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Ideal

Tue, Jan 11, 2005
  • Comedy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.

Where to watch

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  • BBC Three↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Johnny Vegas
    Johnny Vegas
    as Moz
  • Graham Duff
    Graham Duff
    as Brian
  • Tom Goodman-Hill
    Tom Goodman-Hill
    as PC
  • Nicola Reynolds
    Nicola Reynolds
    as Nicki
  • Ben Crompton
    Ben Crompton
    as Colin
  • Sinéad Matthews
    Sinéad Matthews
    as Jenny
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Episodes

7 seasons · 52 episodes

Ended · 52 aired
Season 1
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Rat
    Aired · Tue, Jan 11, 2005 · 30m

    Manchester-based comedy series starring Johnny Vegas as small-time dope dealer Moz. His girlfriend moves out when a rat appears in his flat, then menacing rival dealer Psycho Paul has a score to settle.

  • E2
    The Seduction
    Aired · Tue, Jan 18, 2005 · 30m

    While his girlfriend is away Moz tries to seduce the beautiful China, but his plans are interrupted by another appearance from the rat.

  • E3
    The Boyfriend
    Aired · Tue, Jan 25, 2005 · 30m

    Moz learns about a local murder, meets his stalker and makes up with Nicki. Meanwhile, China's new boyfriend Cartoon Head has something to hide.

  • E4
    The Affair
    Aired · Tue, Feb 1, 2005 · 30m

    Moz gives a local band a hand and the police help him shake off his stalker. After China splits with Cartoon Head, Moz is keen to provide a shoulder to cry on.

  • E5
    The Backpacker
    Aired · Tue, Feb 8, 2005 · 30m

    Nicki is unhappy because her saucy polaroids have disappeared, while a face from her past has reappeared. Moz is happy because he's dealing some great new gear, and Colin has sold him some saucy polaroids.

  • E6
    The Party
    Aired · Tue, Feb 15, 2005 · 30m

    It's Moz's birthday, and Nicki has organised a party. Everyone is having fun - apart, that is, from Moz.

  • E7
    The Pregnancy
    Aired · Tue, Feb 22, 2005 · 30m

    Nicki decides on a pregnancy test, Moz is upset by the return of the severed hand, and Craig gets to bond with the volatile Cartoon Head.

  • E8
    The Body
    Aired · Tue, Mar 1, 2005 · 30m

    All Moz has on his mind is the dead body he needs to get rid of. Meanwhile, Nicki has some important news to impart.

Season 2
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Stag Do
    Aired · Tue, Mar 14, 2006 · 30m

    With his pregnant girlfriend living in a lesbian relationship, Moz shifts his attentions to his new neighbour, Judith. Meanwhile, Cartoon Head has lined up a special surprise for Derrick's stag party.

  • E2
    The Landlord
    Aired · Tue, Mar 21, 2006 · 30m

    Moz wakes up next to someone shocking, discovers two hundred pairs of trainers in his living room, fills his kitchen with foam, and finds out that his landlord is on the way round.

  • E3
    The Hydroponics
    Aired · Tue, Mar 28, 2006 · 30m

    Is Moz falling for his new neighbour, Judith? Is he being haunted by the ghost of Craig? And, more importantly, where can he hide the PC's crop of marijuana plants?

  • E4
    The Séance
    Aired · Tue, Apr 4, 2006 · 30m

    Moz makes a startling discovery about his new love. Scary OAP Mrs Coneybear arrives to perform a seance, and a plain clothes cop becomes trapped in the loft.

  • E5
    The Boss
    Aired · Tue, Apr 11, 2006 · 30m

    Cartoon Head and Psycho Paul try to get Moz involved in their kidnapping plan. Moz point blank refuses, until he receives a visit from terrifying gang boss Stemroach.

  • E6
    The Guest
    Aired · Tue, Apr 18, 2006 · 30m

    With a kidnap victim stashed in the flat, Moz tries to deflect a succession of unwanted guests. But his world is bent even further out of shape when the magic mushrooms kick in.

  • E7
    The Delivery
    Aired · Tue, Apr 25, 2006 · 30m

    When the PC tips him off about an imminent drugs bust, Moz has to get rid of every last scrap of evidence. Meanwhile, Colin falls in love and Nicki goes into labour.

  • E8
    The Money
    Aired · Tue, May 2, 2006 · 30m

    Nicki wants to leave Moz, Judith wants to go out with him, the PC wants to fight him, and the gang want to pay him. But all Moz really wants is for the fire brigade to hurry up.

