The Guest

Synopsis

When a cleaner is hired by a wealthy businesswoman, her life changes forever as their initial friendship threatens to become a manipulative, psychological game of cat and mouse.

First Air Date: 2025-09-01

Last Air Date: 2025-09-22

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Matthew Barry

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Eve Myles as Fran Sharp
Gabrielle Creevy as Ria Powell
Sion Daniel Young as Lee Mace
Emun Elliott as Richard Abbott
Bethan Mary-James as Sharla
Julian Lewis Jones as Simon Sharp
Joseph Ollman as Mike Rice
Clive Russell as Derek Abbott
Catherine Ayers as Helen
Victoria Donovan as Gaynor

Seasons

Series 1 (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2025-09-01)

When cleaner Ria is hired by mysterious businesswoman Fran, an unlikely friendship is formed. But when Fran's advice leads to tragedy, Ria's life is changed forever.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2025-09-08)

Ria faces the police while trying to pick up the pieces with Lee. But that will mean cutting Fran off entirely. Can she ever go back to her old life?
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2025-09-15)

Fran offers Ria an exciting promotion, but doubts set in when unsettling revelations come to light that call her motives into question.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2025-09-22)

Ria finds herself a fugitive on the run. She must stay one step ahead of the police – and Fran – long enough to repair old relationships and discover the evidence that will clear her.