Greg Davies is returning to his starring role in The Cleaner for a one-off festive special.<\/p>\n
Created by and starring the comedian and actor as crime scene cleaner Paul “Wicky” Wickstead, the series aired for three seasons between 2021 and 2024.<\/p>\n
Two years after the last episode, the show is returning for the special later this year, with a current working title of The Cleaner In Italy.<\/p>\n
The show’s first ever hour-long special began filming this week and follows Wicky as he reluctantly joins his girlfriend Ruth (Zita Sattar) and her friends Andrew and Andrea (Peep Show\u2019s Robert Webb and Here We Go\u2019s Tori Allen-Martin) on a hiking holiday in the Italian Dolomites.<\/p>\n
The BBC has teased: “When an accident occurs, he\u2019s forced to spend the rest of the trip at a remote mountain hotel while Ruth heads off to enjoy the great outdoors.<\/p>\n
“Surrounded by an eccentric hotel manager (Amandaland\u2019s Peter Serafinowicz), an array of peculiar guests, and a cast of increasingly suspicious staff, Wicky\u2019s boredom soon turns to paranoia\u2026”<\/p>\n
Davies said: “I think Wicky has got to the stage in life where he only likes three things: his job, going to the pub and beer.<\/p>\n
“To get the opportunity to force him to go to Italy on a hiking holiday is the perfect opportunity to test his breaking point.<\/p>\n
“I can\u2019t wait to show everyone how horribly wrong a holiday can go\u2026”<\/p>\n
Additional cast joining the special include Kevin Eldon, Veronica Ferres, Milanka Brooks and Dylan Blore.<\/p>\n
The first season of The Cleaner launched to 5.4 million viewers, making it the second biggest new BBC Comedy series in 2021.<\/p>\n
The series is based on the multi award-winning, long-running German comedy series Der Tatortreiniger (Crime Scene Cleaner), which was created by Ingrid Lausund.<\/p>\n
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