The Cleaner on A E Series About Intervention
Benjamin Bratt Stars as Extreme Addiction Interventionist
Jun 23, 2009
The A&E show The Cleaner, starring Benjamin Bratt, returns for its second season on June 23, 2009. The season two premieres brings back real life story of extreme interventionist William Banks (Bratt), a recovering addict whose life’s work is to help people out of drug and alcohol addiction. Whoopi Goldberg and Gary Cole are guest stars in the season premiere.
The Cleaner Season Two Premiere
Banks was forced to move out of his home because of the tension with his wife, at the end of season one. His wife, Melissa (Amy Price – Francis) had to work through the resentment of Banks behavior during the years he spent on drugs. As season two opens, Melissa asked William to move back into the house while her parents are visiting to keep of a façade of happiness.
Whoopi Goldberg and Gary Cole Guest in Season Premiere
Whoopi Goldberg portrays Pauling Kmeck, William Bank’s former sponsor. She resurfaces in his life when Banks is called upon to help Davis (Gary Cole) a former friend and fellow former addict. Davis has a career as a high profile national news anchor and is also a spokesperson for recovery. As his wife (Jayne Brook) battles cancer, Davis struggles for sobriety. Kmeck (Goldberg) helps Banks with the intervention.
The Cleaner Extreme Addition Intervention
Banks is usually hired by a family member or friend of the addict to intervene. The intervention is not normally welcomed by the addict, who resists efforts to stop the madness.
The Cleaner boldly goes into the dark world of addiction as it explores the difficulty of gaining and maintaining sobriety. William Banks is an extreme interventionist who uses unorthodox means to help addicts dry out and to get them into a recovery program.
Benjamin Bratt portrays William Banks with dramatic intensity as he bears witness to the tragedy of addiction. The Cleaner is a dramatic show about an intensely complex and difficult subject.
The Cleaner is loosely based on the experiences of Warren Boyd, Co-Executive Producer, who has spent the last 20 years of his life as a councilor to clients. Boyd engaged a “whatever it takes” approach to help people kick their addictions.
Cast and Production of The Cleaner
- Benjamin Bratt as William Banks
- Amy Price – Francis as Melissa Banks
- Grace Park as Akani Cuesta
- Estaban Powell as Arnie Swenton
- Jonathan Prince - Executive Producer / Co-creator
- Robert Munic - Executive Producer / Co – Creator / Writer
- David Hollander - Executive Producer / Writer
- Warren Boyd - Co – Executive Producer
The Cleaner airs on A&E on Tuesday at 10 pm ET/ 9 PM Central.
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