it was that easy, everyone would be doing it! Falling in with actual criminals, the trio find themselves in deeper trouble than they could have imagined, but as dark as it gets for the women, the show retains a sense of humour. (On Netflix now)

DERRY GIRLS

The jokes come as thick and fast as the accents of the main characters in this uproarious series set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1990s. The titular girls are a group of teens who live in Londonderry and experience all the usual parts of growing up – puberty, love, sex, boy bands – with a bloody religious conflict and paramilitary presence as backdrop. With a high laugh per minute ratio, you may need to watch episodes more than once to catch it all. (On Netflix now)

FINDING JOY

Joy (co-creator Amy Huberman) is hardly a shining example of having her life together. But when the lifestyle vlogger at the publishing company where she edits copy experiences a beauty therapy mishap, Joy is tasked with filling in for her. “You need to do this or we lose our sponsors and our jobs,” the office manager helpfully tells her. It’s all fairly unlikely, but executed in an amusing fashion, with more than a touch of Bridget Jones. (On Acorn TV from Mon., Apr. 13)