''Spotless'' is a French

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

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) 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, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary * Denis the Carthusian (1402–1 ...

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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 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 film ''I ...

as Martin Bastière *

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

Liam Garrigan Liam Thomas Garrigan (born 17 October 1981) is an English actor. As a youth, he attended classes at Kingston upon Hull's Northern Stage Company and was a student at Wyke College, Kingston upon Hull. His first television role was as Nic Yorke in ...

as Victor Clay *Ciarán Owens as Frank McElroy *

Kate Magowan Katie Victoria "Kate" Magowan (born 1 June 1975) is an English actress and producer. She has been in film, theatre, television and radio productions. Her best known role is Princess Una in the 2007 feature film ''Stardust''. She is married to a ...

as Sonny Clay * Tanya Fear as Claire *

Naomi Radcliffe Naomi Radcliffe (born 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 Welsh College ...

as Maureen Devine *

Lucy Akhurst Lucy Akhurst (born 18 November 1970) is an English actress, writer and director who has been working mainly in television since the 1990s. She starred alongside Neil Morrissey in ''The Vanishing Man'' and then came to prominence in a lead role in ...

as Nina Johnson * Jemma Donovan as Maddy Bastière *Niall Hayes as Olivier Bastière *

as Nelson Clay *Izabella Urbanowicz as Rosie *

Tolga Safer Tolga Safer (born 26 June 1982) is a British actor who is known for playing Igor Karkaroff's Aide in the movie version of ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. Life and career Safer was born in London, to Turkish Cypriot parents. He start ...

as Hakan *

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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 West London Film Studios ("WLFS") is a British film studio and television studio complex located in Hayes, Middlesex. The studios cater to small and large productions; for films, television shows, TV adverts and photo shoots. History Frank ...

. 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