Helena Bonham Carter and David Mitchell join cast of BBC’s new comedy series The Cleaner

Helena Bonham Carter and David Mitchell have joined the stellar cast on BBC One’s new comedy series, The Cleaner. 

The sitcom has been written by The Inbetweeners star Greg Davies, who will play the lead role of cleaning technician Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead.

Greg said he is ‘thrilled’ Helena, 54, who has just one a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Princess Margaret in The Crown, and Peep Show’s David, 46, will star in the series. 

The Cleaner is based on the multi award winning long-running German comedy series Der Tatortreiniger (Crime Scene Cleaner) created by Ingrid Lausund. 

It will follow Paul ‘Wicky’ (Greg), who is a crime scene cleaner responsible for the removal of any signs of death.   

Armed with chemicals, scrubbing brushes and cleaning rags, Wicky removes the gruesome mess at the scene of the crime. 

When carrying out his duties, he stumbles across the strangest of people: from the victim’s relatives, employers, neighbours and acquaintances, to occasionally even the murderers themselves.  

And because he’s a sociable type, he sometimes gossips more than he cleans. 

Starring alongside Helena, Greg and David is Stephanie Cole (Still Open All Hours), Donald Sumpter (Game Of Thrones) and Shobu Kapoor (Four Weddings and a Funeral). 

Ruth Madeley of Years and Years fame, Layton Williams (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie musical), Zita Sattar (Casualty), Georgie Glen (The Crown, Call The Midwife), Bill Skinner (Ted Lasso), and Esmonde Cole (Still So Awkward) will also have cameos.   

Greg said: ‘I’m thrilled that this remarkable collection of actors has agreed to appear next to me on screen. Scrubbing up blood in a hazmat suit in front of them will be a pleasure.’

Shane Allen, Commissioning Controller for BBC Comedy added: ‘Pinched myself when I saw all this comedy and acting royalty in one show. 

‘It’s all down to Greg’s well hewn scripts which take us in to different character worlds in surprising and funny ways each week as Wicky has a transformative effect on those he comes across. 

‘The Cleaner delivers on BBC One’s unique commitment to make UK comedy for a mainstream audience’.