Fresh Meat (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy-drama |
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| Directed by | David Kerr |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 30 (List of episodes) |
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| Location(s) | The Sharp Project, Manchester |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 41 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Lime Pictures (Liverpool), Objective Productions (London) |
| Distributor | All3Media |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby 5.1 |
| Original release | 21 September 2011 – 28 March 2016 |
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Fresh Meat is a British comedy-drama created by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, who also created Peep Show.
The first episode, directed by David Kerr, was broadcast on Channel 4 on 21 September 2011, and the show aired on Wednesdays at 10 pm. Fresh Meat marked the acting debut of comedian Jack Whitehall and also stars Kimberley Nixon of Cranford and Joe Thomas of The Inbetweeners. The second series started airing on 9 October 2012 and consisted of 8 episodes. On 22 November 2012, a third series was commissioned and began broadcasting on 4 November 2013. Bain said ideas were being developed for a potential movie adaptation, following the runaway success of 2011's The Inbetweeners Movie. However, a fourth series followed instead, filmed in 2015 and aired in February 2016 as a conclusion to the series.
The plot revolves around the lives of six students — Vod, Oregon, Josie, Kingsley, JP and Howard — who are freshers (with the exception of Howard) at the fictional Manchester Medlock University (Loosely based on Manchester Metropolitan University). They live in a shared house off-campus in Rusholme rather than university halls of residence, due to their late application.
Main themes include Oregon's insecurity and failed relationship with her lecturer, Tony Shales; Vod's hedonistic, carefree lifestyle; Josie and Kingsley's tortured relationship; upper-class JP's attempts at popularity and impressing girls; and Howard's many eccentricities. On a larger scale, the series covers many student-related issues, including financial issues, work pressures and grades, expulsion, partying, and internship competition. In the final series, a major theme is job seeking, final exam pressure and the value of degrees.
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