Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

Épisode 1 - Richard & Christopher, Michele & Richard

13 février 2013 - 5/5

Linda's first recruit is 31-year-old Richard Searle, who is obsessed with order, organisation and tidiness. Richard is paired with Christopher Sylvester, a retired antiques dealer whose stone Victorian cottage is overrun with collectibles and bric-a-brac. Linda also recruits germaphobe Michele Murray, who sets off to help Richard Pugh: he hasn't cleaned his flat since he moved in four years ago. And Linda and her cleaning gang head to Leatherhead to help The Pitstop, a drop-in centre for the vulnerable and the homeless.

Épisode 2 - Denise & Frank, Adam & Helen

20 février 2013 - 4.7/5

Denise, from Richmond, was officially diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder in 2002. She is taking four days out of her own cleaning regime to help 82-year-old retired British Aerospace engineer Frank from Chipping Sodbury. Linda has also recruited hairdresser Adam, who heads to Buckinghamshire to help Helen with her piles of clutter.

Épisode 3 - Mark & Julie, Cheyza & Amanda

27 février 2013 - 5/5

Mark, from Hampshire, who can spend an hour a day just getting the pleats in his curtains to hang symmetrically, visits single mum-of-two Julie Arkwright, from Lancashire. Hoarding runs in Julie's family: her grandmother was a hoarder and so is her mother. Also joining the team is 29-year-old Cheyza Burch, from Cambridge, who travels to Oxfordshire to help shopaholic Amanda.

Épisode 4 - Hayley & Shereen, Penny, Paul & Elaine

6 mars 2013 - 5/5

The compulsive cleaners are carefully matched with someone whose home is in dire need of a major spring clean. In this edition, 27-year-old OCD sufferer Hayley heads to Plumstead to help library assistant Shereen, who last cleaned her flat a year ago. And 44-year-old estate agent Penny heads to the two-bed home of Paul and Elaine from Surrey. Paul is a self-confessed shopaholic who collects Star Trek memorabilia in the belief it will be his kids' inheritance, but Elaine is worried their home is turning into a death trap with so much clutter.

Épisode 5 - Cynthia & Daphne

13 mars 2013 - 5/5

Former opera singer Cynthia, who has a life-long fear of germs and bacteria, sets off to help otter spotter Daphne from Gloucestershire, who's lost control of the clutter in the cottage she's lived in for the last 46 years. Also, Linda Dykes and the clean team head to Allesley Park in Coventry to tackle a problem with dog poo.

Épisode 6 - James & Jodi, Kristy, Kay & Dilip

20 mars 2013 - 5/5

James helps mum-of-two Jodi, while Kristy, whose nickname is Dettol queen, helps de-clutter the home of Kay and Dillip, and has a revelation about her own cleaning obsession while she does. And the Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners team tackle a park in Tower Hamlets suffering from graffiti and fly tipping.

Épisode 1 - Lesley, Tuesday & Sonia and Vinny & Robin

29 octobre 2013 - 5/5

Mother and daughter Lesley and Tuesday follow a strict routine of scrubbing, bleaching and dusting, so single mum Sonia, from Farnham in Surrey, could do with their help tackling 20 years' worth of clutter - some of which is preventing her from shutting her bathroom door. Meanwhile, gym owner Vinny, from Sheffield, heads to Margate in Kent, where Robin shares his filthy home with six dogs.

Épisode 2 - Jade & Deborah and Lynsey & Scott

5 novembre 2013 - 5/5

Hygiene-obsessed mother-of-two Jade cleans uninterrupted for six hours every day and goes to great lengths to avoid contact with grease and animal hair. She's paired up with Deborah, whose home in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, has been overrun by six goats, which are free to roam almost everywhere. Meanwhile, mother-of-three Lynsey heads to Blackpool, where newlyweds Scott and Faith are getting by without a kitchen and living among hoards of electrical items.

Épisode 3 - Sarah, Andy & Mikk and Ben & Gerri

12 novembre 2013 - 5/5

Ben spends up to two hours a day cleaning his kitchen hob despite the fact he has only used it once, and doesn't sleep in his bed for fear of creasing the sheets. He heads to Guildford, Surrey, to meet upholsterer and craft enthusiast Gerri, whose home is stuffed with three years' worth of material waiting to be upcycled. Also waging a war on dirt is Sarah, who became obsessed with cleanliness after having her first baby. She travels to Coventry to help brothers Andy and Mikk, but is shocked to find an untidy living room and a wall being used as a dartboard on her arrival.

