• Air date: 28 Apr '08 8 episodes
      Ideal is a British dark comedy sit-com, originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North and Baby Cow Productions. It stars Johnny Vegas as small-time cannabis dealer Moz. It is set in Salford, Greater Manchester, chosen because Duff was familiar with the area having done many stand-up gigs there during his youth. Most of the series takes place in Moz's flat and revolves around the eclectic array of characters who visit Moz to buy cannabis, socialise or both. The closing theme is "Song of the Oss" from the album Nuada: Music Inspired By the Film the Wicker Man composed by British band Candidate. The series also features a number of tracks by Californian hip hop group Ugly Duckling. It was broadcast on BBC Three in the UK, on entertainment channel 3e in Ireland and on ABC2 in Australia. First broadcast in 2005, seven series have been shown; the most recent ended on 30 June 2011. After the seventh series aired, Ideal was cancelled by...
  • List of Episodes (8)
    • 1. The Pains

      28 Apr '08
      When Moz suffers a suspected heart attack, his girlfriend Nicki re-ignites her affair with the PC.
    • 2. The Past

      05 May '08
      Moz reminisces about 1993, the year he first moved into the flat.
    • 3. The Vodka

      12 May '08
      When Moz gets a visit from the drunken Jenny things soon get out of hand.
    • 4. The Secret

      19 May '08
      Despite Moz and Jenny's best efforts to keep thier affair secret it seems everybody knows what's going on
    • 5. The War

      26 May '08
      As the war with the Triad heats up, Psycho Paul turns Moz's flat into a bootcamp.
    • 6. The Birthday

      02 Jun '08
      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.
    • 7. The Television

      09 Jun '08
      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.
    • 8. The Future

      16 Jun '08
      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.