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Wales Online
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Broadchurch and Keeping Faith star's new 'addictive' thriller will leave you 'on the edge of your seat'
Broadchurch and Keeping Faith star's new 'addictive' thriller will leave you 'on the edge of your seat' The new series stars Eve Myles alongside BAFTA Cymru award winning actress Gabrielle Creevy in a dark coming of age story. Eve Myles and Gabrielle Creevy lead the new thriller which will air in Autumn. (Image: BBC/Quay Street Productions) It's that time of year again. When the summer starts to draw to an end, the nights get colder and people are ready to have some cosy evenings in to save money ahead of the winter. Autumnal paraphernalia is already being stocked in shops, and we have plenty of exciting new TV shows to look forward to as the season changes. Strictly Come Dancing will be returning to our screens in September, and that is not the only exciting series the BBC has lined up for us. BBC Wales will be releasing their new four-part thriller, The Guest, starring Welsh icon Eve Myles, and BAFTA Cymru winner Gabrielle Creevy as the leading ladies. The series is said to leave you "on the edge of your seat." For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter The Guest follows Ria (Gabrielle), a woman with very little direction in life who is taken under the wing of the wealthy and independent Fran (Eve). The series follows their relationship, although the duo have hinted that not everything is at it seems. Gabrielle told Wales Online: " It's not what you think. I think there's so many twists and turns, when I was reading it for the first time, I didn't expect it to go the way it goes, and that's like every other page. "So I think you're definitely gonna be on the edge of your seat watching it." Article continues below The actress from Port Talbot explained: "It's just an amazing kind of thriller about two complicated women who find each other very interesting. They're both at a time in their life where they're just searching for something. "Especially for my character, she has financial issues. Her home life with her partner isn't, you know, as it was, the magic is gone and she just wants something else. Then Fran appears out of nowhere and kind of steers her in a direction. "She just finds this woman so intoxicating. She's just someone that she never thought she would cross paths with. "Ria lacks a lot of confidence with who she is and what she's meant to be doing, which direction she's mean to be going in. It's a journey of self-discovery really and maybe finding out that everything isn't what it seems on the outside." Eve Myles is back again, as yet another strong independent Welsh woman. (Image: BBC/Quay Street Productions) Eve, who is known for playing strong leading ladies like Gwen Cooper in Torchwood or Faith Howells in Keeping Faith, is back once again in a BBC series that will grip audiences. She said: "I think that the audience are going to find themselves in a fast-paced thriller that centres on the toxic and beguiling relationship of two women that are from either sides of the track. "It's about, you know, wealth depravity and culture, secrets and what it's like to be women in 2025 who seemly have their lives set up. Yet, as soon as you're invited into their lives and they invite each other into each other's lives, find out that it's not all what it seems. "It's a relationship that, you know, as intoxicating as it is for them and as addictive as it is for them, hopefully, that should be for the viewer as well. Article continues below "With each episode, and with each scene, a layer comes off from these women and you start to get to know them, you start to understand them and you start to connect with them hopefully." The Guest will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Autumn.
Wales Online
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
BBC shares first-look at chilling Welsh thriller
BBC shares first-look at chilling Welsh thriller This week, the BBC have shared some first look images of their upcoming four-part propulsive thriller, The Guest. BBC shares first-look at chilling Welsh thriller, The Guest (Image: BBC ) Last year, the BBC announced a brand-new series featuring the likes of Eve Myles and Gabrielle Creevy was underway. Titled The Guest, the four-part series focuses on a toxic and beguiling relationship between two people, successful business owner Fran (Eve Myles) and her employee, Ria (Gabrielle Creevy). A synopsis for The Guest reads: "Ria has never had the time or opportunity to think about what she might actually want from the world. "So, when she starts cleaning for Fran, she's intoxicated by this confident and self-assured woman who encourages her to take control of her life, and when Ria flourishes, an intense friendship is forged. "However, when Fran's advice leads to a shocking event, the lives of these two very different women become intertwined by shared secrets and dangerous plots. What follows is a compelling and manipulative game of cat and mouse. But just who is playing who?" BBC's The Guest is set to air later on this year (Image: BBC ) Article continues below This week, the broadcaster released some first-look images of the upcoming series, which is set to air this Autumn. One shows Gabrielle in her role as Ria in her cleaning uniform, changing the covers of a bed in a plush house. Although she appears to be startled by something as she's staring into the distance mid-movement. Another shows Fran helping Ria with her makeup, applying the same shade of lipstick she's wearing to her employee. In one particular snap shows Eve as Fran at a party, looking somewhat unimpressed that Ria is also at the same event as her, mingling with her friends. With promises of 'intense drama' the images tease the disparity between the two characters' lives before they become intertwined and eventually unhinged. The BBC series will focus on a toxic and beguiling relationship between two people (Image: BBC ) Speaking about The Guest, writer Matthew Barry says: "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." Quay Street Productions' Davina Earl and Nicola Shindler added: "We're so thrilled to be working with Matt again, this time on a thriller with two fascinating women at its heart. Article continues below "Matt's scripts are not only full of tension and twists but deeply relatable characters and his trademark wit and humour." The Guest is coming this Autumn to BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC One Wales
UPI
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
'The Guest' photos: Eva Myles, Gabrielle Creevy star in thriller
Eva Myles and Gabrielle Creevy star in "The Guest." Photo courtesy of BBC July 3 (UPI) -- The BBC is teasing its upcoming four-part thriller The Guest, starring Touchwood actress Eve Myles and In My Skin star Gabrielle Creevy. The pair will portray businesswoman Fran and housekeeper Ria, respectively. One of the first-look photos released Thursday show Fran putting a nude lipstick on Ria. The drama follows the evolution of their "toxic and beguiling relationship," an official synopsis states. "When Fran's advice leads to a shocking event, the lives of these two very different women become intertwined by shared secrets and dangerous plots," the description continues. "What follows is a compelling and manipulative game of cat and mouse. But just who is playing who?" Matthew Barry directs from a script he wrote, and the cast also includes Sion Daniel Young and Emun Elliott. The Guest is due on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the fall.
