"Trespasses follows Cushla Laverty, a 24-year-old Catholic teacher who falls for a swashbuckling Protestant, Michael Agnew. They begin seeing each other secretly, around Michael's high profile establishment job: he's an outspoken barrister, who campaigns for justice on behalf of young Catholic boys caught up in police bullying. This puts him, and those close to him, at risk of violent reprisal from both sides. Puts your commute into perspective, eh?"
"She steals so many scenes I wonder if she's been hanging around the Louvre. Sometimes, when actors do' accents it's like someone wearing a fur coat in the supermarket: you can't pay attention to anything else. And make no mistake, Norn Irish is a fearsomely challenging accent, second only to Newcastle. (When I was learning it at drama school, I had to repeat certain phrases over and over, to key into its particular music. Sloppy Giuseppe' being the one that sticks in my head.)"
Trespasses follows Cushla Laverty, a 24-year-old Catholic teacher who falls for Michael Agnew, a Protestant barrister campaigning for justice for bullied Catholic boys. Their secret relationship unfolds amid 1970s Northern Ireland tensions and risks violent reprisal from both communities. The production uses a vintage palette of browns and orange to evoke a melancholic period mood. Tom Cullen and Lola Petticrew exhibit on-screen chemistry while Gillian Anderson dominates as Cushla's widowed mother, Gina. Strong accent work, especially the challenging Northern Irish dialect, shapes performances and atmosphere. The series juxtaposes intimate romance with political danger and social injustice.
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