Year: 2019
Director: Robert McKillop
Producers: Jules Hussey
Executive Producers: Neil Webster, Kirstie Macdonald
Writer: Neil Forsyth
Principal Cast: Jamie Sives, Mark Bonnar, Emun Elliot, Bill Paterson, Ellie Haddington, Ruth Bradley, Sian Brooke, Michael Nardone
Broadcast Dates: Thursday 24 October 2019, 10pm
Synopsis
The story follows two disparate brothers Max (Bonnar) and Jake (Sives) who, while driving home from a wedding together one night, accidentally run over and kill an old man on a darkened street. After making the panicked decision to cover their tracks, the brothers seem to get away with their crime.
However, as neighbours and relatives of the dead man begin to suspect his death wasn’t as innocent as it initially seemed, the brothers find their lives rapidly falling apart, as their actions begin to catch up with them. Their increasingly desperate attempts to conceal their guilt lead them further into a world where everyone seems to have a hidden agenda and they discover they can trust no-one, ultimately including each other.
"We have been blown away by the actors who have joined the project"
"With Mark and Jamie onboard as the brothers, we were confident we could build an incredible cast around them, but we have been blown away by the actors who have joined the project. It’s a testament to Neil Forsyth’s writing that Guilt has attracted a cast of this calibre.”
Executive Producer, Happy Tramp North
More information
This production is a four-part drama that broadcast on BBC Scotland and BBC Two in October and November 2019, and is now available on BBC iPlayer.
Guilt is co-produced by Expectation and Happy Tramp North and is part-funded by Screen Scotland’s Broadcast Content Fund.
The drama is commissioned by Shane Allen, Controller Comedy Commissioning; Steve Carson, Head of Multi-Platform Commissioning BBC Scotland; and Patrick Holland, Controller BBC Two. The Commissioning Executives for the BBC are Gregor Sharp and Gavin Smith. The series will premiere on BBC Scotland’s digital channel and follow on BBC Two later this year. Guilt will be internationally distributed by BBC Studios.