Get Ready for the Final Season of Guilt
For brothers Max and Jake, it all comes down to this! As the third and final season premiere of the hit Scottish, dark humor thriller Guilt looms ever closer (coming on Sunday, April 28 at 10/9c on MASTERPIECE on PBS, to be exact), get ready for four gasp-inducing episodes that will be sure to have you on the edge of your seat. Get insights from the cast on what’s to come, see a new preview, find out the ways you can watch full episodes from Seasons 1-3, and more.
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When Does Guilt Season 3 Premiere?
The third and final season, which The Guardian (UK) called “a wild ride” premieres on Sunday, April 28, 2024 on MASTERPIECE On PBS at the special time of 10/9c.
Watch the trailer now:
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What to Expect in Guilt Season 3
The first two seasons of Guilt were chock full of shocking twists and turns, betrayal, brotherhood, and dark humor galore, but what can the audience expect in the final season? Writer and Executive Producer Neil Forsyth and the cast shared their thoughts on Season 3.
Mark Bonnar (Max): “I think it’s the perfect meld of [Seasons 1 and 2], actually. It’s got a very serious heart but it still retains its humor, so it’s the best blend of it all.”
Jamie Sives (Jake): “I think it’s going to be a fantastic [season]. The viewers will probably have a yearning to see more but it’s a brilliant way to finish the trilogy. I think it could be shaping up to be the finest season yet.”
Emun Elliott (Kenny): “I think to start with the most exciting thing about this [season], is the fact that Max and Jake are finally back together on the screen, because obviously that’s where Guilt began. To have those two together again, I think, brings real heart and energy to the storytelling… The storytelling, I think, is better than ever. As (Writer and Executive Producer) Neil Forsyth’s star has ascended, he’s just unstoppable. I think you can really feel that in this series, and it feels like a real development in terms of his intricacy and level of storytelling. It’s for sure the best one yet.”
Phyllis Logan (Maggie): “There are quite a few surprises to come. As far as Maggie is concerned, many a person might have just hung up their boots in the underworld of crime in Edinburgh and said, I’ve had enough. But no, she’s game for everything and she’s in a position where she has to do something about it. Things aren’t as rosy as they might have been for Maggie and she wants to carry on the legacy of her crime family, as it were. I think the audience can expect another few shocks along the way. Don’t rule her out altogether. She’s not down and out entirely!”
Neil Forsyth (Writer and Executive Producer): “I hope they can expect a good story, a chance to see the characters be driven to new depths of emotional discovery and desperation and an ending to the Guilt story that they are happy with. And over the years I hope we’ve offered some entertainment and escape from life’s travails.”
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Guilt Season 3 Episodes
The brothers are back together, but enemies old and new cause them to seek ever more desperate solutions to their problems. Digging deep into their past, Max (Mark Bonnar, Napoleon, World on Fire) and Jake (Jamie Sives, Annika, Chernobyl) hope to finally find a future free of danger…and each other.
Episode 1 (Sunday, April 28 at 10/9c)
Max and Jake find themselves back in Edinburgh where they soon face a familiar danger. Kenny tries to help a family member, while dramatic action plays out at a farm.Episode 2 (Sunday, May 5 at 10/9c)
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 3 (Sunday, May 12 at 10/9c)
Max, Jake and their new gang hide from Maggie in Edinburgh and discover her link to Sir Jim Sturrock. Maggie exerts pressure on Teddy and Aliza risks the bank sale.Episode 4 (Sunday, May 19 at 10/9c)
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. - 4.
The Cast of Guilt Season 3
Stars Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives are back as brothers Max and Jake, who can never seem to steer clear of trouble — or each other — and whose criminal activities (intended or not) have turned their lives upside down. Other returning cast members include: Emun Elliott (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones) as long-suffering private eye Kenny Burns, and Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey’s Mrs. Hughes) as Maggie Lynch, a formidable presence in Edinburgh’s crime underworld. But the familiar faces don’t stop there — a few faces from the past may make an appearance in the final season, as well. As Bonnar put it: “It was really nice to grind some old hatchets!”
“I was delighted to bring a number of characters back,” Forsyth explained, noting one return in particular. “The prospect of Ellie Haddington (Sheila in Season 1) returning was in my mind from the moment I started writing the story of this series. The important thing is that you are not bringing people back for glorified cameos, you need to bring them back with a real narrative purpose accompanying them.”
Forsyth wasn’t the only one excited to see old friends. “All of our favorite characters from [Seasons 1 and 2] are built into this final push,” Elliott said. “So we see people like Ruth Bradley (Angie in Season 1) coming back. And actors like Greg McHugh (Teddy in Season 2) are given much more scope, to do their thing. There’s just a wealth of talent on screen.”
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How to Watch Guilt
Enjoy new episodes on Sunday nights at 10/9c. New Season 3 episodes will be available to stream online for 14 days starting at 10pm ET on the night of their national broadcast. [General streaming available in the U.S. only.] Watch online and on the PBS app.
Don’t want to wait a week in between episodes? You can stream all of the Season 3 episodes plus Seasons 1 and 2 when you watch with PBS Passport, an added member benefit. [PBS Passport viewing of Guilt is available in the U.S. and Canada only.]
Also, stream Guilt on the PBS MASTERPIECE Video Channel (available to Amazon Prime members for an additional monthly fee) with new episodes available week-by-week.
Pre-order the Season 3 DVD/Blu-ray on ShopPBS, where every purchase you make supports public broadcasting.
