<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Johnny Vegas sitcom Ideal is reportedly to be made into a film. Baby Cow, which produced the show about small-time Manchester drug dealer Moz for BBC Three, will also be behind the movie.   Graham Duff, the programme&amp;#039;s creator, is currently writing the script, and filming is planned for early next year.  Ben Wheatley, who directed 14 episodes of the series, will also helm the big-screen version. Chortle quotes chief executive of Baby Cow Henry Normal as saying: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s going to be set in the same place, with many of the same characters. We even brought the physical set from the BBC, our co-producers on the TV series. &amp;quot;We are aiming for it to be quite a dark psychological comedy-thriller.&amp;quot;      The television version ran for seven seasons, but was axed by BBC Three last year.  Vegas, while collecting a &amp;#039;Best Performance&amp;#039; gong at the Television Society North West Awards, commented: &amp;quot;Thank you BBC. When the numbers have never been higher, you&amp;#039;ve cancelled us.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m being fired by the man who commissioned Kerry Katona... so I&amp;#039;m proud to do anything else that you&amp;#039;re not involved in.&amp;quot; Normal told Chortle that Ideal fans still show their support for the series, for example staging Ideal nights which feature stand-up performances from the programme&amp;#039;s cast members.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a390737/johnny-vegas-sitcom-ideal-to-be-made-into-film/>