The BEST episodes written by Tom Basden
#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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#2 - 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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#3 - 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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#4 - 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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#6 - 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.
#7 - 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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#8 - 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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#9 - 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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#11 - 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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#12 - 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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#14 - 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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#15 - 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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#17 - 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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#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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#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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#22 - 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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#25 - 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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#27 - Cherry’s Wedding Dress
Here We Go - Season 2 - Episode 5
Rachel’s competitive sister Penny comes to stay.
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#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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#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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#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.
#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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#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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#33 - 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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#34 - 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.
#35 - 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.