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Fresh Meat

2011 Ended 40m episodes

7.2/10 149 votes

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Six students — Vod Nordstrom, Oregon Shawcross, Josie Jones, Kingsley Owen, JP Pembersley, and Howard McGregor — are freshmen (save for second year Howard) at Manchester Medlock University. Having applied late to accommodation, they live in a shared, off-campus house in Whalley Range rather than the halls of residence.

Created by:: Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain
Cast:: Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Kimberley Nixon, Joe Thomas
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: Channel 4

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Seasons

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Series 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 5.2

Episode 1

2011-09-21 · 40m

Public schoolboy JP, insecure Kingsley, wide-eyed Josie, socially awkward know-it-all Howard, hard-living Vod and desperate-to-be-cool Oregon embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 6.7

Episode 2

2011-09-28 · 40m

The housemates are in social Siberia so they decide to throw a party, spearheaded by Josie in the hope that she and Kingsley will get together, but her plans are scuppered by her boyfriend!

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E03

Episode 3

★ 6.7

Episode 3

2011-10-05 · 40m

Oregon and Prof Shales's flirtation reaches bizarre new levels when he pays her to clean his oven. And enticed by Ruth the alluring drama queen, Kingsley rashly switches courses to drama.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.0

Episode 4

2011-10-12 · 40m

Kingsley is forced to confess to Josie that he is a virgin, and she offers to 'cure' him. But the deal is undercut when Kingsley unexpectedly winds up having sex with drama queen Ruth.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.0

Episode 5

2011-10-19 · 40m

Vod finds out about Oregon's affair with Shales, while Kingsley is pursuing Ruth at a student demo when they get kettled with Josie, and Kingsley's two-timing is exposed.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 8.0

Episode 6

2011-10-26 · 40m

Oregon is distraught to learn that her childhood horse is dying, culminating in the revelation that she isn't called Oregon at all, but Melissa.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 8.0

Episode 7

2011-11-09 · 40m

Oregon resolves to break off her affair with Professor Shales, but he wrong-foots her by leaving his wife and turning up on her doorstep. Brian begs Howard to resume their friendship.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 8.5

Episode 8

2011-11-16 · 40m

Josie embarks on a 'girl power' booze and sex fest with help from Vod. JP helps Ralph organise the Love Cloud club night but it clashes with his dad's funeral.

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