A moving rave documentary, a triumphantly twisted crime drama and canal boating with zombies … here are the unmissable shows that may have passed you by
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In a sea of interchangeable crime dramas, all dead girls and doom-ridden detectives, Neil Forsyth’s Guilt felt like a breath of fresh air from the BBC. The story of two brothers in Edinburgh – smooth lawyer Max (Mark Bonnar) and hapless record shop owner Jake (Jamie Sives) – whose lives are turned upside down after a car accident, Guilt was a joyful mixture of pitch-black one-liners, sharp plotting and clever performances. This was crime drama the way it should be: free of gimmick and filled with well-drawn characters – most notably Bonnar’s Max, who increasingly commanded the screen as his carefully managed world spun beyond his control. Best of all in this overstuffed era, Guilt didn’t outstay its welcome, unfolding in four perfectly paced episodes and ending in an unexpected and quite exceptional betrayal. A triumph. SH