What would you do?
Guilt is a new four-part drama from Scotland by writer Neil Forsyth, with riveting plot twists and a strong vein of black humour.
When brothers Max and Jake unwittingly run over and kill an old man, their attempts to cover it up trigger consequences neither of them could ever have imagined.
In a residential street in Edinburgh, two disparate brothers, high-flying lawyer Max (Mark Bonnar) and Jake (Jamie Sives), a record shop owner, accidentally run down an old man, Walter, on their way home from a wedding. Uninsured and under the influence, Jake is persuaded by Max to cover up their deathly deed.
Their hopes that the death will be passed-off as natural causes are dashed when neighbours and relatives begin to suspect Walter’s death wasn’t as innocent as it seems. 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 leads them further into a world where everyone seems to have a hidden agenda, and they discover they can’t trust anyone – and that includes each other.
“I find it hard to watch dramas where no-one says anything remotely funny for six hours of television. It’s so artificial. Humour is one of the major ways that human beings react to extreme pressure, it should always be woven into drama and I think that’s what all the best dramas have done, from The Sopranos to Breaking Bad to The West Wing.”
“When I read Neil’s script for Guilt, it blew my socks off. I was really struck by how much of a page turner it was – he had me gripped. And, as everything else fell into place, it became apparent that this was going to be something really special. I’m very proud of Guilt. Things start very, very bad and get much, much worse! As it goes on, things become a lot more serious for the brothers and you discover to what extent Max is guilty and how deep he’s in.”