Fresh Meat

DramaComedy201130 episodes4 seasonsScripted

First aired: 2011-09-21

Synopsis

A group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far: university!

Creators

Jesse ArmstrongSam Bain

Casting

  • Charlotte Ritchie
    Melissa 'Oregon' Shawcross
  • Jack Whitehall
    Jonathan 'J.P.' Pembersley
  • Zawe Ashton
    Violet 'Vod' Nordstrom
  • Kimberley Nixon
    Josie Jones
  • Joe Thomas
    Kingsley Owen
  • Greg McHugh
    Howard McGregor
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Season 1

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.

Number of episodes 8

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Season 2

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...

Number of episodes 8

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Season 3

JP, Kingsley, Josie, Howard, Vod and Oregon are all back in Hartnell Avenue and raring to go. JP is promptly throwing himself, head first, into a second year ceremonial mission to f*ck a fresher; accompanied somewhat willingly but not altogether skilfully by his faithful wing-man, Howard. Meanwhile there’s a brand new housemate in the form of genuine fresher and smoking fine filly, Candice. Home schooled 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. There’s also another fresh face in the mix as Vod brings back more than everyone bargained for from her travels, in the shape of her new Mexican beefcake lover Javier. Kingsley, bless his cottons, is experiencing life as an unlikely lothario as he continues to juggle double women trouble which brings us to Josie… Josie may be down in Southampton, slightly disembodied, but in full HD via the technological wonders of an iPad- the question is for how long?

Number of episodes 8

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Season 4

In the fourth and final series, the end of University life is drawing closer 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 is wrestling with a debt that could sink a small Euro state, while Oregon, now Student Union President, plans her legacy and bright shinny 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.

Number of episodes 6