Fresh Meat. Image shows from L to R: Kingsley (Joe Thomas), Vod (Zawe Ashton), Josie (Kimberley Nixon), JP (Jack Whitehall), Howard (Greg McHugh), Oregon (Charlotte Ritchie). Copyright: Objective Productions / Lime Pictures
Fresh Meat

Fresh Meat

  • TV comedy drama
  • Channel 4
  • 2011 - 2016
  • 30 episodes (4 series)

Comedy drama following six mis-matched students who are starting university in Manchester and sharing the same house together. Stars Jack Whitehall, Joe Thomas, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Zawe Ashton and more.

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Series 1, Episode 1

The housemates move in. Josie sleeps with JP despite fancying Kingsley.

Further details

Fresh Meat. Howard (Greg McHugh). Copyright: Objective Productions / Lime Pictures

One by one, the six new students destined to be housemates congregate before term begins - although second year Howard has of course already been in solitary residence for some unspecified time.

There are already some surprises in store: to his considerable bemusement, Kingsley manages to pull at the pub, but to his dismay finds the object of his attention is in fact recruiting for her Christian group.

Oregon wastes no time locking horns with her lecturer, Professor Shales, at her first English tutorial - although is startled to find she has also allowed Vod to claim ownership of her first essay. And Josie ends up in bed with JP - a random encounter after which, to her horror, she realises he is in fact there to stay.

Still, at least Howard is able to relinquish his outcast status - an accolade now awarded to the mysterious Paul Lamb - "the invisible man".

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 21st September 2011
Time
10pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
55 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 26th September 2011 11:05pm C4
Monday 23rd January 2012 11:10pm E4
Tuesday 24th January 2012 2:40am E4
Thursday 21st March 2013 11:05pm E4
Friday 22nd March 2013 2:00am E4
Monday 27th October 2014 10:00pm 4Music
Thursday 30th October 2014 11:05pm 4Music
Tuesday 4th November 2014 11:40pm 4Music
Wednesday 29th April 2015 11:00pm 4Music
Monday 4th May 2015 12:00am 4Music

Cast & crew

Cast
Jack Whitehall JP
Joe Thomas Kingsley
Charlotte Ritchie Oregon
Kimberley Nixon Josie
Zawe Ashton Vod
Greg McHugh Howard
Tony Gardner Professor Shales
Guest cast
Emma Rigby Rachel
Writing team
Jesse Armstrong Writer
Sam Bain Writer
Arnold Widdowson Script Editor
Production team
David Kerr Director
Rhonda Smith Producer
Judy Counihan Executive Producer
Phil Clarke Executive Producer
Tony Wood Executive Producer
Andrew Newman Executive Producer
Sam Bain Executive Producer
Jesse Armstrong Executive Producer
Pete Drinkwater Editor
Tom Sayer Production Designer
Christian Henson Composer

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