Channel 4 peek into drama Trespasses

Trespasses stars Lola Petticrew, Tom Cullen and Gillian Anderson…

From BAFTA award-winning and double Oscar-nominated Wildgaze Films and in association with All3Media International, first look images have been released for Trespasses, a forbidden love story set against the backdrop of the Troubles, which is coming to Channel 4 to stream and watch live later this year.

1975, in a town outside Belfast. Whilst working one night behind the bar of her family pub, serving a mixed crowd including the locally stationed soldiers, Catholic schoolteacher Cushla meets Michael, an older Protestant married man, who often defends IRA suspects and is friends with cultured Bohemians who enrage and intrigue Cushla. Worlds apart, Cushla knows a relationship like this spells all kinds of trouble, but they are irresistibly drawn to one another.

In a place where loose lips cost lives and danger lurks in the shadows, amidst the fear and paranoia, this illicit affair between Cushla and Michael ignites and burns bright…

The images show Lola Petticrew as Cushla, a sparky young woman whose desires and dreams have been frustrated by the grind of daily life, Tom Cullen as Michael, a controversial barrister and Gillian Anderson as Gina, Cushla’s mother, a ‘glorious wreck’ who is constantly sparring with her daughter.

Trespasses has been adapted for the screen by Ailbhe Keogan in her first lead writing credit, is based on Louise Kennedy’s breakout debut novel which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize in 2023 and has been directed by BAFTA award-winning Dawn Shadforth.

Also joining the cast are Martin McCann, Oisín Thompson, Emily Taaffe, Barry Ward, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, Lorcan Cranitch, Frank Blake, Gary Lydon and Lalor Roddy.