TV
Ideal (BBC-3 2005-2011, Johnny Vegas, Nicola Reynolds)
In sitcom Ideal Moz is a small fry drug dealer living an inner city life. Moz has no ambitions beyond spending a quiet life dealing cannabis to a small group of friends and acquaintances. His key drugs supplier is a local copper called PC who spends more time doped than straight.
Season two advanced the plot with Moz’s long term girlfriend, Nicki, about to give birth, but the father could be any one of three men. Is Moz really about to become a dad for the first time and, if so, will imminent parenthood force him to rethink his choice of career? Probably not..
On Wednesday 28 December 2005 @ 8.30pm BBC-3 showed Three’s Outtakes which featured an interview with Vegas about Ideal and various bloopers.
production details
UK / BBC3-Baby Cow Productions / 53×30 minute episodes / 11 January 2005 – 30 June 20011
Writer: Graham Duff with additional material by Tony Burgess / Executive Producers: Kenton Allen, Steve Coogan, Henry Normal / Associate Producer: Johnny Vegas / Producer: Ted Dowd
cast
Johnny Vegas as Moz
Nicola Reynolds as Nicki
Tom Goodman-Hill as Policeman (PC)
Sunetra Sarker as Sungita
Ronny Jhutti as Kuldip
Sinead Matthews as Jenny
James Foster as Cartoon Head
Natalie Gunmede as China
Rebecca Atkinson as Asia
Jason Manford as Jack
Ben Crompton as Ben