Cleaning Up – ITV

By Mandy Cooper
( What's on TV )
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Cleaning Up - Starring Sheridan Smith as Sam

As Cleaning Up continues, Sheridan Smith's Sam is now earning from her money-making scheme, but it comes at a great cost as pal Jess discovers

With money in her pocket, Sam’s gambling habit gets the better of her as Cleaning Up continues

They say that friends and money don’t mix, and no one understands that more than cleaner Sam (Sheridan Smith) this week.

With their money-making ‘insider trading’ scheme already bearing fruit, Sam’s best mate Jess (Jade Anouka) is counting on putting her portion of their shares account towards buying a van for her mobile catering business.

Cleaning up - Sam is happy to blend in at work. Shows Sheridan Smith as Sam in her cleaning apron in the lift at work

Sam is happy to blend in at work

Unfortunately, gambling addict Sam suffers a slight blip… and when we say ‘blip’, we mean she blows all of their cash on slot machines!

Cleaning Up 2 of 6 - shows Sam and Mina

Fellow cleaner Mina starts asking Sam questions...

Needless to say Jess is NOT happy! To make amends, Sam stages an elaborate ruse to try to win back Jess’s cash.

But will Sam’s latest gamble pay off?

TV Times rating: ****

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.