The Nest: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Nest is a fictional drama that explores the consequences of a pact between a wealthy couple and a teenage girl that changes all of their lives forever.

Dan and Emily are crazy about each other. They live in a huge house in the nicest part of Glasgow and want for nothing. All that's missing is a baby - and they've been trying for years. Through a chance encounter they meet Kaya, an 18 year old from the other side of the city, whose life is as precarious at theirs is comfortable. When Kaya agrees to carry their baby, it feels like they were meant to meet but was it really by chance?

Who is Kaya and what has brought her to this couple? Can the dreams of Kaya, Emily and Dan be fulfilled or have all three embarked on a relationship of mutually assured destruction?

Series details

• Title: The Nest
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2020-03-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-04-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 38316
• IMDb ID: tt9059820
• TVDB ID: 375608

Cast and credited roles

• Sophie Rundle — Emily
• Martin Compston — Dan
• Mirren Mack — Kaya
• Fiona Bell — Hilary
• Liz Ewing — Janis
• Bailey Patrick — Callum
• Katie Leung — Eleanor
• David Hayman — Souter
• Christine Bottomley — Zoe
• Samuel Paul Small — Jack
• James Harkness — James
• Shirley Henderson — Siobhan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-03-22; final listed air date 2020-04-13; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Nest on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.