Intertitle Created by Starring Brett DelBuono Country of origin United States Original language s English No. It was produced byformerly. Banks and his small team of recovering addicts begin to work to help others in recovering from their addictions. They will resort to unethical and illegal tactics in order to end their clients' addictions. His success at cleaning people's addictions has gained him the respect of the and other officials, who almost always to the 's methods. Banks appears to believe that his work is a and will therefore work if a client is too to afford his services. Banks has a busy life; besides his addiction fighting capers, he runs a shop that primarily sells. His shop is connected to a garage where his business and. Besides that he also works at a called Transitions. Other times Banks will air his grievances to God, asking why He God allows bad things to happen. William's one-way communications with God are somewhat of a theme during the series, implying that his faith plays an important role in his sobriety. However, whether all the scenes where Banks is shown praying out loud to God are real or whether they are simply illustrations of what is going on in his mind, are left ambiguous to the viewers. The show's intro states that Banks also helps people overcome addictions to andhowever, neither one has been the focus of an episode. The show is loosely based on the life of who, as an addictions counselor, has helped such people as, and. It went into production of thirteen all-new episodes, and premiered on June 23, 2009. Giles funds his addiction by stealing from his family and people's homes with his girlfriend Heatherwho is also an addict. In order to save Giles, William must go to battle with a ruthless that supplies people with drugs in exchange for stolen merchandise. William banks the cleaner episode introduces William's team and his family. The episode ends with one of William's team members embarking on a heavy binge with fatal results. William, driven to investigate, discovers that the girl and her friend Lolly aretransporting over the U. His colleague and girlfriend seeks William's help. William invites some friends over to his house including his former Quinn whom he idolizes and credits for saving his life. Shortly after the party William's son Ben suspects that his father is using after finding a in the. The man, now out, is using again. William and his team go undercover in a biker gang and discover that their mark is part of a heavy-duty meth ring. Unbeknownst to the team, Swenton is forced to relapse on meth to not only maintain his cover but to keep his life. Meanwhile after getting arrested for vandalism Ben threw a football through several windowsBen runs away, leaving his family worried. William pockets a small and considers relapsing. Meanwhile, Ben is found to have run off to the home of his paternal grandfatherand Melissa goes over there to try to talk Ben into coming home. Swenton struggles with his recent relapse. Porter also uses so he can get by between fixes. William and his team encounter resistance from the boy's blue-collar fatherwho refuses to believe that his talented son can do wrong. Swenton starts taking pills to alleviate his nerves and to keep himself from using meth. A named Solhas been observing Alvarez's erratic behavior and enlists William for help. William maneuvers the jockey into treatment, but he breaks out in a violent episode and heads for the track. William realizes that he is fighting the man's addiction to his sport as much to drugs. Her sister hires William, but the girls' mother does not trust his methods. She retains the original interventionist Dr. Keith Bowenwho considers William, with his unorthodox approach to addiction, to be little more than a thug. During the course of his investigation William comes across a new popular drug on the streets a drug his client is using called blue dust, which is both cheap and gives an intense high, but is more dangerous than any other drug. Forced to question what he does and why he does it, William races to find the addict before she succumbs to her addiction. Her fatherwho has been reluctantly supporting her habit out of fear of losing her, requests William's help. William and his team face an unexpected challenge william banks the cleaner Rebecca's motherwhose control issues have influenced her daughter's neuroses. Swenton's bizarre behavior makes him fall short on his job, much to William's annoyance. Swenton's thirst for meth reaches its breaking point. When her visiting brother discovers the depth of her cocaine problem, he enlists William for help. William learns that Lisa has been supporting her habit via a scheme and moves to grab her, only to have her finally land a role that could be her break. Meanwhile, Swenton flees to his ex-girlfriend and embarks on a heavy meth binge for a number of days. Akani, the only person on the team that knows of Swenton's relapse William thinks Swenton is taking care of his grandmotherraces to locate him. Gaza demands William to help his college daughter who uses and other drugs. William's team infiltrate her sorority house, where Akani discovers that the girl is severelywhile Darnell harbors a personal vendetta against Rashburg. Neil's father comes to William, concerned for his granddaughter's safety. William and his team make a risky william banks the cleaner posing as to remove the little girl from the house and scare Neil and Shelly straight. Jason Andrewsa mentally unstable patient at Transitions, becomes dangerously fixated on. William and Melissa get in argument and make a hard decision regarding their marriage. Also, William faces his old sponsor when an old friend and fellow program member seeks William's help to get her relapsed husband a high-profile nationalclean. William and the team take some radical actions in the case that lead to further complications. The girl's is no help, as she carries a severe grudge and has a secret addiction to. William's old friend Greg shows up unexpectedly, and to William's dismay, his is still intact. Swenton takes william banks the cleaner a widower alcoholic father that he meets on a bus. Due to the father's constant state of his young daughter plays the role of adult in their household. Meanwhile, William is hired by a cop whose cop son needs to be cleaned for abut to William's dismay, the cop appears to have no intention of making a life-long obligation. Akani takes on an alcoholic homeless woman named Sunshine. The two are not only risking their own lives, but that of their patients, particularly a young girl that needs a. The surgeon's makes this case incredibly difficult for William. William and Swenton soon learn that Travis is not only an addict, but is also a valued. When learning that his facility is about to be raided by the police he sets the place on fire, clearing both him and his superior of any crime. However, things get even more complicating when Travis's superior demands him to pay half a million dollars for all damages. William is also forced to take a hard look at Travis's girlfriend who is both an addict and a prostitute that has a young son Miles that is an addict and a. Things get complicated when the team learns that Taylor's drug use and other problems are triggered by his. William wrestles with his own issues of being an overprotective father and must find a way to help the ballerina with her tribulations while not damaging his relationship with his daughter. An attorney seeks William's help in getting Bobby cleaned in time for a big match. Like any case, William takes a no-nonsense approach and purges all alcohol, drugs and away, despite the 's objections. William also discovers that Bobby's wife Angie is also an addict. Things get violent when Bobby suspects that William is infatuated with his wife. William's world is turned upside down when the drug dealers threaten William's family and put everyone on his team in danger because they are looking for millions of dollars in drugs which were stolen by the narc. The day marks William's ten-year anniversary of being sober. Uninterested in giving the day any special recognition, William spends it doing business as usual as he helps an old friend who chooses heroin and speed over his wife and kids, get clean. William gives a deep apology to Mellissa for the wrongs he committed during his addiction. The series finale averaged 1. The second season premiered on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. In 2010 also william banks the cleaner First season will start on with different dub.
