Netflix's surprise new no.1 series is British drama that's dethroned The Gentlemen

EntertainmentStreamingNetflix’s surprise new no.1 series is British drama that’s dethroned The GentlemenCleaning Up is, er, cleaning up Netflix’s UK chartWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

Cleaning Up is, er, cleaning up Netflix’s UK chart

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Cleaning Up still from series

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You know how it goes withNetflix: one week there’sa new no.1 soaring highand captivating audiences the world over, the next week it’s slid down the chart like yesterday’s news. Except with writer-directorGuy Ritchie’sThe Gentlemenseries, of course, which has been in top spot for a number of weeks.

The series in question is calledCleaning Up, which first aired in 2019 on ITV – affectionately known as ‘channel three’ to most of us in the UK – and stars Sheridan Smith as a gambling-addicted cleaner, who sees a stock market con to potentially turn her life around. Check out the trailer below:

Smith has famously starred in a host of well-loved British comedies and dramas over the years, fromTwo Pints of Lager and a Packet of CrispstoThe Royle Family. She even broke into Hollywood with some success, including inThe Huntsman: Winter’s War.

ThatCleaning Upis more than five years past its original ITV air date isn’t the only interesting factor about the series:the Rotten Tomatoes scores are wildly conflicting, with some viewers calling it a 5-star show, others bombing it with half-a-star and warding others to “not bother”. Each to their own, eh?

Whether it’s reflective of the 92% Critics score or 43% Audience score shows what a raft of opinion there is about this particular series. It’s not as if ITV is world-renowned for majority of its commissions, typically speaking.

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Cleaning Up still from series

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Cleaning Up still from series

(Image credit: ITV / Netflix)

Cleaning Up still from series

(Image credit: ITV / Netflix)

Cleaning Up still from series

(Image credit: ITV / Netflix)

Cleaning Up still from series

(Image credit: ITV / Netflix)

Cleaning Up still from series

(Image credit: ITV / Netflix)

Cleaning Up still from series

(Image credit: ITV / Netflix)

Cleaning Up still from series

Perhaps it’s down to the subject matter: Smith, who plays Sam, seems an unlikely criminal – but that doesn’t mean her actions are any less damning. So will she get her comeuppance? Well, you’ll have to watch to find out.

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There’s certainly no series two if you are lured in as a new-found fan of Cleaning Up. Unless, of course, this new-found success is less than a flash in the pan. You never know: could Sheridan be making a big comeback forCleaning Up: The Returnon Netflix? I only jest – it’s highly doubtful, just to clean that up.

If this new no.1 doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, however, then don’t turn off just yet: there’s plenty more coming tothe best streaming service, which another T3 colleague has rounded-up into aTop 5 for the month of Aprilthat are well worth sinking your eyeballs into.

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