Cosmopolitan
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
'Fool Me Once meets Happy Valley': The Guest is BBC's new twisty thriller starring Broadchurch's Eve Myles
Harlan Coben's Fool Me Once meets Happy Valley in the BBC's new thriller, The Guest. Coming to our screens this Autumn, The Guest explores the dangerously magnetic relationship between successful business owner Fran (played by Eve Myles) and her young, uncertain employee Ria (Gabrielle Creevy). When Ria begins working as a cleaner for Fran, her life as she knew it changes forever, but not necessarily for the better... The BBC recently released the first-look images at the new "twisty thriller", which is sure to have viewers at "the edge of your seat", according to BBC Cymru Wales' Head of Commissioning, Nick Andrews. So, when does it start? An who else is the cast? Read on for everything you need to know ahead of its release. The Guest is set to air on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC One Wales this Autumn. The four-part series is written and executively produced by the multi-award-winning writer, Matthew Barry (Men Up). It's produced by Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios), which was behind Netflix's Fool Me Once and Missing You. "The Guest is a twisty-turny edge of your seat thriller which you will be watching from behind your sofa. Matt has written a beautifully crafted tense story - an absolute showstopper of a series produced by some of the very best in the business," Nick Andrews said. The Guest focuses on the "toxic and beguiling relationship" between business owner Fran and her employee Ria. The official synopsis reads: " Ria has never had the time or opportunity to think about what she might actually want from the world. So, when she starts cleaning for Fran, she's intoxicated by this confident and self-assured woman who encourages her to take control of her life, and when Ria flourishes, anintense friendship is forged. "However, when Fran's advice leads to a shocking event, the lives ofthese two very different women become intertwined by shared secrets and dangerous plots. What follows is a compelling and manipulative game of cat and mouse. But just who is playing who?" The BBC released first look images giving viewers a glimpse of the lead cast in their roles. The pictures showcase the disparity between Ria's and Francesca's lives before becoming intertwined in one of the most unhinged ways. So far, only the lead roles have been announced for The Guest. Below is the cast list so far: Not just yet, but there's lots of first-look images of Myles and Creevy in action. We'll update you right here once we know more. The Guest will air on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC One Wales this Autumn.
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC unveils first look at new thriller The Guest
The BBC has released first-look pictures of the brand-new four-part propulsive thriller The Guest, starring Gabrielle Creevy, Eve Myles, Sion Daniel Young and Emun Elliott. Written, created and executive produced by the multi-award-winning writer, Matthew Barry (Men Up) and produced by Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios) (Fool Me Once, Missing You, Dead Hot) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One in a co-commission with BBC Cymru Wales. The Guest is a fast-paced story that centres on the toxic and beguiling relationship between a successful business owner, Fran (Eve Myles), and her employee, Ria (Gabrielle Creevy). Ria has never had the time or opportunity to think about what she might actually want from the world. So, when she starts cleaning for Fran, she's intoxicated by this confident and self-assured woman who encourages her to take control of her life, and when Ria flourishes, an intense friendship is forged. However, when Fran's advice leads to a shocking event, the lives of these two very different women become intertwined by shared secrets and dangerous plots. What follows is a compelling and manipulative game of cat and mouse. But just who is playing who? Layered with intense drama, the first-look pictures offer a glimpse of the lead cast in their roles. The pictures showcase the disparity between Ria's and Francesca's lives before becoming intertwined and eventually unhinged. The Guest (4X60) is created and written by BAFTA Cymru-winning writer Matthew Barry, who also serves as executive producer. Davina Earl (Men Up, The Red King) and BAFTA Special Recognition Award-winner Nicola Shindler (Fool Me Once, After the Flood) are executive producers for Quay Street Productions, with Rebecca Ferguson and Nick Andrews for the BBC. Ashley Way (Men Up, Who is Erin Carter?) is executive producer and will direct all four episodes, with BAFTA-winner Karen Lewis (Happy Valley, Men Up) producing. The Guest is produced in association with ITV Studios who will also handle international distribution. The series has received Welsh Government support via Creative Wales. The Guest is coming this Autumn to BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC One Wales. SJP Follow for more
