Plebs is going out in the most epic way possible, with a feature-length special on ITVX.
Plebs: Soldiers of Rome hits the streaming platform on Thursday, December 8 and, ahead of its release, ITV has shared a new trailer, alongside some exciting casting news.
Friday Night Dinner's Tom Rosenthal, Pls Like's Jonathan Pointing, and Ryan Sampson will be back as Marcus, Jason, and Grumio but this time they're heading to war – joining the front line of the Roman army.
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Joining them will be a host of stars including Gary Beadle (Eastenders' Paul Trueman), Alex Carter (Hollyoaks' Lee Hunter) and Joe Thomas (The Inbetweeners' Simon).
Also enlisting are Tom Moutchi (Famalam), Robert Wilfort (Gavin & Stacey), Ellie Haddington (Enola Holmes), Mariam Haque (What's Love Got To Do With It) and Jamie Michie (Back to Life).
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They all join previously announced cast members Tori Allen-Martin as Barbronelda, a warrior queen of an all-female tribe; Kare Conradi as Segimundus, an erudite Barbarian leader and Patrick Baladi as Roman commander General Diomedes.
Speaking about the feature-length special Sam Leifer, the show's director and co-writer, said: "After a decade on air we've lasted longer than most Roman emperors. And unlike the emperors, it's nice not to get prematurely axed but instead decide our own ending.
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"We've had a blast making this show and are proud of what we've achieved with the finale. Getting to see Tom Rosenthal cry when we wrapped was also a career highlight."
In April 2020, shortly after its fifth season aired, it was announced that Plebs would be ending with a feature-length special. At the time Leifer had said: "After five series, we wanted to go out with a bang.
"So we're sending the plebs off to join the army. Unsurprisingly, they won't cover themselves in glory or return as conquering heroes. Personally, I'm looking forward to watching Tom crawling on his hands and knees through the mud."
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