I heard the positive feedback for this sitcom, and I am a big fan of the star of Taskmaster, I didn't know fully what it was about, but I was definitely up for it. Basically, Paul "Wicky" Wickstead (Greg Davies, also writing) is a crime scene cleaner, a government-certified cleaning technician with plenty of chemicals, liquids, solvents, cloths, and tools to do the job. Wicky is responsible for the removal of any signs of death, including blood and body parts, from crime scenes. These crimes include murder, accidental death, suicides, burglary and much more. In the course of his work, Wicky gets to know a variety of people somehow connected to the crime he is cleaning up. These crimes include the husbands/wives of victims, the culprits, relatives and friends, neighbours, and many others. Wicky is a professional, but ends up in embarrassing, awkward or bizarre situations whilst trying to his job, making sarcastic comments, or saying or doing the wrong thing, often with consequences. Also starring Zita Sattar as Ruth, with Helena Bonham Carter as Sheila, David Mitchell as Terence Redford, Ruth Madeley as Helena, Stephanie Cole as Vivien Hozier, Donald Sumpter as Sir James, Bad Education's Layton Williams as Hosea, Jo Hartley as Maggie, Paul Chowdhry as Man Boy, Shobu Kapoor as Neeta, Georgie Glen as Mrs. Gathernoid, and Bill Skinner as Mickey Boy. Davies is terrifically funny as the title character, and the guest stars are always well chosen, the writing is really smart and witty, and the messy (literally) situations the character finds himself are hilarious, it is a funny and enjoyable sitcom. Very good!
Review of The Cleaner
