Guilt: A Scottish Masterclass in Making Bad Decisions
I didn’t binge-watch Guilt . That would imply some sort of lack of self-control. What actually happened is that I watched one episode, thought, “That was rather good,” and then somehow found myself watching another. And another. And before long I was sufficiently invested in the lives of a collection of deeply questionable people who appear to have made bad decisions their full-time profession. Guilt is a Scottish black comedy, although calling it simply a “black comedy” feels a bit inadequate. It is dark, funny, uncomfortable, twisted and, at times, completely bloody bonkers. And I mean that as a compliment. The basic premise involves two brothers whose lives take a spectacular turn for the worse after a rather unfortunate incident. From there, things begin to unravel in that uniquely British fashion where nobody simply admits they've made a mistake. No. They lie. Then they lie about the lie. Then they involve somebody else. Then that person has to lie. And suddenly you have a s...