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The Guest viewers all said the same thing just minutes into the first episode of the new thriller sequence.

Filmed and set in Wales, the four-part thriller sequence focusses on the poisonous relationship between business proprietor Fran and her cleaner, Ria.

Their lives grow to be dangerously intertwined by shared secrets and techniques and an obsessive co-dependence. Their relationship also turns into harmful and manipulative, described as a “psychological game of cat-and-mouse”.

The pair’s lives couldn’t be more different as cleaner Ria lives with her out-of-work boyfriend, barely making ends meet. Meanwhile Fran is a charismatic businesswoman with all the lavish trappings that go with success.

The first episode of the BBC show was full of twists and turns from the get go as Fran’s advice leads to tragedy and Ria’s life is modified perpetually.

After an incident in a local grocery store when Fran witnessed Ria get caught for shoplifting, the business girl determined to offer Ria a well-paid job as her cleaner.

Desperate for work Ria jumps at the alternative but it’s apparent proper from the start that one thing’s off. Fran can see that Ria shouldn’t be glad in her current relationship with her childhood boyfriend.

Things take a flip when Fran tells Ria to be a part of a relationship website and start seeing other people behind her boyfriend’s back.

Ria determined to take Fran’s advice and went on a date with a man she met on the app; however, it all goes horribly mistaken when Ria determined to have her second date at Fran’s home after her boss went away for the night time.

Pretending to live in a multi-million pound mansion began off effectively however once Fran rang and revealed that she was coming home early, issues turned sinister.

Ria’s date found that she was mendacity about her lifestyle and one thing led to another, with the man chasing Ria around the home trying to damage her.

In a cut up second Ria’s life modified perpetually as she unintentionally pushed her date off the top of the stairs and it ended with Fran strolling in to discover his lifeless physique.

It did not take long for followers to rush straight to social media to share their response. One viewer took to X, previously recognized as Twitter and said: “Immediately liking this #theguest.”

Another commented: “Watching #TheGuest good so far.” A 3rd wrote: “Watching #TheGuest because I’d watch @TeamEveMyles in anything and I have huge kitchen envy! Cannot wait to see how it pans out.”

The Guest airs Monday nights from 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer and all episodes are now out there on BBC iPlayer