'Her days are filled with cooking, cleaning, shopping and chauffeuring, shuttling three kids (Rhys Mannion, Katelyn Rose Downey, Aidan McCann) from schools to activities, volunteering on the PTA with fellow stay-at-home-parent Matt (Trevor Kaneswaren) and somehow still managing to have a home-cooked meal on the table by the time her garda detective husband Jason (Barry Ward) arrives home every night. The official synopsis from RTE on the show explains: 'This six-part family crime series is told from the point of view of Shelly Mohan, a wife, mother, homemaker and killer hiding in plain sight. Already the ridiculous fake beard has me going 'ah here!'.'Īnd a third commented: '#CleanSweep That beard is as unbelievable as the plot.' One viewer wrote on Twitter: 'That's the fakest looking beard ever #CleanSweep.'Īnother person said: 'Watching #cleansweep on RTE Player. However, viewers were distracted from the plot as their eyes were drawn to the actor's large and 'fake' facial hair. The first episode had an average of 315,500 viewers across RTE One and RTE One +1 and a 24% share - but viewers had some strong opinions to share.ĭuring the first episode, 'Charlie', a man from her past, shows up calling her 'Mags' rather than Shelly. READ MORE: How Ulster final viewership compared to Eurovision, Late Late Show and Clean Sweep Shelly leads a seemingly normal life as a mother-of three and home-maker in the west of Ireland with a Garda detective husband, Jason - until an ex arrives on the scene, threatening to expose her past.

The new six-part crime series follows a killer, Shelly Mohan, played by actress Charlene McKenna, who has been hiding in plain sight for nearly twenty years. RTE viewers were all saying the same thing after first episode of new crime show Clean Sweep aired on Sunday night.

A Child Lost in Flight by Mohan