The BEST episodes written by Tom Basden

The Candidate
star
8.05
260 votes

#1 - The Candidate

Plebs - Season 2 - Episode 6

The local elections arrive, so Marcus and Stylax sign up as hired clappers for wig-wearing politician Victor of the Gracchii. Grumio, however, is drawn towards another candidate named Julius Priscus. Could it simply be because he is giving away free promotional plums?

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The Baby
star
7.94
271 votes

#2 - The Baby

Plebs - Season 2 - Episode 3

While doing the recycling, Grumio finds a baby behind the bins and takes it home to raise as his own. Stylax uses it to strike up a relationship with an attractive young wet nurse. Meanwhile, Marcus tries to avoid seeing Cynthia's painfully boring one-woman play.

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Dad's Old Boat
star
7.93
15 votes

#3 - Dad's Old Boat

Here We Go - Season 2 - Episode 1

Amy is pining for the fjords. To cheer her up, Paul takes the family out on his old boat.

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The New Slave
star
7.92
259 votes

#4 - The New Slave

Plebs - Season 2 - Episode 5

The boys buy an eccentric slave called Mushki at an auction. Grumio finds his position in the household gradually usurped as the new guy impresses Marcus. Stylax, however, has a sneaking suspicion that Mushki might be a psychopath.

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The Beasts
star
7.92
245 votes

#5 - The Beasts

Plebs - Season 3 - Episode 1

The boys are desperate for tickets to one of the ‘Beast shows' at the Games. Marcus meets Delphine, a fiery activist from Gaul, whom he hopes will become his ‘Gaul-friend'. Grumio clashes with Landlady, their missing Landlord's formidable mother.

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Episode 8
star
7.91
449 votes

#6 - Episode 8

Fresh Meat - Season 1 - Episode 8

Josie embarks on a 'girl power' booze and sex fest with help from Vod. JP helps Ralph organise the Love Cloud club night but it clashes with his dad's funeral.

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Cherry’s Wedding Dress
star
7.91
11 votes

#7 - Cherry’s Wedding Dress

Here We Go - Season 2 - Episode 5

Rachel’s competitive sister Penny comes to stay.

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The Crime Wave
star
7.90
215 votes

#8 - The Crime Wave

Plebs - Season 3 - Episode 5

As a crime wave sweeps the city, the boys join a Roman military fitness class to protect themselves on the streets. Flavia introduces some dubious new security measures at work. Grumio starts dating Agatha, a talented baker who may well be a feeder.

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The New Master
star
7.85
196 votes

#9 - The New Master

Plebs - Season 3 - Episode 7

When Grumio injures another slave in a fight over a carrot, he is forced to replace him until he recovers. How will he cope in a household where work is taken seriously? Meanwhile, Marcus invites Delphine to move in, but can she bond with Stylax?

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Justin Junior
star
7.84
217 votes

#10 - Justin Junior

Plebs - Season 3 - Episode 2

Grumio meets Justin, the father who left him on a hill as a baby and who now wants to make up for lost time. Stylax starts dating Camilla, a female discus thrower, on a sex ban during the Games. Marcus and Delphine come to terms with each others past.

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The Herpes Cat
star
7.82
351 votes

#11 - The Herpes Cat

Plebs - Season 1 - Episode 4

To endear himself to Cynthia, Marcus befriends a mangy cat whom he's rescued from the courtyard. Stylax is suffering from a disturbing itch and visits a sexual health clinic where he falls for an attractive nurse.

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The Patron
star
7.80
213 votes

#12 - The Patron

Plebs - Season 2 - Episode 4

Grumio falls ill after eating an apple on the loo. Marcus refuses to pay for his medical treatment preferring instead to go with Cynthia's remedy of candlelight and prayer. Stylax strikes up a rapport with a rich nobleman Gaius who agrees to fund his charioteering career

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The Weatherist
star
7.79
197 votes

#13 - The Weatherist

Plebs - Season 3 - Episode 8

The boys meet their new neighbour, a weatherman. Marcus uses the forecast of a small tremor to bring excitement to his relationship with Delphine. Stylax tries his luck with an attractive new colleague, while Grumio discovers Indian food.