Season 3
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Night
    Aired · Tue, Mar 20, 2007 · 30m

    Moz tries to hide his dope dealing from the born again Christian builders working in his flat. Is lack of sleep making Nicki hallucinate, and what's in the big sack Judith is dragging into her flat?

  • E2
    The Christians
    Aired · Tue, Mar 27, 2007 · 30m

    The Police Constable has fallen in love with China, Nicki thinks she's losing her mind, Brian has turned into a goth, and Moz is forced to perform an exorcism on Jenny the gormless child minder.

  • E3
    The Pyramid
    Aired · Tue, Apr 3, 2007 · 30m

    Moz is desperate to dissuade Cartoon Head and Psycho Paul from shooting a porn film in his bathroom. Moz's mother Sheila joins a dodgy pyramid selling scheme. Nicki and Brian are involved in a car crash.

  • E4
    The Nest
    Aired · Tue, Apr 10, 2007 · 30m

    Moz receives an unwelcome visit from terrifying gang leader Stemroach. The discovery of a wasps' nest in the loft has disastrous consequences for the born-again Christian builders.

  • E5
    The Bath
    Aired · Tue, Apr 17, 2007 · 30m

    Moz's attempts to enjoy a nice warm bath are continually thwarted, firstly by a steady stream of visitors requiring weed, advice and a shoulder to cry on, and secondly by a bizarre murder.

  • E6
    The Set-Up
    Aired · Tue, Apr 24, 2007 · 30m

    With Nicki out celebrating on her hen night, Moz reluctantly agrees to help the Police Constable to set-up Stemroach. Cartoon Head and Psycho Paul have an evil plan all of their own.

  • E7
    The Crabs
    Aired · Tue, May 1, 2007 · 30m

    Moz is trying his best to enjoy his stag night, but Judith has had a party mask glued to her face, three crabs have got loose in the flat and Jesus has just appeared in the loft.

  • E8
    The Wedding
    Aired · Tue, May 8, 2007 · 30m

    It's the morning of Moz's wedding and he's just woken up next to another woman. Now all he has to do is get rid of her, overcome his nerves, deflect the advances of a very demanding Judith and save Brian from a psychopathic Christian.

Season 4
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Pains
    Aired · Mon, Apr 28, 2008 · 30m

    When Moz is rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack, his girlfriend Nicki reignites her affair with the police constable. Moz's long lost dad Keith tries to offload some stolen widescreen TVs.

  • E2
    The Past
    Aired · Mon, May 5, 2008 · 30m

    Moz reminisces about 1993, the year he first moved into the flat. We learn how he first met Nicki and Cartoonhead, almost got killed by Stemroach and started dealing.

  • E3
    The Vodka
    Aired · Mon, May 12, 2008 · 30m

    When Moz gets a visit from the drunken Jenny, things soon get out of hand. The builders remove Moz's broken boiler, but what will happen to Lee who is still trapped inside?

  • E4
    The Secret
    Aired · Mon, May 19, 2008 · 30m

    Despite Moz and Jenny's best efforts to keep their affair secret, it seems like everybody knows what is going on. Everybody except Nicki, who is too busy having her own illicit affair with PC.

  • E5
    The War
    Aired · Mon, May 26, 2008 · 30m

    As the war with the Triad heats up, Psycho Paul turns Moz's flat into a bootcamp to lick his gang into shape. Meanwhile, all is not well between Judith and Cartoon Head.

  • E6
    The Birthday
    Aired · Mon, Jun 2, 2008 · 30m

    Nicki's birthday party does not go entirely according to plan. Moz splits up with Jenny, Nicki splits up with PC and mysterious neighbour Fist kidnaps Kim and Miko.

  • E7
    The Television
    Aired · Mon, Jun 9, 2008 · 30m

    It is all change for Moz as Nicki moves out and new love Jenny moves in. When Keith finally delivers a new widescreen TV, it is almost too big to fit in the flat.

  • E8
    The Future
    Aired · Mon, Jun 16, 2008 · 30m

    Moz and Jenny's cosy love situation is thrown into chaos when Psycho Paul's gang hole up in the flat with two members of the Triad as hostages. Fist has some unusual plans for Alan.

Season 5
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Healer
    Aired · Mon, May 11, 2009 · 30m

    Moz decides to turn over a new leaf and stop dealing. His girlfriend Jenny is in a coma and seems to see the world as one big song and dance routine. Moz receives a series of visitors, all of whom believe they can snap her out of it.

  • E2
    The Temptation
    Aired · Mon, May 18, 2009 · 30m

    With his girlfriend in a coma, Moz finds it increasingly difficult to resist the charms of a series of attractive female callers. Meanwhile, Brian falls in love with a cojoined twin and Alan attempts to escape the clutches of the evil Fist.

