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Ideal is a comedy TV series that premiered on BBC Three on January 11, 2005. It has 7 seasons and 52 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 7 Episode 6 "The Red King", aired on June 30, 2011.

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

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Episodes

52 episodes · 7 seasons

Season 1

2005 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 21 years ago

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    8. The Body

    Finale

    Cartoon Head shoots Craig. Nicki tells Moz she's pregnant.

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    7. The Pregnancy

    The severed hand makes a return. Moz's stalker (Craig) is back, and spends some quality time with Cartoon Head. Nicki takes a pregnancy test.

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    6. The Party

    Its Moz's birthday, and all Nicki has bought him is a sandwich and some chocolate, so she decides to throw him a party in the flat.

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    5. The Backpacker

    A face from Nicki's past arrives unexpectedly wanting to stay, the polaroids from behind the bathroom cabinet go missing and re-appear, and Moz is selling red weed.

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    4. The Affair

    Moz gets rid of his stalker and China has split up with her boyfriend. Meanwhile Colin tries to flog some stolen goods (even though he's still on probation) and then steals the photos of Nicki.

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    3. The Boyfriend

    Colin (who's still on probation) tells Moz about the body found across the road with its hand cut off, China's got a new boyfriend, and Nicki returns.

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    2. The Seduction

    While Nicki is away, Moz tries to play - by attempting to seduce one of his new customers after seeting her at a nightclub where his best mate Kuldip is a DJ. However, the rat (from the previous episode), has other ideas...

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    1. The Rat

    Nicki is getting fed up with Moz not paying her enough attention, PC turns up with a delivery, and a strange man wearing a cartoon mask lets himself into the flat. Moz also has to contend with a couple of unwelcome visitors, in the shape of a rat and rival dealer Pyscho Paul.

Season 2

2006 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 20 years ago

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    8. The Money

    Finale

    Nicki wants to leave Moz, while Judith wants to go out with him. An assortment of customers are eager to hand over their money and PC is spoiling for a fight. But the dealer is more concerned with whether the fire brigade are going to show up.

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    7. The Delivery

    PC warns Moz of an imminent drugs bust, so the dealer embarks on an unscheduled spring-cleaning exercise as he sets out to destroy all the evidence in his flat. Meanwhile, Colin falls in love, and Nicki goes into labour.

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    6. The Guest

    It's the day of Derrick and Yasuko's wedding, but Moz has a tough time getting the groom to the registry officer on time. The dealer also has to keep the kidnap victim trapped in his flat a secret from a series of unwanted guests - and accomplish both tasks while under the influence of magic mushrooms.

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    5. The Boss

    Cartoon Head and Psycho Paul pressure Moz into helping them carry out a kidnapping, but he refuses - until the mouse-masked hit-man's infamous boss Stemroach pays him a visit. A policeman gets trapped in the loft, threatening not only the abduction but also the drug dealer's own business.

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    4. The Séance

    Elderly neighbour Mrs Coneybear is disturbed by strange noises and decides to hold a seance. Moz is concerned about keeping his marijuana plants a secret, Steve discovers what happened to his brother and Judith makes a surprising confession.

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    3. The Hydroponics

    Moz might be falling for his new neighbour Judith while being haunted by the ghost of Craig.

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    2. The Landlord

    Moz's landlord is coming to visit at the most inopportune time.

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    1. The Stag Do

    Nicki's moved in with Sangita while Moz has a nervous new neighbour, Judith. Derrick and Yasuko are due to get married and Moz is asked to be best man. Cartoon Head has a special surprise for the stag do.

Season 3

2007 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 19 years ago

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    8. The Wedding

    Finale

    It's the morning of Moz's wedding and he's 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.

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    7. The Crabs

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

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    6. The Set-Up

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

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    5. The Bath

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

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    4. The Nest

    Moz receives an unwelcome visit from gang leader, Stemroach. Meanwhile, the discovery of a wasp nest in the loft has disastrous consequences for the born again Christian builders.

