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CLEANING Up is a new drama that launched on ITV in January 2019 with Sheridan Smith - star of Gavin & Stacey and The Royle Family - in the lead role.

The six-part drama shows how an online gambling addict becomes mixed up in an inside trading scam.

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Cleaning Up is a brand new drama set to hit the small screen in the new year

What time is Cleaning Up on ITV?

Cleaning Up launched on January 9 and continues TONIGHT at 9pm on ITV.

It airs at the same time as Silent Witness on BBC One, Icons on BBC Two and The Undateables on Channel 4.

Cleaning Up will consist of six episodes written and created by Mark Marlow.

The show takes the viewer through the life of an ordinary working woman who is caught between two worlds; her everyday life as a mother and the world of insider trading.

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Sheridan Smith will play the leading character Sam

What role is Sheridan Smith playing?

The leading role is taken on by the BAFTA-winning actress Sheridan Smith.

She plays a character named Sam who is a working-class mother.

Sam, an office cleaner, is in dangerous waters in the world of insider trading.

The actress is best known for her roles in Holby City, Love Soup, Grownups, Benidorm, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and Gavin & Stacey among many others.

Who else is in the cast?

Sheridan Smith will be joined by a host of talented actors.

Here is a list of who will be in the lineup.

  • Jade Anouka
  • Kristy Phillipps
  • Uriel Emil
  • Robert Emms
  • Neil Maskell
  • Anya McKenna-Bruce
  • Matthew McNulty
  • Hero Fiennes Tiffin
  • Milanka Brooks
  • Tina Harris
Sheridan Smith breaks down in tears as she dedicates a song to her late father

 

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