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Two brothers seem to get away with a crime - but soon discover they can trust no-one, including each other, in a pitch-black, contemporary thriller.

3 Seasons
12 Episodes
Ended
Comedy Crime Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image Episode 2
7.8/10 (294 votes)

#1 Episode 2

S1:E2

Max does his best to take control, while Jake finds himself falling in love with Angie, the dead man's niece.

episode image Episode 1
7.7/10 (348 votes)

#2 Episode 1

S1:E1

In a residential street in Edinburgh, brothers Max and Jake run down an old man while Jake is driving them back from a wedding - stoned and uninsured. They carry on with their lives, hoping Walter's death will be passed off as natural causes, but the brothers end up being pulled further into Walter's world.

episode image Episode 3
7.7/10 (276 votes)

#3 Episode 3

S1:E3

Jake and Angie's blossoming relationship creates difficulties between the brothers, leading Max to take decisive action against his sibling.

episode image Episode 4
7.6/10 (105 votes)

#4 Episode 4

S3:E4

Max and Jake have a plan for final victory, but so does everyone else. Maggie’s enemies close in, and Sturrock’s bank sale is in danger.

episode image Episode 4
7.5/10 (280 votes)

#5 Episode 4

S1:E4

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.

episode image Episode 1
7.4/10 (261 votes)

#6 Episode 1

S2:E1

In an Edinburgh cellar, two gunshots ring out. Across town, Max McCall is released from prison. These two events gradually converge as Max tries to rebuild his life.

episode image Episode 2
7.4/10 (106 votes)

#7 Episode 2

S3:E2

Max and Jake seek refuge with a face from the past in the Highlands, but Teddy is on their trail. Scotland’s national bank is being sold, and Maggie sees an opportunity.

episode image Episode 3
7.4/10 (94 votes)

#8 Episode 3

S3:E3

Max, Jake and their new gang hide from Maggie in Edinburgh and discover her link to Sir Jim Sturrock. Maggie exerts pressure on Teddy, while Aliza risks the bank sale.

episode image Episode 3
7.3/10 (176 votes)

#9 Episode 3

S2:E3

Max and Erin’s relationship grows ever more complicated, as the pressure on Max from his police handler Jackie steadily increases, and he has a surprising meeting.

episode image Episode 4
7.3/10 (173 votes)

#10 Episode 4

S2:E4

Max and Jake pick up arguments old and new, while the Lynch family face their darkest secret. Max offers Erin a way out but is running out of time to find one for himself.

episode image Episode 2
7.1/10 (180 votes)

#11 Episode 2

S2:E2

Max and Kenny find a local Minister more of an obstacle than they thought. Pressure builds for Erin, while Teddy is seeking answers.

episode image Episode 1
7.1/10 (130 votes)

#12 Episode 1

S3:E1

Skye's plan to try and to scare off Danny and his gang backfires, while Max and Jake's pub in Chicago is heading for financial ruin. Meanwhile, Sir Jim Sturrock opens a community centre in Leith, and Teddy is managing a cannabis farm in the Borders for Maggie Lynch.

Cast & Chracters

character image Max McCall

Max McCall

Actor: Mark Bonnar
character image Kenny Burns

Kenny Burns

Actor: Emun Elliott
character image Stevie Malone

Stevie Malone

Actor: Henry Pettigrew
character image Maggie Lynch

Maggie Lynch

Actor: Phyllis Logan
character image Jake McCall

Jake McCall

Actor: Jamie Sives
character image Teddy McLean

Teddy McLean

Actor: Greg McHugh
character image Yvonne Nixon

Yvonne Nixon

Actor: Isaura Barbé-Brown
character image Skye Burns

Skye Burns

Actor: Amelia Isaac Jones
character image Sir Jim Sturrock

Sir Jim Sturrock

Actor: Euan Macnaughton
character image Danny

Danny

Actor: Anders Hayward

The highest rated episode of Guilt is "Episode 2" (S1E2) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 294 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 2" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 180 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 2" (S1E2) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 294 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 4" (S1E4) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 280 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S2E1) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 261 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 2" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 180 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Episode 4" (S3E4) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 105 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Episode 1" (S3E1) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 130 votes.

Name Department Job
Agata Rafalska Camera Camera Trainee
Arthur Sharpe Sound Original Music Composer

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