Special Guest

Special Guest


By Michael Pickard
September 1, 2025

The Writers Room

Writer Matthew Barry reveals the inspirations behind his BBC thriller The Guest, discusses the toxic friendship at the heart of the story and explains why he wants his work to be “unashamedly commercial.”

 

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