BBC have announced that their award-winning drama Guilt will return for a second series - with filming to start later this year. 

The first season seen over three million people tune in to their tellies across the UK, with more than half a million of those in Scotland

The BBC Two and BBC Scotland series - filmed in parts of Glasgow, Clydebank Docks and Edinburgh - soon became one of the top three most requested BBC Scotland titles on BBC iPlayer.

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Written by Neil Forsyth (Eric, Ernie And Me, Bob Servant) and co-produced by Expectation and Happy Tramp North, the first series starred Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as two disparate brothers, united by guilt when they accidentally run over and kill an old man on a darkened street. 

Series two will hit our screens in 2021 with filming of the four-part series expected to start in Scotland later this year.

Steve Carson, Head of Multi-Platform Commissioning, BBC Scotland adds: “Guilt was, without a doubt, one of the highlights of our year on BBC Scotland and we’re thrilled to bring it back for a second series. Neil Forsyth’s ability to marry comedy and drama together and the brilliant cast that brought his scripts to life made for compelling viewing and made Guilt a must-see moment on TV and iPlayer.

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"With guilt finally catching up with the characters at the end of the last series, who knows what direction Neil will take them in the new series?”

Guilt has since won a number of awards including an RTS Award Scotland for Best Drama; RTS Award Scotland: Camera; Celtic Media Festival Torc Award for Best Drama Series and Neil Forsyth was also nominated for the RTS Best Drama Writer award.