Épisode 4 - Richard & Linda, Louise & Michelle

19 novembre 2013 - 5/5

Richard from Hastings bleaches and cleans his fridge at least four times a week. He attempts to help dog minder Linda, from Brentwood, Essex, who can have up to ten dogs in her home at any one time. Louise, from Wiltshire, cleans her sink around eighteen times a day and travels to Swindon to help Michelle, who is a hoarder.

Épisode 5 - Louise & Tim and Victoria & Lesley

26 novembre 2013 - 5/5

Louise who spends up to thirty hours each week cleaning her house travels to Portsmouth to help Tim who only gives his kitchen a clean at Easter and Christmas. Victoria meets Lesley, who hasn't given her three bedroom flat a proper clean in nearly nineteen years.

Épisode 6 - Glen & David and Zahra & Jo

3 décembre 2013 - 5/5

Glen spends around thirteen hours each week cleaning his one bedroom flat. He attempts to help David whose collections include around 300,000 books, ten African masks, a strait jacket, three parachutes, 25 military uniforms and a range of magician's props. Zahra vacuums eight times a day and makes her way to Bridgend to help Jo who admits she needs assistance to de-clutter her home.

Épisode 7 - Sarah & Louise and Adam & Lara

10 décembre 2013 - 5/5

Sarah from Ely, has so much clutter that she has filled sheds, a gazebo and much of her house with her hoard. OCD diagnosed Louise, from Cambridgeshire attempts to help her. Adam from Essex, spends three hours a day cleaning his flat and attempts to help Lara, from Rochester, Kent, whose home hasn't had a proper clean in 12 years.

Épisode 8 - Alison & Dusty and Helen & Janet

17 décembre 2013 - 5/5

Alison, from Stamworth, Lincolnshire was diagnosed with OCD six years ago and spends more than 30 hours a week keeping her five bedroom home spotless. She makes her way to Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, to help Dusty Rhodes. Helen, from East Sussex attempts to help Janet, from Luton, whose passion for haberdashery has taken over the house.

Épisode 1 - Claire & Charlie and Andy & Ian

7 octobre 2014 - 5/5

London hairdresser Claire, who spends 22 hours a week keeping her one-bedroom flat immaculate, helps out 67-year-old ex-binman Charlie from Hemel Hempstead, who's down to his last clean teaspoon. Andy from Leicester, who likes to clean things in even numbers, meets keen historian and collector Ian, from Colchester, whose two-bedroom house is home to 300 troll dolls.

Épisode 2 - Gemma & Jim and Angie & Brian

14 octobre 2014 - 5/5

Gemma, from Hertfordshire, cleans for 12 hours a week to keep her two-bed house immaculate, going through two vacuum cleaners a year. Gemma meets Jim, a father of two from Kent, whose love of car boot fairs has left him with a hoard of over10 tonnes of things, including a lot of women's clothing - collected because of Jim's other hobby, cross dressing. The second volunteer is Angie, from Hampshire, who mops the floor of her three bedroom bungalow in Hampshire, on her knees, twice a day. Angie meets widower Brian at his house in Kent, which is also an owl sanctuary and home to 37 owls. Brian's traditional view of cleaning being 'woman's work' is set to be challenged by Angie, if she can overcome her bird phobia first.

Épisode 3 - Caren & Linda and Jamie & Mick

21 octobre 2014 - 5/5

Caren, from Warrington, cleans for at least four hours a day and her cat is only allowed outside on a lead. Caren meets Linda and her son Matt, who have being living amongst grime for nine years and have out-of-date food from the 1990s. The second volunteer is OCD-diagnosed Jamie, from Somerset, who can't stand any form of clutter, uses so much bleach it burns his eyes and must check the door 16 times before he leaves home. Jamie meets Mick, from North London, who lives in a one bed flat filled with clutter and grime. But getting Mick to let go of his precious belongings is not going to be straightforward.

Épisode 4 - Claire & Sue & Roger and Lynne & Mark & Karl

28 octobre 2014 - 5/5

Claire can't abide dirt and won't use her cooker to cook. She meets Sue and Roger, two pensioners from Hertfordshire who once lived the rock and roll lifestyle and are now swamped by clutter. Lynne from Luton takes an old-school approach to cleaning. She visits the home of self-confessed bachelor boys Mark and Karl, two football loving buddies who haven't cleaned their house in over 15 years.