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    3. The Pyramid

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

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    2. The Christians

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

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    1. The Night

    Moz tries to hide his dope dealing from the born again Christian builders working in his flat, and lack of sleep is making Nicki hallucinate. Judith the 'reformed' necrophiliac is seen dragging heavy sacks up the stairs into her flat.

Season 4

2008 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 18 years ago

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    8. The Future

    Finale

    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.

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    7. The Television

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

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    6. The Birthday

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

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    5. The War

    As the war with the Triad heats up, Psycho Paul turns Moz's flat into a bootcamp.

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    4. The Secret

    Despite Moz and Jenny's best efforts to keep thier affair secret it seems everybody knows what's going on

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    3. The Vodka

    When Moz gets a visit from the drunken Jenny things soon get out of hand.

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    2. The Past

    Moz reminisces about 1993, the year he first moved into the flat.

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    1. The Pains

    When Moz suffers a suspected heart attack, his girlfriend Nicki re-ignites her affair with the PC.

Season 5

2009 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 17 years ago

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    6. The Passports

    Finale

    Moz and Jenny get ready to try and leave the country with stolen passports. When a strange crate arrives from Russia, Psycho Paul's human trafficking plans don't go to plan.

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    5. The Chance

    Colin and Carmel's wedding day arrives. To escape getting a prison sentence Moz considers leaving the country. Brian finds something out that he was not expecting about his new boyfriend.

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    4. The Documentary

    Moz's flat is taken over by Cartoon Head's triad and then later by a TV crew.

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    3. The Red Bag

    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.

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    2. The Temptation

    Moz finds it hard to resist other women with his girlfriend still in a coma. Brian finds himself falling in love with a conjoined twin.

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    1. The Healer

    Moz decides to stop dealing in an attempt to turn over a new leaf. Jenny is in a coma and different friends try to snap her out of it.

Season 6

2010 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 16 years ago

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    8. The Housewarming

    Finale

    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.

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    7. The Ear

    Finding themselves with a body to dispose of, Moz and Psycho Paul call on Doctor Persil.

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    6. The Accident

    Moz asks Cartoon Head's gang for help when Keith and Carol are kidnapped by the Low triad.

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    5. The Lapse

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

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    4. The Poster

    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.

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    3. The Kill

    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.

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    2. The American

    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.

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    1. The Business

    After nine months away, Moz and Jenny return to find Nicki has taken over the business.

Season 7

2011 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago

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    6. The Red King

    Finale

    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. With special guests Rula Lenska and Janet Street Porter.

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    5. The Love

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

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    4. The Paintings

    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.

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    3. The Brothel

    Moz and Nicki begin a rival hash dealing businesses but a price war starts with both businesses attempting to undercut each other. Brian and Carmel open up a brothel.

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    2. The Debtors

    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.

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    1. The Police

    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.

Cast & crew

Created by Graham Duff

  • Sunetra Sarker

    Sunetra Sarker

    Sangita

  • Tony Burgess

    Tony Burgess

    Troy

  • David Bradley

    David Bradley

    Stemroach

  • Rebecca Atkinson

    Rebecca Atkinson

    Asia

  • Vincent Ebrahim

    Vincent Ebrahim

    Mr Rupani

  • Lee Williams

    Lee Williams

    Luke

  • Beatrice Kelley

    Beatrice Kelley

    Sheila

  • Naomi Bentley

    Naomi Bentley

    Rainbow

  • Josephine Welcome

    Mrs Rupani

  • Malcolm Boyle

    Warren

  • Iain McKee

    Iain McKee

    Jamie

  • Philip Brodie

    Philip Brodie

    Nikolai

  • David Sant

    Enrique

  • Graham Duff

    Graham Duff

    John Peel (voice only)

  • Mark E. Smith

    Mark E. Smith

    Jesus Christ

  • Kris Mochrie

    Kris Mochrie

    Matt

Ideal FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Ideal?

Ideal has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 30, 2011.

When did the latest episode of Ideal come out?

The most recent episode of Ideal, Season 7 Episode 6 "The Red King", aired on June 30, 2011.

How many seasons of Ideal are there?

Ideal has 7 seasons with 52 episodes in total.

When did Ideal first air?

Ideal first aired on BBC Three on January 11, 2005.

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