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...