Épisode 5 - Dann & Charlotte & Dom and Angela & Lorraine

4 novembre 2014 - 5/5

The first cleaning volunteer is 23-year-old council worker Dann, from Nottingham. Dann replaces his loo seat once a month and regularly bathes his cats in flea treatment. Dann helps out Charlotte and Dom, from Portsmouth, who haven't cleaned their flat in a year. The second volunteer is Angela, from Nottingham, who gets through three bottles of bleach a week. Angela meets Lorraine, from Scarborough, who hasn't cleaned her kitchen for two years. And OCD-diagnosed Alison takes on Helen to see who has the most spotless kitchen cupboards.

Épisode 6 - Amanda & Janine and Mark & Avril

11 novembre 2014 - 5/5

Amanda from Essex not only works 60 hours a week, but the 31-year-old also spends 20 hours a week on housework. Amanda meets Janine, also from Essex, who is a bit of a hoarder. Full time industrial cleaner Mark, from Leicester, spends more than 80 hours a week cleaning at work and home and has an obsession for colour coordination. He meets 58-year-old unemployed bargain hunter Avril, in Chiswick.

Épisode 7 - Andy & Hayley and Charlie & Antoinette

18 novembre 2014 - 5/5

Andy from Reigate, who weeds his patio daily, helps Hayley, who hasn't cleaned her microwave since the 90s. And garden designer Charlie helps Antoinette in Dorset with her clutter.

Épisode 8 - Kerry & Vikki and Tina & Mike

25 novembre 2014 - 5/5

Glamour model Kerry from Essex helps fellow Essex mum Vikki, whose toilet hasn't been cleaned in four years. And Tina from Slough helps Mike from Ipswich with his junk-filled home.

Épisode 9 - Christmas Special

2 décembre 2014 - 5/5

Lynsey, Mark and Amanda show how to make for a tidier, cleaner Yuletide, with good Christmas card management, evenly spaced festive decorations and a bacteria-free Christmas tree

Épisode 10 - Country House Rescue - Vinny & Denise and Tiggy

30 juin 2015

Obsessive cleaners Vinny and Denise visit the Grade II listed 18th century Georgian country house Top-Y-Fron Hal.

Épisode 11 - Country House Rescue - Hayley & Dann and Cornelia

7 juillet 2015

Cleaners Hayley and Dann visit Plas Teg, a haunted Grade I listed 17th century Jacobean manor in north Wales, which is home to Cornelia and her 12 cats and some grime.

Épisode 12 - Country House Rescue - Ben & Lynsey and Colin

14 juillet 2015

Ben and Lynsey agree to help Colin Peck at his Grade I-listed property Prehen House in Derry, Northern Ireland, which was considered by actor Gregory Peck to be his ancestral home.

Épisode 13 - Country House Rescue - Gemma & Richard and Michael

21 juillet 2015

In Ireland, retired civil engineer Michael Keaney's splendid home has never been dusted and is full of antiques and stacks of family photos. Can two obsessive cleaners reclaim it?

Épisode 1 - Carly & Nesta and Rob & Soo

1 septembre 2015 - 4/5

OCD-diagnosed Carly spends up to seven hours a day cleaning her two bedroom flat. She Nesta from Staffordshire, who allows animals the run of her house. Rob cleans his house up to 30 times a day and attempts to help widow Soo and her son Joe, who have amassed a collection of charity shop bargains.

Épisode 2 - Kris & Edwina and Fiona & Jenny and Paul

8 septembre 2015 - 4/5

Medical scientist Kris spends over 22 hours a week keeping his three bedroom home in Wakefield germ free and he attempts to help single mum Edwina and her teenage daughter Natalie in Derby who haven't deep cleaned their house since they moved in nearly a ten years ago. TOCD diagnosed 41-year-old beauty therapist Fiona from Bedford attempts to help married couple Jenny and Paul in Surrey, whose three bedroom house has become overwhelmed with clothes, toys and games.

Épisode 3 - Gemma & Annia and Dai & Michelle

22 septembre 2015 - 4/5

Gemma, who makes her Chihuahuas wear boots indoors, helps single mum Annia, a self-confessed hoarder in Norwich. And Dai meets Michelle and her menagerie.

