Esquire's Spotless

If you are okay with some brutality and a lot of blood, tonight's premiere of the Esquire Channel's new series Spotless may be your cup of tea. It's British you see and revolves around two brothers from France, one a drug runner and the other the clean-up man following bloody deaths.

Here is the full monty from Esquire:

A sexy and bold one-hour drama laced with dark humor and set in London, SPOTLESS is the story of a troubled man, Jean Bastiere (Marc-André Grondin) whose life is turned upside down when his outlaw brother, Martin (Denis Ménochet), crash lands into his world. Played out against the backdrop of Jean’s Crime Scene Cleaning business, the brothers must confront dark sins of the past and very real dangers in the present. Ensnared by mob boss Nelson Clay (Brendan Coyle), corruption, drugs and death pose a constant hazard. With Jean’s wife Julie (Miranda Raison), the entire family struggles to gain control over their lives and future.

I watched the pilot dreading too much blood yet it was not over the top. What captivated me was the excellent acting and well-paced plot. And Mr. Coyle, our friend from Downton Abbey, did not make an appearance in the pilot though his name was brought up. Given his mysterious association with dead bodies as a butler on his last series, Mr. Coyle may be ready for a more direct role in murder and mayhem. Stay tuned.