The ITV2 sitcom will not be returning for a sixth series, its writer and director Sam Leifer has revealed. He told The Sun: '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.

Is there going to be a plebs season 6?

ITV2's Plebs has announced that they will not return for a season 6 – and instead will end the sitcom with a feature length homage to Blackadder. The series, which followed three loveable, if somewhat simple, characters as they navigated life in ancient Rome.

Is Aurelius dead plebs?

Stylax made a shock exit from Plebs in the first episode of series four which aired on Monday, April 9. He died after being squashed by a concrete block in an industrial accident.