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Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners is a documentary series which takes a look at a group of British people who wage a constant war on dirt and order. The cameras follow people, who by their own admission,

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    Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 3 Episode 6 - Amanda & Janine and Mark & Avril
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Amanda & Janine and Mark & Avril

    S3:E6

    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.

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  2. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 1 Episode 4 - Hayley & Shereen and Penny, Paul & Elaine
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Hayley & Shereen and Penny, Paul & Elaine

    S1:E4

    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.

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  3. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 1 Episode 2 - Denise & Frank and Adam & Helen
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Denise & Frank and Adam & Helen

    S1:E2

    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.

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  4. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 4 Episode 7 - Michelle & Susanne, Amar & Sylvia
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Michelle & Susanne, Amar & Sylvia

    S4:E7

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

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  5. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 3 Episode 3 - Caren & Linda and Jamie & Mick
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Caren & Linda and Jamie & Mick

    S3:E3

    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.

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  6. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 3 Episode 9 - Christmas Special
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Christmas Special

    S3:E9

    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

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  7. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 4 Episode 3 - Gemma & Annia, Dai & Michelle
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Gemma & Annia, Dai & Michelle

    S4:E3

    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.

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  8. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 1 Episode 3 - Mark & Julie and Cheyza & Amanda
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Mark & Julie and Cheyza & Amanda

    S1:E3

    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. English

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  9. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 5 Episode 1 - Tom & Gareth, Louise & Paula
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Tom & Gareth, Louise & Paula

    S5:E1

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

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  10. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 4 Episode 2 - Kris & Edwina, Fiona & Jenny and Paul
    6.9/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Kris & Edwina, Fiona & Jenny and Paul

    S4:E2

    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.

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  11. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 1 Episode 5 - Cynthia & Daphne
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Cynthia & Daphne

    S1:E5

    Watch this episode now on 4oD Fifty-eight-year-old former opera singer Cynthia, who has a life-long fear of germs and bacteria, helps 75-year-old Daphne from Gloucestershire, who's lost control of the clutter in the cottage she's lived in for the last 46 years. Linda Dykes and the clean team head to Allesley Park in Coventry to tackle a dog poo problem.

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  12. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 4 Episode 4 - Tracey & Kerry, Shelley & Lee
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Tracey & Kerry, Shelley & Lee

    S4:E4

    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

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  13. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 4 Episode 5 - Julie & Ken, Krystal & April
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Julie & Ken, Krystal & April

    S4:E5

    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.

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  14. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 1 Episode 1 - Richard & Christopher and Michelle & Richard
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Richard & Christopher and Michelle & Richard

    S1:E1

    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.

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  15. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 4 Episode 6 - Kelly & Ken, Louise & Jose
    6.5/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Kelly & Ken, Louise & Jose

    S4:E6

    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.

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  16. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 5 Episode 2 - Lauren & Sarah, Emma & John
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Lauren & Sarah, Emma & John

    S5:E2

    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.

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  17. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 5 Episode 4 - Natasha & Suzanne, Vijay & Poly
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Natasha & Suzanne, Vijay & Poly

    S5:E4

    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.

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  18. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 4 Episode 1 - Carly & Nesta, Rob & Soo
    6.4/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Carly & Nesta, Rob & Soo

    S4:E1

    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.

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  19. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 3 Episode 1 - Claire & Charlie and Andy & Ian
    6.3/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Claire & Charlie and Andy & Ian

    S3:E1

    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.

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  20. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 3 Episode 2 - Gemma & Jim and Angie & Brian
    6.2/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Gemma & Jim and Angie & Brian

    S3:E2

    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.

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  21. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 5 Episode 3 - Mick, Rosemary & Julian, Dave & Les
    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Mick, Rosemary & Julian, Dave & Les

    S5:E3

    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.

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  22. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 3 Episode 7 - Andy & Hayley and Charlie & Antoinette
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Andy & Hayley and Charlie & Antoinette

    S3:E7

    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.

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  23. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 1 Episode 6 - James & Jodi, and Kristy, Kay & Dilip
    5.6/10(9 votes)

    #23 - James & Jodi, and Kristy, Kay & Dilip

    S1:E6

    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.

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  24. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 2 Episode 1 - Lesley, Tuesday & Sonia and Vinny & Robin
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Lesley, Tuesday & Sonia and Vinny & Robin

    S2:E1

    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.

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  25. Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Season 2 Episode 2 - Jade & Deborah and Lynsey & Scott
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Jade & Deborah and Lynsey & Scott

    S2:E2

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Amanda & Janine and Mark & Avril" is the best rated episode of "Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners". It scored 8.2/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/11/2014. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hayley & Shereen and Penny, Paul & Elaine".