  • E3
    The Red Bag
    Aired · Mon, May 25, 2009 · 30m

    Moz has rashly promised to get a proper job and girlfriend Jenny is determined that he keep his word. Cartoon Head has found out about Judith's affair and is out for revenge, whilst Keith and Carol have a dead body to dispose of in the flat opposite.

  • E4
    The Documentary
    Aired · Mon, Jun 1, 2009 · 30m

    Moz's flat is invaded, firstly by Cartoon Head's triad and then by a TV camera crew who shoot some rather compromising footage. Next door, Fist discovers something strange living in the wall between the flats.

  • E5
    The Chance
    Aired · Mon, Jun 8, 2009 · 30m

    It's the day of Colin and Carmel's wedding and, with a possible prison sentence hanging over him, Moz starts making plans to skip the country. Meanwhile, Brian makes a shocking discovery about his new boyfriend.

  • E6
    The Passports
    Aired · Mon, Jun 15, 2009 · 30m

    Moz and Jenny prepare to flee the country with stolen passports. Judith decides to throw in her lot with her lover Marco. Psycho Paul's human trafficking plans go awry when a suspicious crate arrives from Russia.

Season 6
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Business
    Aired · Tue, Aug 17, 2010 · 30m

    After nine months away, Moz and Jenny return home to find several surprising changes. Not least of which being his ex-girlfriend, Nicki, taking over his hash dealing business.

  • E2
    The American
    Aired · Tue, Aug 24, 2010 · 30m

    Moz and Jenny's plans to move to Italy are thrown into disarray when Moz learns he has been removed from the most wanted list. Brian is dumped by his transgender boyfriend, Nathaniel.

  • E3
    The Kill
    Aired · Tue, Aug 31, 2010 · 30m

    Moz discovers that Cartoon Head's gang are involved in black market organ trading. Judith and Jake embark on an ill-advised plan to kill Cartoon Head.

  • E4
    The Poster
    Aired · Tue, Sep 7, 2010 · 30m

    Moz agrees to help Tilly with her new range of stained T-shirts. Jenny mistakenly believes that Moz has dumped her and gets into all kinds of trouble.

  • E5
    The Lapse
    Aired · Tue, Sep 14, 2010 · 30m

    Moz finds himself falling for the charms of both his ex-girlfriend Nicki and his sophisticated American neighbour Tilly.

  • E6
    The Accident
    Aired · Tue, Sep 21, 2010 · 30m

    When Moz discovers that Keith and Carol have been kidnapped by the Low triad, he asks Cartoon Head's gang for assistance - something he will soon have good reason to regret.

  • E7
    The Ear
    Aired · Tue, Sep 28, 2010 · 30m

    Finding themselves with a body to dispose of, Moz and Psycho Paul call on the services of the sinister Doctor Persil. Meanwhile, Moz's dad Keith learns that his kidnappers are deadly serious.

  • E8
    The Housewarming
    Aired · Tue, Oct 5, 2010 · 30m

    While Nicki throws a monster fancy dress party, Tilly hosts a pretentious soiree upstairs. Moz is desperately trying to scrape together the ransom money to release his kidnapped dad.

Season 7
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Police
    Aired · Thu, May 26, 2011 · 30m

    Moz plots to win back the heart of his true love, Jenny. However, when he discovers she has joined the police force, his plans are thrown into disarray.

  • E2
    The Debtors
    Aired · Thu, Jun 2, 2011 · 30m

    A penniless Moz calls in his debts. However, his mates seem very reluctant to pay him back. Jess falls under the spell of masked hit man Cartoon Head.

  • E3
    The Brothel
    Aired · Thu, Jun 9, 2011 · 30m

    Moz and Nicki start running rival hash dealing businesses, but a price war soon kicks off with each attempting to undercut the other. Across the landing, Brian and Carmel have opened a brothel.

  • E4
    The Paintings
    Aired · Thu, Jun 16, 2011 · 30m

    Mistakenly believing Moz to be an avant garde artist, Tilly arranges for him have an exhibition. Jess and Cartoon Head experiment with ketamine and find themselves way out of their depth.

  • E5
    The Love
    Aired · Thu, Jun 23, 2011 · 30m

    Moz tries to turn his friendship with Tilly into a full-blown relationship. Colin hires his estranged wife Carmel as an escort girl.

  • E6
    The Red King
    Aired · Thu, Jun 30, 2011 · 30m

    Moz comes face to face with a gang of deadly gingers known as the Red Mist. Carmel has to choose between Colin and Jake, whilst Yasuko leaves Derrick for Fist.