'Addictive' BBC drama based on a book that fans brand 'gripping' now on iPlayer

BBC viewers are heaping praise on a nail-biting French drama series. The series follows the story of a wealthy family who require a nanny to help look after their youngest child, Orso, as the mother, Paula (played by Mélanie Doutey), returns to work after maternity leave.

Paula hires a reserved young woman named Tess (Lucie Fagedet) as an au pair, and she seems perfect at first. The older children adore her, but Paula soon becomes suspicious, and a series of accidents paint her as a bad mother as the series unfolds. Tensions rise between Paula and Tess, with the concerned mother-of-three desperate to unearth the truth about Tess' past as she fears the nanny is capable of murder.

"The Intruder is a stylish psychological thriller which gradually builds to a nail-biting race against time, ensuring that viewers will be addicted to the very end," said Sue Deeks, the Head of BBC Programme Acquisition.

The BBC acquired the four-part, award-winning French drama this autumn, and it is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

Fans have been praising the dark psychological thriller since tuning into it in recent weeks, with one writing on X: "The Intruder on BBC 4 is brilliant. C'est magnifique!"

A second said: "Well, #TheIntruder is nicely over the top! Good addition to the Psychotic Nanny Genre. On the last episode....nearly finished!"

Another exclaimed: "Yes! All those Nanny movies are exactly like that! The last scene is a nice nod to Hitchcock!"

Someone else wrote: "I'm watching the final episode of The Intruder. It's so suspenseful! It's been excellent."

Another said, "Fans of the Psychotic Nanny genre should go immediately to @BBCiPlayer and catch up with #TheIntruder French. It's stylish and gripping!"

All four episodes The Intruder is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.