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Channel 4’s Trespasses Premieres Tonight, Launching Four-Night Event Drama

Channel 4 presents a four-part adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s prize-shortlisted novel featuring Gillian Anderson.

Overview

  • The series stars Lola Petticrew as Cushla, Tom Cullen as Michael, and Gillian Anderson as Gina, with Martin McCann, Emily Taaffe, Oisín Thompson and Barry Ward in support.
  • Set in 1975 near Belfast, the story centers on a secret relationship between a young Catholic schoolteacher and an older married Protestant barrister described as intoxicating and dangerous.
  • Screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan adapts the book with the aim of coupling a universal forbidden love story to a thriller engine shaped by place and time.
  • Production filmed on location in Belfast, including a house in Finaghy, with cast and producers highlighting the authenticity of the period detail.
  • All four hour-long episodes air on Channel 4 at 9pm from Sunday 9 to Wednesday 12 November.