Plebs: Soldiers of Rome

Fantastic and long awaited. Grumio continues to be the star. Missed the usual amount of reggae, which from the very first series was so wrong and yet perfect. Please, please, please do more. The humour is fast flowing and often basic, just what the doctor ordered. Plebs is probably the best comedy in the last 20 years, please don't go.... As a student of Latin in the early 1970s I learned through Grumio the slave (school booklet teaching method rather than rote learning ), it's amazing to find a parallel universe where Grumio really exists.

Escapism at its best and with bonkers humour , love it and always will.

We liked the 5 series and were looking forward to the film. Plebs was a homage to carry on films and Up Pompeii and being of a certain age that added to the pleasure. However the film is poor . It has lost all its charm and even the opening music which was great. It just wasn't funny and yet another example of producers not bothering as they knew that the fan base would watch it. Also the series 30 mins episodes were perfect. To get 10 out of 10 the film would have had to be an all time classic. I don't understand those scores. It was fun to watch the series but this film is way way below the series.

In the 1950s, using a comedy ensemble to make fun of war was a huge deal. A worldwide trend, in fact. This effort brings to mind the "CARRY ON" series that was a hit in England 3/4 of century ago. Nothing is to be taken seriously, there is no danger or jeopardy for the leads at any point, everything can and will be turned into a joke, and each character is a stereotype of some kind. There is nothing wrong with this type of film, there is indeed a market for it, but praising it as if were a sequel to MATRIX or LORD OF THE RINGS is pushing the envelope just a mite. Forgettable, light, frothy and fun. That's what your ticket gets you. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))

I been waiting a long time for this and I'm glad to say it was worth the wait. It was first announced that Plebs would end in April 2020, but COVID delays slowed production of the planned finale. It means the last episode of season five aired more than three years ago.

The four main characters and landlord are back ITVX had a few new shows on it's release, but this was the first on my watch list. This is British comedy at it's best in my opinion.

The original suggestion was this was to be a film length but just over a hour 30 minutes duration with a lot of getting into trouble and out of it followed a Normal 30 minute episode, I don't think it would be every ones taste, I'm guessing the humour wouldn't be understood and the moral in the story would be lost.

Simply, if your a fan of the series you'll love this.

The film, which stars Tom Rosenthal and Jon Ponting amongst others, sees the Plebs gang join the army during peacetime - and then try their best to survive when war is unexpectedly declared. The film, which stars Tom Rosenthal and Jon Ponting amongst others, sees the Plebs gang join the army during peacetime - and then try their best to survive when war is unexpectedly declared. The film, which stars Tom Rosenthal and Jon Ponting amongst others, sees the Plebs gang join the army during peacetime - and then try their best to survive when war is unexpectedly declared.