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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ideal Season 4 Episode 2 - The Past
    8.5/10(39 votes)

    #1 - The Past

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ideal Season 4 Episode 5 - The War
    8.3/10(36 votes)

    #2 - The War

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ideal Season 4 Episode 3 - The Vodka
    8.2/10(37 votes)

    #3 - The Vodka

    S4:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ideal Season 6 Episode 8 - The Housewarming
    8.2/10(33 votes)

    #4 - The Housewarming

    S6:E8

    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.

    Director:Ben Wheatley
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ideal Season 3 Episode 6 - The Set-Up
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #5 - The Set-Up

    S3:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ideal Season 2 Episode 2 - The Landlord
    8.0/10(40 votes)

    #6 - The Landlord

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  7. Ideal Season 2 Episode 4 - The Séance
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #7 - The Séance

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  8. Ideal Season 2 Episode 6 - The Guest
    8.0/10(41 votes)

    #8 - The Guest

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  9. Ideal Season 3 Episode 7 - The Crabs
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #9 - The Crabs

    S3:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ideal Season 4 Episode 4 - The Secret
    8.0/10(35 votes)

    #10 - The Secret

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ideal Season 4 Episode 6 - The Birthday
    8.0/10(34 votes)

    #11 - The Birthday

    S4:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ideal Season 5 Episode 4 - The Documentary
    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #12 - The Documentary

    S5:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Ideal Season 3 Episode 5 - The Bath
    7.9/10(35 votes)

    #13 - The Bath

    S3:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Ideal Season 4 Episode 7 - The Television
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    #14 - The Television

    S4:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Ideal Season 1 Episode 8 - The Body
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #15 - The Body

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  16. Ideal Season 3 Episode 3 - The Pyramid
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    #16 - The Pyramid

    S3:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Ideal Season 3 Episode 4 - The Nest
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    #17 - The Nest

    S3:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Ideal Season 3 Episode 8 - The Wedding
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #18 - The Wedding

    S3:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Ideal Season 1 Episode 7 - The Pregnancy
    7.7/10(44 votes)

    #19 - The Pregnancy

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  20. Ideal Season 2 Episode 8 - The Money
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #20 - The Money

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  21. Ideal Season 3 Episode 1 - The Night
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    #21 - The Night

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Ideal Season 3 Episode 2 - The Christians
    7.7/10(36 votes)

    #22 - The Christians

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Ideal Season 5 Episode 6 - The Passports
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #23 - The Passports

    S5:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ideal Season 1 Episode 6 - The Party
    7.6/10(44 votes)

    #24 - The Party

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  25. Ideal Season 2 Episode 1 - The Stag Do
    7.6/10(39 votes)

    #25 - The Stag Do

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Past" is the best rated episode of "Ideal". It scored 8.5/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/5/2008. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The War".