Cleaning Up on ITV was written by newcomer Mark Marlow and directed by Broadchurch and Humans director, Lewis Arnold. Cleaning Up tells the story of Sam (played by Sheridan Smith), a mother of two who is in heavy debt and works as a cleaner in Londons Canary Wharf on a zero hour contract. Not only that, she also has a gambling addiction and finds herself getting sucked into the world of illegal insider trading. The show addresses issues of gambling, relationships, class division and corporate crime.
Is Cleaning Up based on a true story?
No, Cleaning Up on ITV is not based on a true story.
Cleaning Up sees Sam and her friend Jess (Jade Anouka) who are both overnight cleaners in London Canary Wharf, get involved in insider trading.
They hear a…
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