Ideal Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Ideal: Season 7

• Season 7 Episode 6: The Red King

  Moz encounters a gang known as the Red Mist. Carmel has to choose between Colin and Jake, while Yasuko leaves Derrick for Fist. Comedy, guest starring Rula Lenska (Coronation Street's Claudia Colby), with Johnny Vegas and Hanne Steen

• Season 7 Episode 5: The Love

  Moz tries to turn his friendship with Tilly into a proper relationship, while Colin hires his estranged wife Carmel as an escort girl. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas and Janeane Garofalo

• Season 7 Episode 4: The Paintings

  Tilly arranges for Moz to have an exhibition in the mistaken belief he is an avant garde artist, while Jess and Cartoon Head find themselves out of their depth after experimenting with ketamine. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas and Janeane Garofalo

• Season 7 Episode 3: The Brothel

  Moz and Nicki set up rival drug-dealing businesses, and a price war breaks out, with each seller trying to undercut the other. Meanwhile, Brian and Carmel open a brothel. Comedy, guest starring musician Barry Adamson

• Season 7 Episode 2: The Debtors

  A penniless Moz calls in his debts, but his friends seem reluctant to pay him back. Meanwhile, Jess falls under the spell of masked hitman Cartoon Head. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas and Elinor Crawley

• Season 7 Episode 1: The Police

  Moz plots to win back the heart of his true love Jenny, but when he discovers she has joined the police force, his plans are thrown into disarray. Guest starring singer Paul Weller and Kara Tointon (EastEnders' Dawn), with Johnny Vegas

Ideal: Season 6

• Season 6 Episode 8: The House Warming

  Nicki throws a monster fancy dress party, while upstairs, Tilly hosts a more pretentious bash. Meanwhile, Moz desperately tries to scrape together the ransom money being demanded for his father's release. Dark comedy, starring Johnny Vegas, Nicola Reynolds, Janeane Garofalo and Mick Miller

• Season 6 Episode 7: The Ear

  Moz and Psycho Paul call on the services of the sinister Dr Persil when they find themselves with a body to dispose of. Meanwhile, Keith learns his kidnappers are deadly serious about their demands. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas, and Graham Fellows

• Season 6 Episode 6: The Accident

  Moz ask Cartoon Head and his crew for help when he discovers Keith and Carol have been kidnapped by gangsters, but is soon given cause to regret his choice of back-up. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas and David Sant

• Season 6 Episode 5: The Lapse

  With Jenny away, Moz finds himself falling victim to the charms of his old flame Nicki, and his sophisticated American neighbour Tilly. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas, Nicola Reynolds and Janeane Garofalo

• Season 6 Episode 4: The Poster

  Moz agrees to help Tilly produce a new range of stained T-shirts, and Jenny gets into all kinds of trouble when she convinces herself she has been dumped. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas, Janeane Garofalo and Sinead Matthews

• Season 6 Episode 3: The Kill

  Cartoon Head faces trouble on two fronts when Judith and Jake embark on an ill-advised plot to kill him, and Moz discovers he and his gang are involved in black-market organ trading. Comedy, starring David Sant, Johnny Vegas and Joanna Neary

• Season 6 Episode 2: The American

  Moz's plans to move to Italy with Jenny are thrown into disarray when he learns he is no longer on the most wanted list. Meanwhile, Brian is dumped by his transgender boyfriend, Nathaniel. Comedy, guest starring Sean Lock, with Johnny Vegas and Graham Duff

• Season 6 Episode 1: The Business

  After nine months away, Moz returns with Jenny to Manchester. However, on arriving back at his flat, he discovers his ex-girlfriend Nicki has seized control of his drug-dealing business. Comedy, guest starring Sean Lock, with Johnny Vegas, Sinead Matthews and Nicola Reynolds

Ideal: Season 5

• Season 5 Episode 6: The Passports

  Moz and Jenny prepare to leave the country with stolen passports, while Judith decides to throw her lot in with lover Marco. Paul's human-trafficking plans go awry when a suspicious crate arrives from Russia. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas, Sinead Matthews and Joanna Neary

• Season 5 Episode 5: The Chance

  With a possible prison sentence hanging over him, Moz plans to escape the country by joining Colin and Carmel on their honeymoon in Portugal. Meanwhile, Brian makes a shocking discovery about his new boyfriend. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 5 Episode 4: The Documentary

