Darkly amusing four-part thriller. [30 Aug - 12 Sep 2021, p.15]

You know how some dramas are so yawningly predictable that you know what line is coming next? Well Guilt, BBC Scotland's dark comedy, is not like that. You cannot tell whether the next bit of dialogue will be serious, funny or dripping in what I mean.

It starts off well, but becomes overly complicated to the point where the denouement doesn’t quite work. ... Like Netflix’s “Clickbait,” the end does not justify the means. But still, Sives is excellent, and he grounds the at times semi-comic craziness with Jake’s noble leanings.