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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 6

JP finds out his father has serious health issues, and decides the best response is to take his first acid trip. 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.

Further details

Fresh Meat. Image shows from L to R: Howard (Greg McHugh), Brian (Adam Gillen). Copyright: Objective Productions / Lime Pictures

JP finds out his father has serious health issues, and decides the best response is to take his first acid trip.

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.

Meanwhile Vod has a drug overdose and starts to question her own lifestyle and behaviour.

Kingsley and Josie compete with one another to become student journalists, with Kingsley unscrupulously using Vod's overdose as subject matter.

Josie hits a new low and accepts a marriage proposal from Dave. And Howard has his first date with Geology Girl, but Brian jealousy resolves to sabotage it.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 26th October 2011
Time
10pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
50 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jack Whitehall JP
Joe Thomas Kingsley
Charlotte Ritchie Oregon
Kimberley Nixon Josie
Zawe Ashton Vod
Greg McHugh Howard
Adam Gillen Brian
Guest cast
Anjana Vasan Lauren
Adrian Lukis Richard (JP's father)
Neet Mohan Alex
Sophie Colquhoun Caz
Rob Beckett Mike
Writing team
Rose Heiney Writer
Arnold Widdowson Script Editor
Tony Roche Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Nick Wood 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
Calum Ross Editor
Tom Sayer Production Designer
Christian Henson Composer

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