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Season 1 – The Cleaner

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Paul "Wicky" Wickstead is a state-certified cleaning technician with a very special field of work as a crime-scene cleaner responsible for the removal of any signs of death.

Critics Reviews

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Graeme Blundell The Australian 07/20/2022
Bonham-Carter, a subtle underplayer who knows exactly how to pitch a performance, and Davies at times verging on vaudeville but capable of intense empathy. They are brilliant together. Go to Full Review Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 04/07/2022
3.5/5
Indulgent of id and nostalgic for everything Happy Mondays represents for the middle-aged, it’s a bit of low-key fun. Go to Full Review Sean O'Grady Independent (UK) 10/29/2021
4/5
These self-contained comedy dramas are all cleverly done, and you have cameos from David Mitchell and Stephanie Cole to look forward to in the comings weeks. Go to Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies 03/12/2022
3.5/4
This is light-hearted, but it does deal with real issues. Go to Full Review Tony Black Cultural Conversation 11/20/2021
3/5
A mordant darkness pervades The Cleaner, an appropriate sitcom for our time in some ways. Bloody, at times grim, but it will give you a hug by the end. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 11/05/2021
The Cleaner works as a comedy, but it also works as light drama, as Davies has found an ingenious way to make each episode completely different. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Stephen M. @lordpengwin Feb 27 Something different and very funny See more Louise E @RT62556511 Dec 12 Awful. Irritating. And painfully politically correct. See more scout T @RT65957153 Nov 6 I really like him :) See more Elizabeth R @RT67915993 May 18 Content is crossing-the-line bad taste. See more diane b @RT86473113 01/24/2023 Funny and sweet mixed with some dark humor. Star Greg Davies is joined each episode by a different set of supporting actors surrounding his clean up job. Each episode could be viewed as stand-alone as there isn't much storyline outside of each individual crime scene. It can be absurd at times (clues left behind at crime scenes to be found by the cleaner) but it's not meant to be anything other. This show will have you in stitches one moment and crying emotional tears the next. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Greg Davies

Wicky

Helena Bonham Carter

Sheila

Robbie Curran

Robert Kendrick

William Ladd Skinner

Mickey Boy

David Mitchell

Terence Redford

Stephanie Cole

Vivien

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 10, 2021 The Widow Professional crime-scene cleaner Wicky has to mop up after a particularly grisly murder. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 17, 2021 The Writer Novelist Terence has writer's block after his grandmother passes away; Wicky attempts to give Terrance a sense of perspective. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 24, 2021 The Neighbour When he brings the wrong keys to a crime scene, Wicky clashes with a neighbor and might have met his match. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 1, 2021 The Aristocrat Wicky arrives at a stately home to clean up a burglary gone wrong. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 8, 2021 The Influencer Wicky visits an influencer with millions of followers and an obsession with the 1980s. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 22, 2021 The One Crime scene cleaner Wicky heads to the country to clean up a nasty mess in a holiday home and bumps into his first "proper" girlfriend. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 23, 2022 A Clean Christmas It's Christmas Day and Wicky is looking forward to winning Weasel's Christmas raffle; all that stands in his way is a blood-soaked crime scene in an ice cream parlor. Details

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The Cleaner — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Tom Marshall, Alex Winckler, Dominic Brigstocke
Executive Producer
Ben Caudell, Vivien Muller-Rommel
Screenwriter
Greg Davies, Ronan Blaney
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 10, 2021