Guilt
- TV comedy drama
- BBC Scotland
- 2019 - 2023
- 12 episodes (3 series)
Comedy drama starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as two men who commit a hit and run murder. Also features Ruth Bradley, Sian Brooke, Emun Elliott, Michael Nardone, Ellie Haddington and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3
Further details
Jake and Angie's tentative relationship hits a problem as he grows suspicious of his new girlfriend - but Angie manages to soften his worries. Jake wants to make things work but Angie gives him a reality check - they can't live off Jake's record shop, given that Max controls the finances. This gets Jake thinking: he needs to take action and break the hold Max has over him.
However, Jake's Leith Beats record shop is actually a front for a complicated - and illegal - financial scheme set up by Max. With Jake now asking questions, pressure mounts on Max from another, sinister, source. It appears a payday loans company is actually behind the investment in Jake's shop, which is really a front for a shady businessman, Roy.
Max is told in no uncertain terms to make sure his little brother continues to play nicely. Unable to control Jake, Max takes matters into his own hands - with shocking results.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 7th November 2019
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Scotland
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 13th November 2019 | 9:00pm | BBC2 |
| Saturday 22nd February 2020 | 10:00pm | BBC Scotland |
| Thursday 3rd September 2020 | 10:00pm | BBC Scotland |
| Saturday 9th October 2021 | 10:00pm | BBC Scotland |
| Monday 8th November 2021 | 12:55am | BBC4 |
| Wednesday 8th December 2021 | 12:10am | BBC4 |
| Wednesday 5th January 2022 | 10:00pm | BBC Scotland |
Cast & crew
| Mark Bonnar | Max McCall |
| Jamie Sives | Jake McCall |
| Ruth Bradley | Angie Curtis |
| Sian Brooke | Claire McCall |
| Emun Elliott | Kenny Burns |
| Michael Nardone | Henry McKinnon |
| Ellie Haddington | Sheila Gemmell |
| Moyo Akande | Tina Hicks |
| Bill Paterson | Roy Lynch |
| Henry Pettigrew | Stevie Malone |
| Gregor Firth | Archie |
| Noof McEwan | Cameron Lovat |
| Gordon Brown | Maurice |
| Tom Urie | Gordie Gemmell |
| Sylas Szabolcs | Victor Kuqo |
| Jenny Ryan | Inspector Elaine Hill |
| Anneika Rose | DC Nicola Bowman |
| Neil Forsyth | Writer |
| Robert McKillop | Director |
| Jules Hussey | Producer |
| Neil Webster | Executive Producer |
| Kirstie Macdonald | Executive Producer |
| Gavin Smith | Executive Producer |
| Gregor Sharp | Executive Producer |
| Neil Forsyth | Executive Producer |
| Wendy Griffin | Line Producer |
| Nikki McChristie | Editor |
| Tom Sayer | Production Designer |
| Caroline Stewart | Casting Director |
| Nanu Segal | Director of Photography |
| Lesley Abernethy | Costume Designer |
| Laura Hill | Make-up Designer |
| Arthur Sharpe | Composer |
| Anna Toffolo | Graphics |
| Craig Wright | Graphics |
| Graham Drover | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
The police in Guilt (BBC2) are also showing no interest in getting to the bottom of the murky maelstrom of crimes . . . murder, fraud and now money-laundering. It doesn't help that one of the detectives is in the pay of the city's kingpin (Bill Paterson).
'I'm a businessman now, but a businessman who in the past committed significant amounts of extreme violence,' he growled at dodgy lawyer Max (Mark Bonnar). Bonnar is at the dark heart of this crime drama. He conveys such brittle, superficial charm we can't help guessing at what festers beneath.
All comedy in the script has leached away. There was nothing funny about the dockyard beating meted out to private eye Kenny. Like Max and his brother Jake, we've been lured into something much more dangerous than we expected.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 14th November 2019Guilt review
A dark comedy that's as fresh as the Leith rain.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 7th November 2019