For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplannerViewing guide, by Joe ClayCleaning UpITV, 9pmIt would be worth watching Sheridan Smith reading from a maths textbook. Her presence in a drama is a guarantee of watchability. Cleaning Up, a six-part drama written by the newcomer Mark Marlow, puts Smith in familiar territory — Sam, a warm-hearted, working-class single mum struggling to keep her head above water and her family together. She has separated from her unfaithful husband, Dave (Matthew McNulty), and he wants to take custody of her daughters, Alice and Lily, because he doesn’t think that she is a dependable parent. To make ends meet Sam works a zero-hours contract as an office cleaner in Canary Wharf, but she also has…

Source: The Times January 09, 2019 00:00 UTC