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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Ideal Season 7 Episode 6 - The Red King
    5.6/10(31 votes)

    #1 - The Red King

    S7:E6

    Moz comes face to face with a gang of deadly gingers known as the Red Mist. Carmel has to choose between Colin and Jake, whilst Yasuko leaves Derrick for Fist. With special guests Rula Lenska and Janet Street Porter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ideal Season 7 Episode 3 - The Brothel
    6.4/10(26 votes)

    #2 - The Brothel

    S7:E3

    Moz and Nicki begin a rival hash dealing businesses but a price war starts with both businesses attempting to undercut each other. Brian and Carmel open up a brothel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ideal Season 6 Episode 4 - The Poster
    6.6/10(26 votes)

    #3 - The Poster

    S6:E4

    Moz agrees to help Tilly with her new range of stained T-shirts. Jenny mistakenly believes that Moz has dumped her and gets into all kinds of trouble.

    Director:Ben Wheatley
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ideal Season 7 Episode 2 - The Debtors
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #4 - The Debtors

    S7:E2

    A penniless Moz calls in his debts. However, his mates seem very reluctant to pay him back. Jess falls under the spell of masked hit man Cartoon Head.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ideal Season 7 Episode 4 - The Paintings
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    #5 - The Paintings

    S7:E4

    Mistakenly believing Moz to be an avant garde artist, Tilly arranges for him have an exhibition. Jess and Cartoon Head experiment with ketamine and find themselves way out of their depth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ideal Season 1 Episode 1 - The Rat
    7.0/10(79 votes)

    #6 - The Rat

    S1:E1

    Nicki is getting fed up with Moz not paying her enough attention, PC turns up with a delivery, and a strange man wearing a cartoon mask lets himself into the flat. Moz also has to contend with a couple of unwelcome visitors, in the shape of a rat and rival dealer Pyscho Paul.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  7. Ideal Season 1 Episode 2 - The Seduction
    7.0/10(59 votes)

    #7 - The Seduction

    S1:E2

    While Nicki is away, Moz tries to play - by attempting to seduce one of his new customers after seeting her at a nightclub where his best mate Kuldip is a DJ. However, the rat (from the previous episode), has other ideas...

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  8. Ideal Season 5 Episode 2 - The Temptation
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #8 - The Temptation

    S5:E2

    Moz finds it hard to resist other women with his girlfriend still in a coma. Brian finds himself falling in love with a conjoined twin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ideal Season 6 Episode 5 - The Lapse
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #9 - The Lapse

    S6:E5

    With Jenny away, Moz finds himself falling for the charms of both his ex-girlfriend Nicki and his sophisticated American neighbour Tilly.

    Director:Ben Wheatley
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ideal Season 7 Episode 5 - The Love
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #10 - The Love

    S7:E5

    Sitcom about a small-time drug dealer. Moz tries to turn his friendship with Tilly into a full-blown relationship. Colin hires his estranged wife Carmel as an escort girl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ideal Season 7 Episode 1 - The Police
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    #11 - The Police

    S7:E1

    Moz plots to win back the heart of his true love, Jenny. However, when he discovers she has joined the police force, his plans are thrown into disarray.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ideal Season 1 Episode 3 - The Boyfriend
    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #12 - The Boyfriend

    S1:E3

    Colin (who's still on probation) tells Moz about the body found across the road with its hand cut off, China's got a new boyfriend, and Nicki returns.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  13. Ideal Season 5 Episode 1 - The Healer
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #13 - The Healer

    S5:E1

    Moz decides to stop dealing in an attempt to turn over a new leaf. Jenny is in a coma and different friends try to snap her out of it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Ideal Season 6 Episode 2 - The American
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #14 - The American

    S6:E2

    Moz and Jenny's plans to move to Italy are thrown into disarray when Moz learns he has been removed from the most wanted list. Brian is dumped by his transgender boyfriend, Nathaniel.

    Director:Ben Wheatley
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Ideal Season 2 Episode 5 - The Boss
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #15 - The Boss

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  16. Ideal Season 4 Episode 8 - The Future
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    #16 - The Future

    S4:E8

    Moz and Jenny's cosy love situation is thrown into chaos when Psycho Paul's gang hole up in the flat with two members of the Triad as hostages. Fist has some unusual plans for Alan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Ideal Season 1 Episode 4 - The Affair
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    #17 - The Affair

    S1:E4

    Moz gets rid of his stalker and China has split up with her boyfriend. Meanwhile Colin tries to flog some stolen goods (even though he's still on probation) and then steals the photos of Nicki.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  18. Ideal Season 1 Episode 5 - The Backpacker
    7.5/10(47 votes)

    #18 - The Backpacker

    S1:E5

    A face from Nicki's past arrives unexpectedly wanting to stay, the polaroids from behind the bathroom cabinet go missing and re-appear, and Moz is selling red weed.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  19. Ideal Season 2 Episode 7 - The Delivery
    7.5/10(35 votes)

    #19 - The Delivery

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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  20. Ideal Season 4 Episode 1 - The Pains
    7.5/10(35 votes)

    #20 - The Pains

    S4:E1

    When Moz suffers a suspected heart attack, his girlfriend Nicki re-ignites her affair with the PC.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Ideal Season 5 Episode 3 - The Red Bag
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #21 - The Red Bag

    S5:E3

    Moz has rashly promised to get a proper job and girlfriend Jenny is determined that he keep his word. Cartoon Head has found out about Judith's affair and is out for revenge, whilst Keith and Carol have a dead body to dispose of in the flat opposite.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Ideal Season 5 Episode 5 - The Chance
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #22 - The Chance

    S5:E5

    Colin and Carmel's wedding day arrives. To escape getting a prison sentence Moz considers leaving the country. Brian finds something out that he was not expecting about his new boyfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Ideal Season 6 Episode 3 - The Kill
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #23 - The Kill

    S6:E3

    Moz discovers that Cartoon Head's gang are involved in black market organ trading. Judith and Jake embark on an ill-advised plan to kill Cartoon Head.

    Director:Ben Wheatley
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ideal Season 2 Episode 1 - The Stag Do
    7.6/10(41 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Ideal Season 2 Episode 3 - The Hydroponics
    7.6/10(39 votes)

    #25 - The Hydroponics

    S2:E3

    Moz might be falling for his new neighbour Judith while being haunted by the ghost of Craig.

    Director:Dan Zeff
    Writers:Tony Burgess, Graham Duff

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Red King" is the worst rated episode of "Ideal". It scored 5.6/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/30/2011. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Brothel".