A forbidden love worth fighting for

THE CAST OF TRESPASSES TALK TO YOLANTHE FAWEHINMI ABOUT THE NEW DRAMA SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TROUBLES IN 1970'S BELFAST

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DAMAGED: Gillian Anderson plays Cushla's alcoholic mother, Gina

amongst the backdrop of difficulty. It's what makes their forbidden love so magnetic and something worth fighting for.

“They want something more than the narratives that are being pushed on them by the world around them, which I think is something that we can all relate to - especially now.

“I think there are a lot of narratives that have been forced upon us, and it’s what Michael says in the series, ‘We must choose freedom over fear’

“I think he is also saying that we must choose to live our lives authentically in the way that we want to.

“So that was what I was interested in playing. It was what I was really drawn to with their relationship”