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This is a great show, I like Greg and this is really well written with nice surprises, it will have you thinking and also laughing out load, every episode I have found myself laughing out loud I really hope they commission another season Great Stuff.

Seems a hard place to begin thinking of making a comedy well played by Greg Davies this has really funny moments and keeps moving at a nice pace really enjoyable and surprisingly funny.

See this for what it is.. a dark comedy sitcom. Each episode got funnier. Greg at his best just being Greg no matter what part he plays. Great character acting from all involved.

I loved the first ep - Greg Davies is his giant sarcastic self and HBC was a total surprise. Loved the musical number - too absurd for words.

It probably won't play to the grumpy highbrow crowd, but if you want a bit of light silly fun and like Mr. Davies give it a shot.

First I'd like to say that very episode isn't as funny as the next but it's weird and wonderful and it doesn't need to be side splitting all the time because the storylines are brilliant.

I don't quite get the bad reviews because you just need to watch it and not think too deep about it, watch it and enjoy it for what it is. This innocent cleaner gets tangled up in these sticky situations.

Remember TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT IS and you'll love it.

I have waited a few episodes before reviewing this, as I had no idea which way it was going to go, a few episodes in, and I am hooked.

I don't think we've not been well served with new comedy shows in recent times, the reliance rests with old favourites such as Inside no.9 and Not going out. The Cleaner might just change all that, I can see this running.

The format really does work, and there is no denying the brilliance of Greg Davies, his writing, timing and general talent.

Every episode has a different flavour, there really is a depth of variety, light, dark, and not afraid to have a pop at taboo subjects.

This far, The Aristocrat has been my favourite episode, but I've genuinely enjoyed them all.

Love it, 9/10.

This series revolves around a crime scene cleaner, where in every episode he remains at a particular crime scene and has a comical conversation with the resident at that place. The conversation is quit plain, almost boring, with a few jokes in between, I really hoped for more, but it is what is is, not the worse, but certainly not the best show.

Love the German version.... Saw it on German TV when I was there. Bought the DVD. The actor is so good, so expressive you almost don't need cc. Has an IMDB high rating of 8.0 plus? I just wish that amazon prime mhz, would show the rest of the seasons. Funny, thoughtful, insightful.

The english version has a similar introduction but unlike the murder mystery show Professor T, in its not an exact duplicate. The stories are unique and funny. The protagnist wrote and starred in this version and stories are completely different and uniquely British. It also doesn't have the paranormal component that the german version has. So you can enjoy both.

I'll admit, I haven't really seen the German series this show is based, on and probably won't despite the good things I've heard about it.

That said, having seen the first episode, I found this to be an okay series. I doubt it's gonna be the next Peep Show or The Office. Nonetheless I found the writing, humour, and performances to be just enjoyable enough to give this show a chance.

Plus Helena Bonham-Carter has yet again failed to disappoint, so...

If you've enjoyed Greg's stand up or Man Down in the past then you should find plenty to enjoy, as each episode has some great gags and every now and then a little depth creeps into the story and catches you by surprise. There are also some great guest spots.

I can only assume that some negative reviewers are not fans of his humour - we watched the first 4 in one sitting and like it a lot :-)

It's funny but the German show is the best. Schotty was hilarious and witty .I think I will give this British version a try to see a fresh perspective.

The first series had some great laugh out loud moments, (Xmas special excepted), but for this series it seems the writers have tried to introduce more pathos and navel-gazing. No more physical comedy moments from Greg's buffoonery, now more 'positivity' & reflection. Instead of laughing at a character's predicament, we must now 'feel' for them. Was this supposed to bring more 'depth' to the show? It certainly didn't bring comedy. Whatever the reason - they failed. So now we just get bizarre lonely characters in strange situations, & someone forgot to also make it funny. Stick to the physical comedy, Greg.

The UK has an increasing body of works of quality wry dramas written by people we think of as comedians.

People in the reviews giving this 5 stars of less - because it's not 'laugh out loud', 'roll on the floor' funny are missing the point of these sorts of gems.

Peep Show, Inside no.9,Saxondale,Camping, Truth Seekers - and so on.

Greg Davies. Bless. He's had a fair crack at comedy but even he should've stopped this at the first 10 minutes of ep 1. If you're going to mix a real life vocation with mirth then make everything else believable. No point in giving us an education on what a 'cleaner' does and then everything else going around the crime doesn't becomes absurd. The comedy waned I'll be quite frank. HBC, my word, she must be desperate for work if she had to humiliate herself like this. Paul Choudhury, he was as unfunny as his stand up. Move on, nothing to see here.

Not a 10....9....or an 8. But enjoyable. Funny. Looks like a fun set to be on. Also is Greg that tall or is everyone just short.

