"Ideal" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Writers:

Tony Burgess (additional writer)
Graham Duff (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

11 January 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Drug Dealer | Oddball | Misfits | Party

Cast

Johnny Vegas	...	Moz (39 episodes, 2005-2009)
Graham Duff	...	Brian (36 episodes, 2005-2009)
Nicola Reynolds	...	Nicki (33 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tom Goodman-Hill	...	PC (33 episodes, 2005-2009)
Seymour Leon Mace	...	Steve / ... (33 episodes, 2005-2009)
Ryan Pope	...	Psycho Paul / ... (31 episodes, 2005-2009)
Joanna Neary	...	Judith (30 episodes, 2006-2009)
David Sant	...	Cartoon Head / ... (29 episodes, 2005-2009)
Sinead Matthews	...	Jenny (28 episodes, 2005-2009)
Ben Crompton	...	Colin (28 episodes, 2005-2009)
Haruka Kuroda	...	Yasuko (18 episodes, 2005-2009)
Alfie Joey	...	Derrick (17 episodes, 2005-2009)
Andrew Lee Potts	...	Lee (17 episodes, 2005-2009)
Peter Slater	...	Alan (16 episodes, 2007-2009)

Runtime:

30 min (9 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company:

BBC Comedy-North

Goofs:

Continuity: When Moz answers the door to Judith, she walks off screen into the kitchen. Moz walks straight ahead into the toilet, however in the next shot, he is talking to Judith in the kitchen.

A great deal!

"Ideal" is an very original series with great black humor and great dialog. Johnny Vegas rocks as Moz, the hash- and weed-pusher whose apartment is being used as a kind of local pub(without alcohol)by his customers. The whole show is without exception being filmed inside of Moz'flat and his friends/customers varies from heavy criminals to extreme feminine homosexuals. The cast is almost the same in the 1 & 2 season, except his necrophiliac(!) neighbor Judith who moves in for 2 season and some others only appearing for a episode. Even if Moz all the time pushes mild drugs you don't have to be a dope-head to enjoy "Ideal" (...but it helps...). As Moz himself says it: "You don't get addicted to cannabis. I should know who smoke it every day!". "Ideal" was first made for 16 episodes, each 25-30 minutes over 2 seasons + a Christsmas-special. Highly recommended! Now a third season has been sent on TV and is soon on DVD.