Mark Bonnar has insisted the time is right for 'Guilt' to end.
Mark Bonnar loved making Guilt
The former ‘Catastrophe’ star admitted while he's "sad" that the Neil Forsyth-created BBC Two drama - in which he plays Max alongside co-star Jamie Sives as his on-screen brother Jake - will be done after the third series, they're going out in a big way.
The 54-year-old actor said: “Of course. I’ll be sad to say goodbye to the show. But I think what Neil has done is absolutely right. It was time and I think the mark of a class act, as Neil is, is knowing to get out while we’re on top."
He described being part of the show as “an absolute joy”, while playing Max has been “a total gift”.
He added: "It's been an absolute joy, a total gift to play. I've said this before, but Neil Forsyth writes the words that I love to say. He's not only an incredible storyteller but a wordsmith as well - they feel amazing in your mouth.
"He has a knack of doing all these separate fascinating strands of a story and managing to tie them all together in a really funny and dramatic way.
“When he first started out with the show, he said there was a lack of anything like this on British television, a ‘dramedy’ – like the Americans do so well, where the show is very serious, but has a lot of funny moments in it.
"Before, we didn't really do that - a crime drama was a crime drama; a hospital drama was a hospital drama - there were very few jokes. I think Neil's broken the mould.”
Mark also shared how “wonderful” he finds all the Scottish fans telling him about their “pride” in the show, which is set in the capital city Edinburgh and also stars David Hayman, Amelia Isaac Jones and Euan MacNaughton.
He said: “It's a universal story but something that we made in Scotland with Scottish writers, Scottish crew. It was a bunch of Scots that made it and it showed the world what we can do. So I’m overflowing with pride about that. To be a part of that is incredible.”
The series launches will all episodes available on iPlayer today (25.04.23), episode one airing on BBC Scotland at 10pm and then following on BBC Two at 9pm on Thursday (27.04.23).