Plebsisdescribedas"athoroughlymoderncomedyinanancientsetting."
Romeistraditionallyimaginedasthehomeofemperorsandsenators,generalsandgladiators,adignifiedtheatreofpompandceremony.Butwhataboutthelittleguys,thewasters-newtothebigcity,stuckinofficejobs,unabletogetthegirls?
Plebsfollowsthreedesperateyoungmenfromthesuburbsastheytrytogetlaid,holddownjobsandclimbthesocialladderinthebigcity-acitythathappenstobeAncientRome.
TheshowfocusesonMarcus,Stylaxandtheirlazyslavewithanattitudeproblem,Grumio.There'salsotheboys'ruthlessboss,Flavia-anexpertmanipulatorwithaprivatelifethat'sthestuffoflegend.
Unlikelytobeimmortalisedintheannalsormemorialisedinafrieze,Marcus,StylaxandGrumioareessentiallyjustabunchofPlebs.
Andwhetherthey'rewearingtogas,orskinnyjeans,desperateyoungmeninanyperiodofhistoryareessentiallycutfromthesamecloth...