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Ideal
TV-14
2005
30m
Comedy
8.2
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Moz is a drug dealer and has very strange clientele who come and go from his flat.
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7 Seasons
Specials
Specials
26 Episodes
Season 1
Season 1
8 Episodes
Season 2
Season 2
8 Episodes
Season 3
Season 3
8 Episodes
Season 4
Season 4
8 Episodes
Season 5
Season 5
6 Episodes
Season 6
Season 6
8 Episodes
Season 7
Season 7
6 Episodes
Cast of Ideal
David Sant
Cartoon Head
Graham Duff
Brian
Johnny Vegas
Moz
Nicola Reynolds
Nicki
Tom Goodman-Hill
PC
Sinead Matthews
Jenny
Ben Crompton
Colin
Ryan Pope
Psycho Paul
Andrew-Lee Potts
Lee
Tim Fallows
Jason
Alfie Joey
Derrick
Haruka Kuroda
Yasuko
Joanna Neary
Judith
Tony Burgess
Troy
Emma Fryer
Tania
Seymour Leon Mace
Steve
Des O'Malley
Felix
Danny Morgan
Jake
Mick Miller
Keith
Dan Li
Tony
Ronny Jhutti
Kuldip
Natalie Gumede
China
Hanne Steen
Carmel
Fist
Himself
Jessica Peh
Kim
Hon Ping Tang
Chen
Haruka Abe
Miko
Jo Enright
Carol
David Bradley
Stemroach
Beatrice Kelley
Sheila
Josephine Welcome
Mrs Rupani
Sunetra Sarker
Sangita
Peter Slater
Alan
Andrew Lawrence
Marco
Michael Kofi
Xavier
Naomi Bentley
Rainbow
Janeane Garofalo
Tilly
Rebecca Atkinson
Asia
Zain E. Nazar
Baby Sanjeev
Amaan Patel
Baby Sanjeev
James Foster
Cartoon Head
Jason Manford
Jack
Fist
Himself
Elinor Crawley
Jess
Neil Bell
Ian
Darren Tighe
Davey
Maxine Burth
WPC
Liz Sutherland
Mrs Low
Jessica Knappett
Police Dispatch (voice, uncredited)
David Mulrooney
Leo
Stuart Kelsall
Lindsay
Matt McKenzie Lee
Daniel
Julia Davis
Amanda With The Weird Eyes (Voice)
Dominic Doughty
Stripes
Sophia Di Martino
Helena
Elena Poulou
Astrid
Sean Lock
Nathaniel
Barry Adamson
Blackball
Mark E. Smith
Jesus Christ
Kris Mochrie
Matt
Paul Loughran
Ratcatcher
David Ononokpono
Linden
Margaret Henshaw
Delivery Woman
Chris Lindon
Malook
Emma Kearney
Jackie
Kate G. Laycy
Attractive Girl
Abi Eniola
Alex
Elianne Byrne
Amanda With The Weird Eyes
Ian Hallard
Owen
Peter Whittington
James
Wayne Docksey
Police Dog Handler
Eileen Essell
Mrs Coneybear
Michael Hugo
Liam
Marlon G. Day
Jim
Kay Purcell
Alice
Steven Blower
Clive
Reece Hampton
Flynn
George Ward
Ewan
Alisdair McKee
Leon
Di Botcher
Nicki's Mum (Voice Only)
Karl Lucas
Peter
Jonathan Aris
Rich
Sam Fletcher
Dinos
Dylan Edwards
Jake
Tanya Vital
Window Cleaner
Zoe Gardner
Monique
Tanveer Ghani
Ravi
Colin Parry
Lewis
Alan Yentob
Alan Yentob
Paul-Michael Giblin
Fireman
Robert Cohen
Stepan
Graham Fellows
Dr Persil
Rosie MacPherson
Dream Jenny
Mark McDonnell
Dream Brian
Daniel Hayes
Barry Two Mouths
John Robb
Ross
Mark Radcliffe
Josh
Paul Weller
Himself
Kara Tointon
Herself
Daniel Rigby
Hugh
Pooky Quesnel
Donna
Rula Lenska
The Red King
Ben Wheatley
Brother Ben
Tom Andrews
Weims
Ideal Ratings & Reviews
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January 26, 2025
Ideal is the most unique sitcom you are ever likely to see. It is innovative, messed up, surreal and very filmic. Set in just three flats in one landing, the show still feels like an epic, due to it's style and themes. The main 'hub' of the character's is Moz's flat, Moz being the lazy but well-natured weed dealer played brilliantly by Johnny Vegas. The show concentrates on the seemingly endless stream of customers and guests that are forever knocking on Moz's door. But this is where it gets troublesome. Trying to explain Ideal's storyline is a herculean task. It's soap-esque storylines to do with which character is cheating on who and which character will turn traitor next are mixed with the most bizarre plots and people. Before you say 'Wait, I hate soaps so why would I watch this?' let me say that you would not find a mute hitman with a glued-on mouse mask called Cartoon Head in Corrie. The character's are the real stars, and drive the comedy. Whether it's the screwdriver-wielding Psycho Paul, the flamboyant gay bachelor Brian "Oooo, innhe scrummy?" or the useless small-time thief Colin "I'm on probation!" you will be drawn in to this world. What makes this show really stand out is how it starts like a gloomy kitchen-sink Mike Leigh-style show and ends up as an off the wall surrealist piece, still keeping some realism but getting nuttier every episode (this is a show that can turn in to a full-blown musical at the blink of an eye). The hallucination moments, sometimes accompanied by CGI elements are fascinating. In what other situation comedy would you see a dream sequence in which a bird scuttles out of a bullet wound and picks out a 'worm' from the wound, which is actually the shot person's intestines? Graham Duff, the writer of the show, created something totally unique and wonderful in Ideal. The scriptwriting is impeccable and it is a massive shame that he was forced to end it when he did. Axing the show was a huge error of judgement on a misguided BBC3 controller's part, and the show ends on a big cliffhanger to which will never be unhung. Apparently they didn't want a hugely creative series to keep on going and instead make room for a load of old cobblers. It's fantastic and should never have been discontinued.
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