This 2015 Sheridan Smith Drama Is Climbing Netflix’s Most-Watched Chart

Sheridan Smith in the ITV drama Black WorkAnother ITV drama from yesteryear has found a whole new audience on Netflix.Last month, the true crime drama See No Evil began soaring up Netflix’s list of most-watched shows, despite first airing on terrestrial drama almost 20 years ago.And this week, users of the platform are rediscovering another forgotten gem.The three-part crime series Black Work is the second most-watched show on Netflix at the time of writing, ahead of some of the platform’s more recent original offerings including Black Mirror, Adolescence and the Guy Ritchie documentary The Diamond Heist.Black Work aired on ITV almost 10 years ago in 2015, featuring Sheridan Smith in the lead role of police constable Jo Gillespie, who is married to fellow officer Ryan (played by Kenny Doughty).Jo’s life is turned upside down when she discovers her husband has been shot dead – having been secretly working undercover for the last few years.As the plot unfolds, we discover more about both Jo’s personal and professional life – with Matthew McNulty, Andrew Knott, Ace Bhatti, Geraldine James, Douglas Henshall, Phil Davis and Lisa Dillon all in the supporting cast.Andrew Knott, Matthew McNulty, Douglas Henshall and Ace Bhatti alongside Sheridan Smith in 2015's Black WorkThis isn’t the first time a Sheridan Smith drama has wound up taking on a life of its own years after its initial release, though.Back in 2019, Sheridan took the lead as a cleaner with a secret in another ITV drama, Cleaning Up.At the time, Cleaning Up somewhat came and went without much fanfare, but when it premiered on Netflix five years later, it enjoyed a resurgence and found itself hovering near the top of the service’s most-watched shows list.Similarly, last month there were two different British dramas on the most-watched right now list at the same time, with both See No Evil – a 2006 drama about the Moors murders – and the 2017 drama The Replacement making the top 10 in March.All three hour-long episodes of Black Work are available to stream on Netflix now.MORE NETFLIX:These Are Our 10 Top Picks Of The New TV Shows And Films Coming To Netflix In April 202517 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets We Learned From The Cast Of Black Mirror Season 7This Critically-Mauled Film Is Making Its Way Up Netflix's Most-Watched Right Now List

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