Fresh Meat
School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 9/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 7/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 7/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Zawe AshtonGreg McHughKimberley NixonCharlotte RitchieJoe ThomasJack Whitehall
Written by
Jesse ArmstrongSam Bain
Starring
Zawe AshtonGreg McHughKimberley NixonCharlotte RitchieJoe ThomasJack Whitehall
Written by
Jesse ArmstrongSam Bain
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Fresh Meat Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.5 | |
| S2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | |
| S3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | |
| S4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
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About
"Cringe comedy that actually loves its characters"
Six mismatched students end up sharing a house after a university clerical mix-up, and Fresh Meat follows their chaotic first years away from home. It's a sitcom about awkward sex, cringeworthy parties, essay crises and the slow, messy business of figuring out who you are. From the writers of Peep Show, it has that same knack for excruciating social comedy mixed with real warmth. Pace is brisk, jokes come fast, and the ensemble cast (including a very young Jack Whitehall) carries the whole thing with sharp chemistry and genuine affection for its idiots.
Watch it for
the ensemble chemistry between six believable, ridiculous students figuring life out badly.
Maybe skip if
you find secondhand embarrassment comedy hard to sit through.
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All Seasons
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Series 12011
7.42K85h 27m
From the moment they first meet, JP, Kingsley, Josie, Howard, Vod and Oregon are destined to be housemates. Away from home for the first time, on the brink of adult life, the new students are about to discover who they really are as they run the whole gamut of appalling behaviour and terrible errors of judgment familiar to anyone who's ever experienced one of life's great rites of passage.
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Series 22012
7.61K85h 19m
JP, Kingsley, Josie, Howard, Vod and Oregon are returning to Hartnell Avenue this term a little bit older but not much wiser, but this term, there is a new housemate to be found...
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Series 32013
7.61K85h 9m
JP, Kingsley, Josie, Howard, Vod and Oregon are all back in Hartnell Avenue and raring to go. JP is promptly throwing himself, headfirst, into a second year ceremonial mission to sleep with a fresher; accompanied somewhat willingly but not altogether skilfully by his faithful wingman, Howard. Meanwhile, there’s a brand new housemate in the form of genuine fresher and smoking fine filly, Candice. Homeschooled and as yet unsullied by student-dom this first year is about to make an impact on the rest of the house, as they set out to show her just how cool they really are.
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Series 42016
7.587064h 3m
The end of uni life draws near, and when JP’s brother pays an unexpected visit, it’s a wakeup call for all the housemates. JP is told it’s time to knuckle down as there’s a job waiting for him in the city. But is he made of the right stuff? Vod wrestles with a debt that could sink a small Euro state, while Oregon, now Student Union President, plans her legacy and bright shiny future. Kingsley, desperate to seem interesting, finds himself in an unconventional relationship, while Howard is headed for a First Class degree, until some unexpected news sends him spiralling. And poor 2nd year Josie faces the prospect of being without her friends next year.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Zawe Ashton Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
Greg McHugh Howard McGregor
Kimberley Nixon Josie Jones
Charlotte Ritchie Melissa 'Oregon' Shawcross
Joe Thomas Kingsley Owen
Jack Whitehall Jonathan 'J.P.' Pembersley
Tony Gardner Tony Shales, Professor Tony Shales
Jelka van Houten Sabine
Sophie Wu Heather
Faye Marsay Candice Pelling
Crew
Jesse Armstrong
Sam Bain
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