EXCLUSIVE: BBC viewers are in for a treat next month as a brand-new four-part drama is set to air, featuring Welsh star Eve Myles and Gabrielle Creevy
Tianna Corbin TV Reporter
00:05, 26 Aug 2025
Eve Myles stars as Fran in The Guest(Image: BBC)
At the end of last year, the BBC announced a brand-new drama was on the way called, The Guest. Now, the wait is almost over as the four-part series is set to get released on September 1.
The series focuses on two women, a successful business owner, Fran (played by Eve Myles), and a woman she employs to be her cleaner, Ria (Gabrielle Creevy).
As Ria quickly strikes up an unlikely friendship with Fran, she’s intoxicated by her confidence and how self-assured she is.
However, when an unexpected event takes a turn, their lives become intertwined by dangerous plots and shared secrets.
A synopsis teases: “What follows is a compelling and manipulative game of cat and mouse. But just who is playing who?”
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Ahead of the series being released, Reach Plc spoke to Eve and Gabrielle about their characters in the show and why they believe people are fascinated with intense female friendships.
Ystradgynlais-born Eve, 47, commented: “Because it’s complex, it’s not easy, it’s not actually an easy thing to talk about or to try and describe or explain, it’s about something very, very intoxicating. It’s about two women sharing something very important.
“Like myself and Gabby, Fran and Ria are also incredibly vulnerable, never mind the strengths you see from both of them, they both have great strengths, but they both have great weaknesses.”
Detailing the unlikely friendship between Fran and Ria, Eve added that the two characters are both from very different backgrounds, which she explained holds intrigue and mystery to some people.
She later added: “It’s not about a boss and a cleaner it’s about two women who share this part of their lives together, they share secrets together, they go through something very traumatic together then they’ve got to fix that, or not and what that does to them.”
BBC’s The Guest will consist of four episodes (Image: BBC)
She continued: “They open up to each other when they don’t expect to, and that’s thrilling, that’s dynamic. There’s something really poignant and dangerous about these two women.”
Discussing The Guest, writer Matthew Barry expressed: “I’m beyond excited to be re-teaming with Nicola, Davina and the whole team at Quay Street Productions and the BBC to bring The Guest to life.
“As well as being an exciting thriller, at its core this is an examination of class, social mobility and the growing disparity between those at the top and bottom of our society.”
The Guest, will premiere on BBC One at 9:00 PM on Monday, September 1.