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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 2, Episode 7

Heather forces Kingsley to confront his dreams of being a musician when she signs him up for an open mic night at the Student Union.

Further details

Fresh Meat. Kingsley (Joe Thomas). Copyright: Objective Productions / Lime Pictures

Nervous at first, Kingsley embraces the challenge head on but is undermined by a peculiar performance tic he has whereby his neck juts back and forwards while he's singing, making him look like a turkey.

Oregon steps in to become the band's front man for the next gig. But her catchy, toe-tappy, Radio 2 pop sensibilities are totally at odds with Kingsley's: he wants to write atonal mini rock epics that you can't dance to.

When she is not invited to attend a poetry seminar by the renowned poet John Frobisher, Vod is determined to gate-crash it, which she then does and promptly befriends the great man himself.

Notes

Ember To A Flame written by Dot Allison and Christian Henson.
The Implodium Implodes written and performed by Graham Coxon.
Additional lyrics by Jon Brown.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 20th November 2012
Time
10pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
55 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jack Whitehall JP
Joe Thomas Kingsley
Charlotte Ritchie Oregon
Kimberley Nixon Josie
Zawe Ashton Vod
Greg McHugh Howard
Tony Gardner Professor Shales
Jelka Van Houten Sabine
Sophie Wu Heather
Robert Webb Dan
Ronan Raftery Dylan
Guest cast
Jack Fox Ralph
James Musgrave Toby
Hilly Barber Cashier
Kate Dobson Cassie
Sarah Emmott Union Officer
Clare Fettarappa Celeste
James Quinn Security Guard
Stanley Townsend John Frobisher
Writing team
Jon Brown Writer
Hannah Mackay Script Editor
Production team
Annie Griffin Director
Rhonda Smith Producer
Judy Counihan Executive Producer
Phil Clarke Executive Producer
Andrew Newman Executive Producer
Sam Bain Executive Producer
Jesse Armstrong Executive Producer
Charlie Fawcett Editor
Tom Sayer Production Designer
Christian Henson Composer

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