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The Gladiator
star
7.79
404 votes

#14 - The Gladiator

Plebs - Season 1 - Episode 2

Everyone is quickly charmed apart from Marcus who hopes that, one way or another, their relationship will be short-lived. Meanwhile, Stylax plays a prank on Aurelius which gets out of hand.

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The Race
star
7.77
202 votes

#15 - The Race

Plebs - Season 2 - Episode 8

Marcus is stressed at the idea of the girls being deported if they don't raise 3,000 denari.

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The Vestal
star
7.76
228 votes

#16 - The Vestal

Plebs - Season 3 - Episode 3

Marcus' parents are visiting for the weekend and he's keen to keep them and Delphine far apart. Stylax pursues a romance with Ursula, one of the Vestal Virgins, who guard the city's sacred flame. Grumio finds some moldy cheese under his bed and spots a business opportunity.

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Bananae
star
7.74
338 votes

#17 - Bananae

Plebs - Season 1 - Episode 5

Mass immigration from Thrace puts the boys into contact with a sexy Thracian lodger Irina and a dazzling yellow exotic fruit, the Banana. Meanwhile, Marcus has an unfortunate encounter with an elderly war veteran.

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The Cupid
star
7.74
217 votes

#18 - The Cupid

Plebs - Season 3 - Episode 4

The boys get cultured when Grumio is street-cast to play the part of Cupid in an upcoming play. Marcus becomes his agent and uses his new connections to impress Delphine. Stylax understudies the lead actor so he can meet some theatre groupies.

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Wanted Mans
star
7.74
259 votes

#19 - Wanted Mans

The Wrong Mans - Season 1 - Episode 5

After taking care of the wounded Marat, Sam and Phil agree to meet with the MI5 to hand them over Marat.

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Dead Mans
star
7.70
395 votes

#20 - Dead Mans

The Wrong Mans - Season 1 - Episode 3

Sam and Lau agree to exchange their hostages, but Phil gets in the way. They manage to escape and take Scarlett back to her husband.

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The Chariot
star
7.69
261 votes

#21 - The Chariot

Plebs - Season 2 - Episode 1

Having won 100 denari each through Stylax's betting on a chariot race, he and Marcus have very different ideas on how to spend the money. Marcus, naturally, wants to spend it on Cynthia, whilst Stylax prefers a more laddish approach.

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Granny’s Street Fayre
star
7.67
15 votes

#22 - Granny’s Street Fayre

Here We Go - Season 2 - Episode 2

Sue moves in with the Jessops, and Paul tries to track down a local vandal.

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Jugball
star
7.65
194 votes

#23 - Jugball

Plebs - Season 3 - Episode 6

Marcus, Stylax and Ramases - the work experience boy who also happens to be the son of the company owner - invent a new office-based sport called Jugball. Grumio samples some gourmet food when Ramases lends him his store card for the emporium.

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Saturnalia
star
7.62
313 votes

#24 - Saturnalia

Plebs - Season 1 - Episode 6

Marcus hopes that the Roman festival of Saturnalia will provide the perfect backdrop for him to finally woo Cynthia, while Grumio makes it his mission to salvage as much sacrificial meat from the city-wide celebrations as possible.

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The Best Men
star
7.62
276 votes

#25 - The Best Men

Plebs - Season 2 - Episode 2

Surprisingly, Aurelius is getting married. Even more surprisingly, he invites his "best mate" Marcus to be his best man. Reluctant to say the least, Marcus plans a night on the cheap, avoiding the hottest club in town.

