The Guest

A cleaner named Fran Sharp takes a job with a wealthy businesswoman, and what starts as a straightforward employer-employee relationship quickly shifts into something far more unstable. As the two women grow closer, boundaries blur, and small favors and confidences become tools in a shifting power dynamic. Secrets and unmet needs surface, and trust frays as each character tests limits, questions motives, and adapts to escalating psychological pressure. The show keeps the tension tight, focusing on personal interactions and the slow unravelling of normal life without giving away key twists or endings.

Released in 2025, The Guest was created by Matthew Barry and features Eve Myles, Gabrielle Creevy, Sion Daniel Young, Emun Elliott, and Bethan Mary-James in central roles. It’s an original TV drama that leans on performances rather than effects, with a compact, character-driven approach.

Early audience scores sit around 7.3 out of 10 from a small sample, reflecting viewers who respond to the slow-burn structure and strong lead work. The series emphasizes themes of class, control, loneliness, and the moral give-and-take inside domestic settings. Performances, especially from Eve Myles, have been singled out by viewers for making otherwise ordinary scenes feel charged and unpredictable.

Though still recent, The Guest has stirred online discussion about how personal care work intersects with wealth and privacy, and conversations have appeared on social platforms about consent, boundaries, and emotional labor. Specific lines or scenes haven’t yet entered the wider cultural lexicon, but the show’s atmosphere and scenario have prompted think pieces and water-cooler debate among early viewers.

As of its initial run the series hasn’t collected major industry awards, which isn’t unusual for new releases with limited visibility. That said, individual performances and the series’ tightly wound script have been mentioned in early coverage and could attract more formal recognition if it reaches a broader audience.