Overview
- The drama premieres at 9pm on Sunday 9 November on Channel 4 and continues nightly at the same time through Wednesday 12 November.
- Set in 1975 Belfast, the story follows Cushla, a young Catholic schoolteacher, and Michael, an older married Protestant barrister, whose secret relationship becomes perilous.
- Screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan stresses the real-world stakes of cross-community relationships during the Troubles, saying there was a threat to life for such lovers.
- Keogan describes the adaptation as a universal forbidden love story powered by a thriller engine, drawing inspiration from classics like Casablanca.
- Lola Petticrew and Tom Cullen lead the cast alongside Gillian Anderson as Gina, with Martin McCann, Emily Taaffe, Oisín Thompson and Barry Ward in supporting roles, and Cullen notes his family history mirrors the show’s themes.