Épisode 4 - Tracey & Kerry and Shelly & Lee

29 septembre 2015 - 4/5

Yorkshire-based bank employee Tracey rises at 5am each day to start her cleaning routine. She travels to Norfolk to help charity worker Kerry, who lives in a three bedroom house with a family of foster dogs from Romania. Plus, full-time mum Shelley comes to the aid of amateur inventor Lee, who has filled his house with items collected from back streets and skips

Épisode 5 - Julie & Ken And Krystal & April

6 octobre 2015

Plumber Julie, whose loo is so clean you can drink from it, helps Ken in Norfolk. And full-time mum Krystal meets April, whose home has become swamped by clutter.

Épisode 6 - Kelly & Ken And Louise & Jose

13 octobre 2015

Former beauty queen Kelly helps retired chef Ken and his cat. And Louise meets Jose, who's hoarded so much stuff for his DIY projects he hasn't been in his living room for five years.

Épisode 7 - Michelle & Susanne and Amar & Sylvia

20 octobre 2015

Michelle, who loves minimalism and order, meets clutterbug Susanne. And steam clean lover Amar visits hoarder poet Sylvia in south east London.

Épisode 1 - Tom & Gareth and Louise & Paula

15 mars 2016

Tom visits Gareth, whose home hasn't been cleaned in 20 years. And Louise meets Paula in her chaotic Wokingham home.

Épisode 2 - Lauren & Sarah and Emma & John

22 mars 2016

Lauren from Dunstable helps Sarah sort through ten years of unused toys, clothes and out-of-date food, while germophobe Emma visits John in his cluttered Peak District home.

Épisode 3 - Mick & Rosemary and Dave & Les

29 mars 2016

The first volunteer is specialist crime scene cleaner Mick, who not only cleans up after murders and suicides, but also spends up to four hours a day keeping his one bedroom flat spic and span. Mick helps Rosemary and Julian with their cluttered and chaotic home in Northamptonshire. Professional motorbike cleaner Dave, from Surrey, spends up to three hours a day keeping his one bedroom flat immaculate. Straight lines are very important to Dave, so he straightens his towels and curtains regularly. Dave meets hoarder Les, who lives with a mountain of car boot purchases and junk in the West Midlands. And Hayley and the team clean some microwaves.

Épisode 4 - Natasha & Suzanne and Vijay & Poly

5 avril 2016

The first cleaner is Croatian-born Natasha, who loves to look for dirt in hidden places and makes sure every inch of her home is perfect. Natasha meets Suzanne to help clean her chaotic two-bedroomed home, which has become overrun with mountains of jigsaws. The second volunteer cleaner is Vijay, who hates clutter and has five vacuum cleaners. Vijay meets jewellery maker Poly in north London in a one bedroomed flat which she hasn't cleaned in years. And Hayley and the team clean out some disgusting cupboards.

Épisode 5 - Julie & Ken And Krystal & April

6 octobre 2015

Épisode 6 - Kelly & Ken And Louise & Jose

13 octobre 2015

Épisode 7 - Michelle & Susanne and Amar & Sylvia

20 octobre 2015

Épisode 1 - Tapeley Park, Devon

17 mai 2016

Behind the ornate front doors of some of Britain's most spectacular homes lie years of neglect and grime. The owners are struggling to maintain their houses without help from domestic staff, who have long since departed. Often, a vast ancestral hoard of clutter going back several generations dominates the house, collecting yet more grime. Entire wings are uninhabitable and home owners find it impossible to let go of treasured possessions that have been in their families for generations. Could a group of obsessive cleaners rescue these grand mansions from housekeeping hell and add some polish to their faded grandeur? In Obsessive Compulsive Country House Cleaners, obsessive cleaners work with the home owners over five days to help restore the houses to their former glory.

Épisode 2 - Forcett Hall, North Yorkshire

24 mai 2016

Two diagnosed OCD cleaners head for Forcett Hall, a stately home in North Yorkshire where James and Alison's plans to start a B&B are being hindered by junk, vines, and bird poo in the bathroom sink.

Épisode 3 - Tarbert House, Ireland

31 mai 2016

Glen from Watford and Caren from Manchester travel to the west of Ireland to help Ursula shift the mess and clutter from the upper floors of Tarbert House.

Épisode 4 - Natasha & Suzanne and Vijay & Poly

5 avril 2016

The first cleaner is Croatian-born Natasha, who loves to look for dirt in hidden places and makes sure every inch of her home is perfect. Natasha meets Suzanne to help clean her chaotic two-bedroomed home, which has become overrun with mountains of jigsaws. The second volunteer cleaner is Vijay, who hates clutter and has five vacuum cleaners. Vijay meets jewellery maker Poly in north London in a one bedroomed flat which she hasn't cleaned in years. And Hayley and the team clean out some disgusting cupboards.

