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A new night-time cleaner arrives to meet the boss in Manchester. Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh and John Thomson. From 2015.

A new cleaner reports for duty. Turns out he and his boss have met before.

Every night, as time is called and people are spat out onto the streets and squeezed into rides home to dream-tossed beds - others are hard at work. Teams of cleaners are in office spaces scrubbing, vacuuming and cleaning up.

And right at the bottom of the food chain we find our gang - Spit n' Polish tackling the floors of a plush tower block in Manchester city centre.

Written by Ian Kershaw - with a top hole Northern cast.

This is a funny, sometimes dark comedy about people who always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop.

Julie ...... Julie Hesmondhalgh
Nobby ...... Paul Barber
Dave ...... John Thompson
Shiv ...... Lauren Socha
Nita ...... Bhavna Limbachia
Our Bri ...... Jack Deam

Produced at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Salford by Alison Vernon-Smith

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in February 2015.

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Wed 29 Mar 2023 02:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Julie Julie Hesmondhalgh
Nobby Paul Barber
Dave John Thomson
Shiv Lauren Socha
Nita Bhavna Limbachia
Our Bri Jack Dean
Writer Ian Kershaw
Producer Alison Vernon-Smith

Broadcasts

  • Fri 20 Feb 2015 11:30
  • Wed 10 Jul 2019 09:30
  • Wed 10 Jul 2019 16:30
  • Thu 11 Jul 2019 04:30
  • Thu 27 May 2021 07:00
  • Thu 27 May 2021 17:00
  • Fri 28 May 2021 05:00
  • Sat 29 May 2021 12:30
  • Tue 28 Mar 2023 07:30
  • Tue 28 Mar 2023 12:30
  • Tue 28 Mar 2023 17:30
  • Wed 29 Mar 2023 02:30