  Moz's home is invaded, first by Cartoon Head's triad and then by a TV camera crew that shoots some compromising footage. Next door, Fist discovers something strange living in the wall between the flats. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 5 Episode 3: The Red Bag

  Jenny helps Moz get a job at Easy Spud, and Keith and Carol have a dead body to dispose of. Meanwhile, Cartoon Head finds out about Judith's affair and is determined to exact revenge, but a case of mistaken identity ensues when he tracks down the wrong ginger electrician. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas and Graham Duff

• Season 5 Episode 2: The Temptation

  With his girlfriend in a coma, Moz finds it increasingly difficult to resist the charms of attractive female callers. Meanwhile, Brian falls in love with a conjoined twin and Alan tries to escape the clutches of the evil Fist. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas and Graham Duff

• Season 5 Episode 1: The Healer

  Jenny is in a coma and seems to view the world as an extended song-and-dance routine in a series of dream sequences. However, Moz receives a string of visitors who believe they can snap his girlfriend out of her current state. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas and Sinead Matthews

Ideal: Season 4 (2008 - 2010)

• Season 4 Episode 8: The Future

  Moz and Jenny's love nest is thrown into disarray when Psycho Paul's gang take over the flat - with two Triad members as hostages. Elsewhere, Fist has some unusual plans for Alan. Last in the series, starring Johnny Vegas, Sinead Matthews and Ryan Pope

• Season 4 Episode 7: The Television

  Jenny moves in with Moz, and the small-time dealer receives an extra bonus when Keith finally delivers the huge new TV. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 4 Episode 6: The Birthday

  Moz splits up with Jenny, while Nicki ends her own affair with the police constable. Mysterious neighbour Fist kidnaps Kim and Miko. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 4 Episode 5: The War

  Psycho Paul turns Moz's flat into a boot camp to lick his troops into shape as the war with the Triad heats up. All is not well between Judith and Cartoon Head. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 4 Episode 4: The Secret

  Moz fails to keep his affair with Jenny secret from anyone - except girlfriend Nicki, who is too busy pursuing a liaison of her own with the police constable. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 4 Episode 3: The Vodka

  Lee gets trapped inside Moz's boiler - and is still there when the builders remove it. Jenny pays a drunken visit to the flat. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas as a small-time drug dealer operating out of a Manchester flat

• Season 4 Episode 2: The Past

  Moz reminisces about 1993, the year he first moved into the flat. He remembers how he first started dealing drugs, and recalls his first encounters with Nicki and Cartoon Head

• Season 4 Episode 1: The Pains

  Moz is rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack - so Nicki decides to reignite her affair with the police constable. Meanwhile, the drug dealer's long-lost father Keith (comedian Mick Miller) tries to offload stolen TVs. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas and Nicola Reynolds

Ideal: Season 3 (2009)

• Season 3 Episode 8: The Wedding

  Moz's wedding day starts with a shock when he wakes up in the morning next to another woman. He then finds himself trying to spurn Judith's advances and save Brian from a psychopathic Christian. Last in series of the comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 3 Episode 7: The Crabs

  Moz tries to enjoy his stag night as much as he can, but it proves to be difficult with Judith super-glued to a party mask, three crabs loose in the flat and an image of Jesus appearing in the loft. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 3 Episode 6: The Set-Up

  Moz agrees to help the police constable as he tries to set up Stemroach. Nicki embarks on her hen night celebrations, while Cartoon Head and Psycho Paul hatch their own evil plan. Johnny Vegas stars

• Season 3 Episode 5: The Bath

  Moz's attempts to have a relaxing bath are thwarted by a series of interruptions, including people wanting advice, a shoulder to cry on and drugs - not to mention a bizarre murder. Johnny Vegas and Sinead Matthews star

• Season 3 Episode 4: The Nest

  Moz gets an unwelcome visit from notorious gang leader Stemroach, and the discovery of a wasps' nest in the loft turns out to have terrible consequences for the born-again Christian builders. Meanwhile, Nicki and Brian are involved in a car crash. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 3 Episode 3: The Pyramid

  Sheila joins a pyramid selling scheme, while Moz tries his best to persuade Cartoon Head and Psycho Paul not to shoot an adult film in his bathroom. Meanwhile, Nicki and Brian are involved in a car crash. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 3 Episode 2: The Christians

