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Plebs Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
The Beasts
23 mins
Though anxious for himself, Stylax and Grumio to see a beast show in the arena Marcus is sufficiently captivated by the Gallic animal rights activist Delphine that he and his friends take part in a nude protest against animal cruelty. Ultimately this leads to them being thrown to a lion in the arena, along with Landlord, whose formidable mother has now taken over the building. Fortunately she has also inadvertently shown Grumio how to save himself from the lion.
Episode 2
Justin Junior
23 mins
Grumio has a surprise visitor in soup salesman Justin, the father who abandoned him as a baby. Marcus is appalled but Grumio is won over by trips to the boxing match and restaurants and agrees to join his father on the road. However Justin has deserted him once and history seems likely to repeat itself. Elsewhere Stylax's girlfriend, athlete Camilla, frustrates him by putting her training before sex and Marcus, now dating Delphine, worries that she is not yet over ex-boyfriend Gregory.
Episode 3
The Vestal
23 mins
Marcus's parents visit but he is anxious to keep them away from the politically passionate Delphine and is embarrassed when they accidentally meet. Fortunately his mother Sylvia knows how to save the situation. Meanwhile Stylax falls for vestal virgin Ursula but whilst they are having sex she allows the Sacred Flame to die - a capital offence. With the guards looking for her she is lucky that Grumio's disastrous foray into cheese-making offers a means of escape.
Episode 4
The Cupid
23 mins
Grumio is spotted in the street by actress and director Iona Ruffina, who casts him as Cupid in her play 'Bastardus Rex' and Stylus, anxious to meet groupies, understudies leading man Sebastus. When Sebastus has an accident Stylax is called upon to go on stage but he is a terrible actor and Marcus is annoyed when Iona invites Delphine to go on tour with her. Come the first night things do not go according to plan - which works to Marcus's advantage.
Episode 5
The Crimewave
23 mins
After they are mugged, Stylax enrolls the trio in a self-defence class run by ex-legionnaire Hector, who delights in humiliating Marcus in front of Delphine. Meanwhile, Grumio falls for cake baker Agatha but fears she is fattening him up to make him dependent on her. Her ex-boyfriend's arrival saves the day for both Grumio and Marcus, but Stylax loses his harassment suit after Flavia insists on frisking him.
Episode 6
Jugball
23 mins
Egyptian Ramases comes to Marcus's office on work experience and impresses with his wealth since his father owns the company, teaching Stylax and Marcus the game of jugball whilst Grumio uses his credit card in the local food hall. When Flavia protests Ramases sacks her and replaces her with Marcus but the concentration on playing jugball leaves the firm's grain store open to thieves and before long things are back to normal.
Episode 7
The New Master
23 mins
After a row in the supermarket Grumio injures slave Terrence and has to fill in for him whilst he recovers. New master Tarquin proves to be very strict but Grumio knows how to outwit him, encouraging the other slaves to rebel. Meanwhile Marcus persuades Delphine to move in with him but, being used to communal living, she wants to share everything - including sex with Stylax - whilst Stylax himself is disappointed by Aurelius's pool party.
Episode 8
The Weatherist
23 mins
Weather forecaster Strabo moves into the block and foretells an earthquake, causing a mass exodus from the city. Stylax hopes to use the earthquake to get nearer to workaholic new colleague Pandora but things do not go as planned for him or Marcus who both end up close and personal with the wrong people - before Strabo makes another, wrong, prediction.
