Fresh Meat
Six students, all but one of them freshers, who applied late for halls end up sharing a house in Whalley Range, attending the fictional Manchester Medlock University. Posh JP (Jack Whitehall), earnest Kingsley (Joe Thomas), hedonistic Vod (Zawe Ashton), anxious Oregon (Charlotte Ritchie), Welsh Josie (Kimberley Nixon) and eccentric geology student Howard (Greg McHugh) muddle through parties, crushes and coursework.
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Our take
Six students, all but one of them freshers, who applied late for halls end up sharing a house in Whalley Range, attending the fictional Manchester Medlock University. Posh JP (Jack Whitehall), earnest Kingsley (Joe Thomas), hedonistic Vod (Zawe Ashton), anxious Oregon (Charlotte Ritchie), Welsh Josie (Kimberley Nixon) and eccentric geology student Howard (Greg McHugh) muddle through parties, crushes and coursework.
Why watch Fresh Meat comes from Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, the writers of Peep Show, and has the same sharp ear for embarrassment, but it is warmer and allows its characters to change over four series. It catches student life honestly, from debt and deadlines to hangovers, and the ensemble includes several actors who went on to bigger things. A good pick for viewers who liked The Inbetweeners or Peep Show.
What to know
Armstrong and Bain created the series for Channel 4, where it began on 21 September 2011 with an episode directed by David Kerr. The fictional university is loosely modelled on Manchester Metropolitan University. A second series of eight episodes started in October 2012, and a third followed in November 2013.
After talk of a film in the wake of The Inbetweeners Movie, the writers chose a fourth and final series instead, filmed in 2015 and broadcast in February 2016 as the housemates’ last year. The series follows them from freshers’ week through to finals, job hunting and what their degrees are worth, so the arcs reach a genuine ending.
Where to start
Watch from the first episode: the show is built on the housemates’ relationships, particularly Kingsley and Josie’s, and the payoff depends on following them through all four years.
Seasons & episodes
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
Cast & crew
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Quick answers
- Where can I watch Fresh Meat?
- In New Zealand: Prime Video. In Australia: Prime Video. In the US: Tubi, Shout! TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV and Apple TV (buy). In Canada: Tubi, Prime Video, Pluto TV and Apple TV (buy). In the UK: Disney+, Prime Video and Channel 4.
- What is Fresh Meat about?
- Six students, all but one of them freshers, who applied late for halls end up sharing a house in Whalley Range, attending the fictional Manchester Medlock University. Posh JP (Jack Whitehall), earnest Kingsley (Joe Thomas), hedonistic Vod (Zawe Ashton), anxious Oregon (Charlotte Ritchie), Welsh Josie (Kimberley Nixon) and eccentric geology student Howard (Greg McHugh) muddle through parties, crushes and coursework.
- Who is in the cast of Fresh Meat?
- Fresh Meat stars Jack Whitehall as JP, Joe Thomas as Kingsley, Zawe Ashton as Vod, Greg McHugh as Howard and Charlotte Ritchie as Oregon.
- When did Fresh Meat start?
- Fresh Meat premiered on 21 September 2011 and ran until 2016, with 4 seasons.
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