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The Erotic Vase
star
7.61
395 votes

#26 - The Erotic Vase

Plebs - Season 1 - Episode 3

Stylax buys Grumio an erotic vase for his birthday featuring a character who bears a striking resemblance to someone nearby. Marcus, under pressure from the girls, suggests they swap roles for the day. Meanwhile, Stylax hangs out with his cousin Lucretia, with whom he has an unusually close relationship.

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The Phallus
star
7.58
204 votes

#27 - The Phallus

Plebs - Season 2 - Episode 7

The boys have a meeting with Fabianus, a school friend who's now a huge lawyer living the high life in Rome. Stylax reconnects with his old flame, Cordelia.

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Malaysia: The Trek
star
7.55
53 votes

#28 - Malaysia: The Trek

Gap Year - Season 1 - Episode 5

The gang go on a trek and get lost in the jungle. Lauren discovers the truth about Dylan and Ashley, Sean receives some unexpected romantic attention, while Ashley bonds with an off-beat French trekker. Greg gets bitten by a tick, temporarily loses his hearing and gets a bit shouty. With tensions bubbling over, and Greg in emotional meltdown, it's make or break time for the gang.

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Nepal: The End
star
7.54
48 votes

#29 - Nepal: The End

Gap Year - Season 1 - Episode 8

Dylan is taken to a Buddhist Monastery after a surprise meeting with Sam Bevan, the vengeful travel writer he impersonated in Vietnam. While attempting to liberate Dylan from certain brainwashing, May is subjected to a surprise visit from her mother, Greg looks for some new travelling companions and Ashley and Sean confront their feelings with potentially disastrous consequences for everyone.

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The Satirist
star
7.52
154 votes

#30 - The Satirist

Plebs - Season 4 - Episode 4

The boys launch a cabaret night in the bar when Marcus starts dating the popular Roman satirist, Minerva. But can he cope with her dissecting their relationship live on stage? Meanwhile, Jason, Aurelius and Grumio form a house-band.

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Episode 3
star
7.49
383 votes

#31 - Episode 3

Fresh Meat - Season 2 - Episode 3

A geology careers fair sets the boys against each other as they battle for lucrative internships. Oregon is thrown together with Tony again, as she attempts to secure funding for her new magazine.

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China: The Wedding
star
7.15
73 votes

#32 - China: The Wedding

Gap Year - Season 1 - Episode 2

May has to go to a cousin's wedding in Hangzhou, and Ashley insists that Greg and Dylan tag along. The family reunion is not what any of them imagined, as Ashley becomes the unlikely centre of attention. Greg explores a niche business opportunity in Shanghai with Dylan's help. Sean tries to join up with the others by hitching a lift with a pair of creepy newlyweds who think he might be just the thing they need to spice things up.

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The Orgy
star
7.12
620 votes

#33 - The Orgy

Plebs - Season 1 - Episode 1

Things take an upward turn for the boys when Marcus meets some fit Britons in the courtyard and Stylax finds a flyer to an orgy. With his grocery budget now spent on orgy tickets, Grumio must scrimp and save in order to put food on the table.

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China: The Wall
star
7.12
100 votes

#34 - China: The Wall

Gap Year - Season 1 - Episode 1

Sean is horrified to discover that his best mate Dylan has a secret plan that threatens to derail their 'lads holiday' to China. Things start looking up with they meet two American girls, Ashley and May, and middle-aged hanger-on Greg. But, when old tensions re-surface and create carnage at a music festival on the Great Wall, Sean suddenly finds himself way out of his depth.

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Vietnam: The Orphanage
star
7.11
62 votes

#35 - Vietnam: The Orphanage

Gap Year - Season 1 - Episode 3

May and Ashley decide to do some 'good' by volunteering at an orphanage in rural Vietnam, but May is surprised to discover that volunteering actually involves hard work... Dylan and Sean claim to be travel writers to blag a top room in a luxury hotel. Sean tries to heat things up between him and Ashley with unexpected results. Meanwhile Greg tries to move on from his ex-wife by pursuing a nurse at the orphanage.

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