Airdate: TrespassesNorthern Irish drama blends forbidden love, local tensions and Gillian Anderson, on SBS. Four part Northern Irish drama Trespasses, based on the 2022 novel of the same name, screens next week on SBS. Amid curfews, bombings, and betrayals, she works nights in her family’s pub, serving both sides and British soldiers, when she meets and falls for Michael (Tom Cullen) – an older, married Protestant barrister. But as the forbidden love between Cushla and Michael deepens, violence looms and tensions rise. Episode OneCushla, a Catholic teacher, falls for a married Protestant barrister in 1975 Belfast.