  Moz is forced into performing an exorcism on childminder Jenny, while Nicki becomes even more convinced she is losing her mind. Meanwhile, Brian decides to become a goth and the police constable falls in love with China

• Season 3 Episode 1: The Night

  Moz attempts to hide his drugs when born-again Christian builders come to work in his flat, while Nicki begins to wonder if a lack of sleep is causing her to hallucinate. Meanwhile, Judith is spotted carrying a suspiciously large sack into her flat

Ideal: Season 2 (2007)

• Season 2 Episode 8: The Money

  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. Last in the comedy series, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 2 Episode 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. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas, Tom Goodman-Hill and Ben Crompton

• Season 2 Episode 6: The Guest

  It is the day of Derrick and Yasuko's wedding, but Moz has a tough time getting the groom to the register 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

• Season 2 Episode 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

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Seance

  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. Johnny Vegas stars

• Season 2 Episode 3: The Hydroponics

  Moz wrestles with his confused feelings for Judith, but soon has other problems to contend with. PC impounds a crop of marijuana plants and needs somewhere to hide them, while suspicions arise that the deceased Craig's ghost is haunting the flat. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 2 Episode 2: The Landlord

  Moz wakes up next to someone unexpected, before finding 200 pairs of shoes in his living room and accidentally filling his kitchen with foam. The day goes from bad to worse when his landlord announces he's paying a visit. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Stag Do

  Moz takes an interest in his new neighbour, while Nicki worries about the identity of her baby's father. Derrick and Yasuko are getting married, so Cartoon Head organises a stag night that degenerates into a full-blown riot. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

Ideal: Season 1 (2005)

• Season 1 Episode 8: The Body

  Moz is left holding the body after Cartoon Head accidentally shoots Craig - and he begins to suspect his mouse-masked regular may be the killer. Psycho Paul is on hand to help dispose of the corpse, but the trio then face a more troubling task - the blood-splattered flat must be cleaned for the first time ever. Last in series, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Pregnancy

  Nicki thinks she is pregnant, but can't work out who the father is - and her mood isn't improved when she finds all three possible candidates playing video games together. Troy drops a few subtle hints about what he saw at the party, while Lee and Jason announce the release of their first single - which has a very incriminating image on the cover

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Party

  Nicky decides to throw a party for Moz's birthday, but Yasuko's cleaning frenzy uncovers the infamous photos once again. Brian announces he is now straight, while Kuldip and Tony fight over DJ duties - until Cartoon Head intervenes. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 1 Episode 5: The Backpacker

  Moz tries to make peace with Nicki, who is more concerned about the disappearance of her incriminating photographs. An old friend of Nicki's turns up, but is horrified by the squalor of the flat, and Troy finally emerges from the airing cupboard. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Affair

  Moz finds a severed hand in his bin and does not know what to do with it. A steady stream of customers keeps him from disposing of the offending body part, and Colin's efforts to sell him stolen goods do not help either. Meanwhile, Nicki embarks on an affair with a PC, Craig continues his campaign of stalking, and China breaks up with Cartoon Head. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 1 Episode 3: The Boyfriend

  A body is found near Moz's bedsit, which Colin claims has had a hand chopped off. Nicki remains fiercely jealous of China and attempts to poison her tea, while Cartoon Head discovers he has something to hide. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Seduction

  Moz's flat is infested with rats, and Nicki refuses to return until he has dealt with the problem. Fortunately, Cartoon Head is on hand with his unique approach to pest control. A night out at a local club ends promisingly when China comes back to the dealer's flat. Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Rats

  Comedy series, starring Johnny Vegas as a small-time drug dealer operating out of a Manchester flat. Moz's day starts badly when a rodent leaves girlfriend Nicki determined to move out. Two attractive students and a visit from his supplier lift his mood, but a surprise soon throws a spanner in the works

Ideal: Special

• Outtakes

  Comedy, starring Johnny Vegas as a small-time drug dealer operating out of a Manchester flat

Ideal: Other Episodes

• Ideal Xmas

  Moz's plans for a peaceful spliff-fuelled yuletide come to an abrupt end when his mother barges into the flat with a karaoke machine. Pregnant Nicki has a passionate encounter with another woman, and Brian needs a shoulder to cry on when his latest relationship ends badly. Christmas special from 2005