It stars The Fall’s Gillian Anderson and Say Nothing lead Lola Petticrew
The first trailer has been released for an upcoming Channel 4 series filmed and set in Northern Ireland.
Trespasses is a forbidden love story set against the backdrop of the Troubles, based on local author Louise Kennedy’s breakout debut novel.
Starring The Fall star Gillian Anderson and Say Nothing lead Lola Petticrew, the story follows Cushla, a sparky young woman whose desires and dreams have been frustrated by the grind of daily life, as she meets Michael (Tom Cullen), a controversial barrister.
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A description of the show reads: “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…”
Watch the first trailer here…
Filming for the series wrapped in Belfast last December as cast and crew were spotted on location across the city.
Also joining the cast of Trespasses are Blue Lights stars Martin McCann and Frank Blake, Oisín Thompson, Emily Taaffe, Barry Ward, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, Lorcan Cranitch, Gary Lydon and Lalor Roddy.
No release date has been announced for Trespasses but Channel 4 has teased that it is “coming soon”.
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