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...