''Spotless'' is a French

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television series co-created by Ed McCardie and Corinne Marrinan, and produced by Tandem Communications (

StudioCanal StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., and Canal+ Production and also known as StudioCanal International) is a French film & television production and distribution company which is a ...

) in association with Rosetta Media. It premiered in France on

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on 16 March 2015 and aired ten episodes until 13 April 2015. The series stars

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Denis Menochet Denis may refer to: People * Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris * Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure * Denis, Bishop of Győr (13th century), Hungarian prelate * Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), bar ...

Miranda Raison Miranda Caroline Raison is a British actress who is best known for playing Jo Portman in five seasons of '' Spooks'' (MI5) and Nellie Davenport in HBO's ''Warrior''. She originated the title role in Howard Brenton's ''Anne Boleyn'' at Shakespe ...

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and Tanya Fear.

Synopsis

In London, Jean Bastière has been leading a quiet family life with his wife and two children for fifteen years. Perfectly integrated, he manages a crime scene cleaning business. The balance of the harmonious existence is disrupted, however, when the brother, Martin, whom he has not seen for years, reappears. With this bulky brother, the secrets and wounds of Jean's past resurface. Faced with old demons he had chosen to bury, Jean will also face other problems. When Martin arrives with the body of a woman hidden in his van, neither one suspects a year with serious consequences is about to start.

Cast

as Jean Bastière *

Denis Ménochet Denis Ménochet (born 18 September 1976) is a French actor. Ménochet is best known to international audiences for his role as Perrier LaPadite, a French dairy farmer interrogated by the Nazis for harboring Jews in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino fil ...

as Martin Bastière *

as Julie Greer-Bastière * Doug Allen as Joey Samson *

Liam Garrigan Liam Garrigan (born 1981) is an English actor. As a youth, he attended classes at Kingston upon Hull's Northern Theatre Company and was a student at Wyke College, Kingston upon Hull. His first television role was in 2003 as Characters of Holby ...

as Victor Clay *Ciarán Owens as Frank McElroy *

Kate Magowan Katie Victoria "Kate" Magowan (born 1 June 1975) is an English actress and producer. Her film and television roles include Yvette in ''24 Hour Party People'' (2002), Sonya in '' It's All Gone Pete Tong'' (2004), Princess Una in '' Stardust'' (20 ...

as Sonny Clay * Tanya Fear as Claire *

Naomi Radcliffe Naomi Radcliffe (born 16 November 1971) is an English actress. She was born in Oldham, Lancashire to Albert Radcliffe—a Canon of Manchester Cathedral—and Petrina, a teacher. She was educated at The Blue Coat School in Oldham and the Royal ...

as Maureen Devine * Lucy Akhurst as Nina Johnson * Jemma Donovan as Maddy Bastière *Niall Hayes as Olivier Bastière *

as Nelson Clay *Izabella Urbanowicz as Rosie * Tolga Safer as Hakan *

David Avery David Avery (born 6 April 1986) is an English film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for '' The Night Manager'', ''Starred Up'' and '' Lost in London''. Background Avery was born 6 April 1986 in Birmingham, England. He attende ...

as Yilmaz

Production

''Spotless'' is an Anglo-French production. It was co-created by Ed McCardie and Corinne Marrinan, and was produced by Tandem Communications (

) in association with Rosetta Media. The first series was shot at West London Film Studios. The series was renewed for a second season by the

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in April 2016, before Esquire Network became defunct in 2017.

Broadcast

The series was aired by

in the United States from November 2015 to January 2016. Internationally it was distributed by

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as a Netflix Original; it was later also carried by Netflix in the United States.

Episodes

References

External links

Official website
* *{{TV Guide, id=805961 2010s black comedy television series 2010s British drama television series French crime drama television series Television shows set in London 2015 British television series debuts 2015 French television series debuts Canal+ original programming Television series by Tandem Productions