Plebs: Soldiers of Rome

A solid conclusion to Plebs, nicely rounding off the adventures of three lovable losers in Ancient Rome.

Marcus, Grumio and Jason enlist in the military with hopes of an easy ride, societal perks, and most importantly, no conflict. Of course, this is short lived as they are marched to the north of Europe to battle Barbarians. Naturally, the uptight Marcus does not assimilate well, unlike his slave and conflicted friend. After a farce in the face of conflict, the trio look to survive long enough to return home.

Most likely to capture attention of those who watched the series, the comedy here does not stray away from the fan-favourite incredulity of Marcus in response to the dozy idiocy of Grumio, supported by the positive womanising of Jason. It stays true to it's series-long approach and values, and moves at a great pace, keeping a simple plot interesting throughout. An easy watch, and a great sendoff for the trio of Plebs.

The people who have given bad marks for this are utter morons. What is it you were expecting?

The whole idea of Plebs is that it is supposed to be stupid and deliberately rubbish.

It is actually bloody brilliant.

Beautifully done stuff from the boys. Some wonderful guest actors on the way and just a perfect end to years of hilarity.

I would like to gather the people that slagged this off together in one room and then let tigers eat them.

Or something equally Roman!!!!!!!

By the way this last part of my review is to use up the characters that I need to use otherwise it does not meet the strict criteria.

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.

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.