The Cleaner is clever but small. I want to give it a 10, but I must say I do often wish it had an ensemble or bigger cast to grow the stories outside of the site. But it's still makes me laugh, hard. Great performances and writing! Truly and undervalued piece of TV. I love Greg Davies because he's hysterical (also because we share a birthday). Outside of that I still find this series to be richly hysterical and clever. The Aristocrat and The Neighbor are my favorite thus far and I hope to see at least a couple of more seasons. Plus Helena Bonham Carter on a can, I was dying on my sofa so hard I caught a cramp. I loathe that the BBC only gives you 6 episodes. But I'm American I get it we live off of tv and they stuff us full of it with 20-28 episodes a season. None the less! Awesome cannot wait for more.

The Cleaner

This was certainly an original context for a comedy programme and surprisingly it worked in spades!

It wasn't comedy gold, but it was a solid laugh. There was several clunky moments and much of the humour was scatological in nature which detracted.

I'm giving this a sold 6 outta 10 as it certainly passed the bar of 5 out loud laughs per episode.

I simply love everything UK and Greg Davies by shear height alone tops my list. Taskmaster is my comfort noise.. Greg never fails to take me away from my ever growing disappointment of reality here in the USA. From mock the week (not sure he's been on there, just another great show), to 8 out of ten cats, ** does countdown... Channel hoping with john richardson.. psychoville, the league of gentlemen.. faulty towers etc (my UK TV WATCHING RUNS DEEP)

BRAVO UK!!! And this show is no different.. I can play these shows in the background over and over and over and still watch them like they were new everytime.. UK You comfort me. Thank you.

PS*** I'd love to see Greg Davies On It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia !!***

Imagine giant 6' 8" Greg Davies character with his lovable cluelessness slowly sending Dennis Reynolds into a rage.

POETRY.

A comedy about a crime scene cleaner - sign me up What are the ups and downs of this unusual profession?

First episode went about as I expected - interesting case in the background, interesting character in the foreground, ended in a sort of meaningful way. I did laugh here and there, even if they went a bit overboard at times. But hey, nobody's perfect

It's a shame the rest of the show didn't follow this recipe. Episodes aren't centered around crimes anymore, nor is it about a guy who cleans blood off your floor. Each episode introduces a new niche nut job - neurotic writer, disabled vegan with relationship problems, a classic rich old lady who values chairs more than people and TikTok personified. Crime scene cleaner is here to remind everyone constantly that he's a CRIME scene cleaner, not a regular cleaner and it gets old very quickly. The rest of the show he's in some quarrel with before mentioned nutjobs because of their very different lifestyles. So nothing to do with crime, investigation or cleaning. Episode three is all about meat consumption actually, we never get to the crime scene

It's not wrong to showcase some issues in society or represent some characteristic groups of people and make bland jokes everyone sees from a mile away. But you could achieve that with practically any plot, the main character could've been a police officer, postman, babysitter the outcome would be the same. Why do writers choose an interesting and unusual setting and then omit that originality in place of predictable jokes that are in no way connected to the situation? Why not focus on crime and death and cleaning instead of same old young vs old generational drift? Why even attract the viewers with a promise of unusual stories only to give them everything but that?

6/10 because I love crime stories, it was a bit funny at times and I liked the first episode. Everything else -just another sitcom Not to mention that it's a replica of an older German show...even the intro is the same... maybe 5/10 for stealing.

Great cast, and well crafted. Each episode I'm guessing will feature a guest star and Greg's character will gradually reveal himself. It's the one liners though that are so good.

PEOPLE OF THE WORLD

Allow me to correct some serious misconceptions about thunderstorms.

I refer to episode 3 of series 1 of The Cleaner - along with countless films and TV series over the years...

Thunderstorms DO NOT announce their arrival with one peel, and then subsequently without fail deliver rain. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN.

Secondly, when there is visible lightning it HARDLY EVER occurs at the same time as the audible thunder. This could ONLY HAPPEN if there is a direct (or significantly nearby) strike - whichonly comprises at most about 3% of all lightning strikes in a mature storm system.

I REALLY REALLY hope it's possible directors can learn from this information as bad thunderstorm scenes completely ruin shows for me - and there are SO MANY.

I wrote this while episode 3 played in the background - which showed how bothered I was to concentrate.

Regarding the series as a whole - it was okay but a little pointless, somewhat meandering and not very funny. If they had gone the way of something like the Detectorists it would have been good, but it just felt like a waste of time.

I definitely didn't risk laugh cramps on this one.

I desperately want to like this as i "was " a Greg Davis fan. In Inbetweeners he was excellent, 1st season of Cuckoo also brilliant, got a little tiresome towards the end, similar story for Man Down. Still like him on Taskmaster although he is bolstered by Alex Horne and the guests. But this is pitiful, 1st episode such forced humour !!, second episode even David Mitchell couldn't change the monotony !! Gave up 10 mins into 2nd episode.

Sorry Greg but i think it is time to get some better writers !!

The Cleaner is perfect. Wicky is not perfect, but in reality, who would expect someone who cleans disgusting crime scenes to be perfect. It's subtly funny and that makes it hilarious. The stellar ensemble of stars for each episode were chosen well and the mark was hit. Please make more, we all need laughs right now and to stop watching the news so much!