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Inside the making of Slow Horses and Trespasses with BAFTA-nominated writers Will Smith and Ailbhe Keogan

Inside the making of Slow Horses and Trespasses with BAFTA-nominated writers Will Smith and Ailbhe Keogan

By Michael Pickard
April 23, 2026

The Writers Room

Ahead of the BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2026, nominated writers Ailbhe Keogan and Will Smith speak to DQ about making Trespasses and Slow Horses respectively, adapting books for the screen and their contrasting approaches to following the shows they write through production.

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