The Cleaner
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2021 - 2024
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Greg Davies stars as a crime scene cleaner in this UK adaptation of a hit German show. Also features Zita Sattar.
- Continues on Friday on BBC1 at 9:30pm with Series 3, Episode 2
- Catch-up on Series 3, Episode 1
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Widow
Further details
Professional crime scene cleaner Wicky has headed to the suburbs to mop up after a particularly grizzly murder: your classic 'housewife finally snaps' stabbing-based incident. It's a pretty standard Wednesday for Wicky, who is working with great speed to finish in time to make it to his favourite curry night at the local. If only he would stop being interrupted by people unexpectedly dropping in on the crime scene. Including a mysterious, heavily armed woman.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 10th September 2021
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Greg Davies | Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead |
| Zita Sattar | Ruth |
| Helena Bonham Carter | Sheila |
| Shobu Kapoor | Neeta |
| Paul Chowdhry | Man Boy |
| Greg Davies | Writer |
| Benjamin Partridge | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tom Marshall | Director |
| Sam Ward | Producer |
| Vivien Muller-Rommel | Executive Producer |
| Ben Caudell | Executive Producer |
| Rhun Francis | Line Producer |
| Gavin Buckley | Editor |
| Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Leonie Hartard | Costume Designer |
| Ross Marshall | Director of Photography |
| Alyn Waterman | Make-up Designer |
| Samuel Karl Bohn (as Samuel Bohn) | Composer |
| Leonie Tucker | Graphics |
| Laurie Mahon | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
When work ruins your evening plans
Nothing gets in the way of Wicky's curry night Tuesdays.
Featuring: Greg Davies (Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead) & Zita Sattar (Ruth).
Press
TV review: The Cleaner, BBC One
Do give it a go, but it is best to start out with a very open mind.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th September 2021Review: The Cleaner
In Man Down, he created one of the most stupidly funny - and underrated - sitcoms of recent times. But Greg Davies new BBC One project, The Cleaner, is - ironically enough - a messier mix of laughs and drama.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th September 2021Greg Davies leads a dark and curious comedy
The Cleaner (BBC One) is a strange creation, and - while intriguing - it may turn out to be an acquired taste.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 10th September 2021The Cleaner review
Greg Davies is brilliantly funny in intriguing crime scene sitcom.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 10th September 2021The Cleaner review
Strange and tonally disparate, I hoped for more from Greg Davies' black comedy.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 10th September 2021The Cleaner, review
Once you get past scenes of Helena Bonham Carter defecating, Greg Davies's anarchic sitcom develops into something genuinely moving.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 10th September 2021The Cleaner review
The series isn't quite dark or comic enough to go down as an unqualified success.
Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 7th September 2021