16 September 2025

Alyth Ross cast in new BBC legal drama

Dewar Awardee Alyth Ross has been announced as a cast member for the new BBC legal drama Counsels, with filming underway in Glasgow.

Counsels tells the story of young lawyers who are trying to navigate their complex and messy lives at a time when their careers turn serious. Having trained together at an elite law school, the characters are now scattered across the profession and find themselves facing each other in court. The eight-part series has been created by Scottish writers Bryan Elsely and Gillian McCormack. It is being made by Balloon Entertainment for BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC Scotland.

Alyth received a Dewar Award in 2019 to support her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Speaking of the award, she said:

“The Dewar Arts award has provided me and so many other young people with a life-changing opportunity; to achieve things I never dreamt I would. As a Scottish student from a rural background, I had never anticipated that I’d have to pay for my higher education, and so when I was first offered my place at Guildhall I almost had to turn it down due to funding. However, thanks to the incredibly generous support from Dewar Arts, I’ve been able to continue my training at this exceptional institution, which is without a doubt everything I’d anticipated and more. I am extremely grateful. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.”