Cleaning Up
Created by Mark Marlow
On ITV1
A tightly wound character study of a working-class mother caught between desperation and criminality, where intimate family bonds collide with the moral compromises of financial crime.
This characterful drama focuses on an ordinary working class woman, Sam, who is caught between two worlds - the everyday life of a devoted and loving Mum and the darker, dangerous world of insider trading. While struggling with an online gambling addiction, Sassy office cleaner Sam realises she has access to lucrative Stock Market information which if used correctly could be the answer to all her prayers.
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Questions people ask
Does Cleaning Up leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is Cleaning Up sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.
Is Cleaning Up easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Is Cleaning Up violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.
Is Cleaning Up scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Cleaning Up
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Cleaning Up
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Cleaning Up, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Cleaning Up, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Cleaning Up, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