Épisode 5 - Sandra & Karl and Maxine & Dianne

12 avril 2016

The first cleaner is cafe owner Sandra, who hates dirt and germs so much that she forbids outside clothes to be worn indoors. Sandra helps Karl, who lives an alternative lifestyle on a boat in Norfolk with his dog Cooper. With a stinking toilet and a galley filled with mouldy pans, Sandra faces the biggest cleaning job of her life. The second volunteer cleaner is Maxine, who hates clutter and spends up to four hours each day keeping her home looking pristine. Maxine meets retired librarian Dianne, who lives in a house in Norwich which she hasn't cleaned in three years. Dianne's kitchen is so bad, she eats breakfast in a cafe opposite. And Hayley and her fellow cleaners tackle some disgusting showers.

Épisode 1 - Tina, Mark & Patrick

18 avril 2017

In this new series, obsessive cleaners Tina and Mark fly from Britain to Texas to do battle with Patrick's countryside ranch, which is infested with clutter, cobwebs and dog poo.

Épisode 2 - Hayley & Kris

25 avril 2017

In this episode, Hayley and Kris visit a retired academic Professor Widdecombe in Vermont, who hasn't properly cleaned his nine bedroom historic property for a decade. The home is covered in cobwebs and cat hair, and each room is over-stuffed with possessions.

Épisode 3 - Sandra & Carly

2 mai 2017

Obsessive cleaners Sandra and Carly travel to a small town in Virginia in the United States to tackle the overwhelming clutter and junk in the two homes of ex-builder Will.

Épisode 4 - Caren & Dave

9 mai 2017

Obsessive cleaners Caren and Dave head to the north west of the US to take on the clutter-filled house of single mum Britta. Compulsive shopper Britta lives in the town of Everett in Washington State, in a three-bedroom bungalow which was once a welcoming home. As life got on top of Britta, the state of the house deteriorated - with each room packed with bargain buys and leftover food scraps and dog poo stains all over the carpet. Will this supersized cleaning job prove doable, or simply too much?

Épisode 1 - The Guynd

18 octobre 2017

In this episode, the cleaners head to The Guynd, a Regency mansion in north-east Scotland and home to John, the 26th laird. Once a glorious Scottish estate, over the last 20 years The Guynd has been in steady decline - nowadays the grand entrance hall serves as John's workshop for DIY projects and his kitchen is shared with mice. Now, as John grows older, he's starting to think about passing the house on to his son, Elliot, but he worries that his son won't want the burden. With Elliot due to return on a visit, John wants to breathe new life into his family home and throw a grand ceilidh. To help John get The Guynd up to scratch, two obsessive compulsive cleaners are moving in for five days.

Épisode 2 - Brithdir Hall

25 octobre 2017

The cleaners are heading to the Welsh hills and Brithdir Hall, a 16th-century, Grade II-listed mansion. It is home to Jeremy, 55, his son Thomas, 15, and Clayton the spaniel. When he inherited it from his grandmother 12 years ago, Brithdir Hall was immaculate. Nowadays, the house is all but derelict, with mushrooms growing through the walls, a yard full of dog poo and a loo which hasn't been cleaned in years. Juggling three businesses just to keep the roof from leaking any more than it already is, Jeremy says housekeeping comes a long way down his to-do list. His main concern is running pheasant shoots from home, but he needs to up his game in order to attract higher paying clients. He plans to re-launch his shooting business with a grand lunch at the end of the week, but getting the house ready in time is too big a job for him alone. To help bring this plan to fruition, two obsessive compulsive cleaners are moving in for five days.

Épisode 3 - Poundisford Lodge

1 novembre 2017 - 5/5

The cleaners head for a 16th century manor in Somerset, where an acclaimed writer of ghost stories needs help with clearing out some of her junk

Épisode 1 - Guynd, Scotland

18 octobre 2017

Obsessive cleaners Hayley and Dann head to a mansion in north-east Scotland to clear out the chainsaws, newspapers and mouse droppings.

Épisode 2 - Brithdir Hall, Wales

25 octobre 2017

The cleaners head for the Welsh hills and Brithdir Hall, a 16th-century, Grade II-listed mansion with a loo which hasn't been cleaned in years. Can the place be spruced up in a week?

Épisode 3 - Poundisford Lodge, Somerset

1 novembre 2017

The cleaners head for a 16th century manor in Somerset, where an acclaimed writer of ghost stories needs help with clearing out some of her junk