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Editor's Note
Former addict William Banks (Benjamin Bratt) helps others overcome the scourge of drugs in this edgy series. There?s nothing Banks won?t do to help his fellow addicts get clean--even if it means breaking the law. Along with his crack team, he tries to put a long line of drug abusers on the path toward healthy, fulfilling lives. But amid it all, Banks must still face his own troubled past and the lingering costs of his former life. This collection presents the complete first season of the series, featuring guest appearances by Isaiah Washington, Eric Roberts, Kelly Lynch, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
| Features | Synopsis: Each week THE CLEANER follows Benjamin Bratt as William Banks, a recovering addict who helps others get clean by any means necessary as he struggles to maintain his own rocky personal life. William works with an eclectic team. Swenton is a wily smart aleck who is great undercover and always jealous of Akani, the beautiful, manipulative, and mysterious woman who always seems to get the best assignments and might just have a romantic past with William. Darnell is the newest member of William's crew. Darnell is deeply indebted to William for helping his younger brother get clean, but he must balance his deep religious convictions with the kind of work required as part of William's team. Together with this eclectic group, William works week-in and week-out to bring addicts of all kinds to the point where they are ready and willing to get help and begin the difficult process of getting clean. With every success and every failure, William wrestles with his own demons through an unusual relationship with God. He's a man caught between an unwavering commitment to his work, deep love for his family, and the ghosts of his own addictions. Bad for his personal life, perhaps, but these are the tensions that make William the one you want helping a troubled loved one, the one you trust to do whatever is necessary, the man you want by your side in your darkest hour. In the face of tragedy and addiction, William Banks will risk everything to be The Cleaner. |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | The Cleaner - The First Season - DVD Review By: Blake Matthews - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 6/24/2009 2:47 PM | | In The Cleaner on A&E, Benjamin Bratt stars as William Banks, a former drug addict who helps other addicts kick their addiction by any means necessary. Bratt’s portryal of Banks is loosely based on addiction counselor Warren Boyd. The first season had a 13-episode run in the summer of 2008, and will continue with a second 13-episode season later this month. When his daughter Lula was born, Banks made a promise to God he would get clean and get his life together. He has created a “cleaning service” with other former addicts, including Darnell (Kevin Michael Richardson), Swenton (Esteban Powell), and Akani (Grace Park, Battlestar Galactica)....read the full review |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 6/9/2009 |
| Original Release Date: 2008 | | Catalog ID: 142464 | | UPC: 00097361424644 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
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