Does Ideal leave you hopeful?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Ideal easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 59% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Ideal

Name: Ideal
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2005
Rating: 8
Cast: Johnny Vegas, Tom Goodman-Hill, Nicola Reynolds, Ben Crompton, Sinéad Matthews

Created by Graham Duff

On BBC Three

2005–20117 seasons52 episodes30 min8.0 / 10

A surreal, darkly comedic sitcom set in a Manchester flat where a small-time drug dealer and his bizarre social circle navigate absurdist situations with trippy, irreverent humour.

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

Clusters

Comedy That Excavates Despair Anarchic Shock Comedy Dark Schemes Behind Charming Facades

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Flat Drug Dealer Surreal Northern England Dark Comedy United Kingdom Sitcom Manchester Trippy

Questions people ask

Does Ideal leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 96% of series.
Is Ideal scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is Ideal sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Is Ideal easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
Is Ideal violent? Not especially. Less violent than 59% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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