BREXIT CHUCKLE SO VERY BRITISH

By the end of the first half, everyone would be sobbing or laughing – desperate to know what the future held for the donkey or spaceman, or other hero.

That’s not to say that the plot of ITV’S new drama Cleaning Up on Wednesday was basic. Far from it, it told a neat tale of conspiracy while raising issues about debt and gambling.

But it was Sheridan, star of Gavin & Stacey, Cilla and Care, who elevated a soapy, hard-to-believe plot into something more gritty.

She plays downtrodden single mum Sam, addicted to online gambling, spinning roulette on her phone at every spare moment. Working nights as a zero hours BENEDICT Cumberbatch, complete with comb over, explained Brexit too us on Monday. Which was awfully good of him since no one understandsds it.

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