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Fresh Meat is an award-winning Channel 4 comedy drama series created by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain. The plot centres on six students from the fictional Manchester Medlock University, Manchester. The show stars Zawe Ashton as Vod, Greg McHugh as Howard, Kimberley Nixon as Josie, Charlotte Ritchie as Oregon, Joe Thomas as Kingsley, Jack Whitehall as JP and Faye Marsay as Candice.

Each series consists of eight 41-minute long episodes. The first series, released in 2011, aired on Wednesdays at 10 pm, while the second series aired on Tuesdays at 10 pm in 2012. The third series, which began running in November 2013, aired on Mondays at 10 pm. The fourth and final series began transmission in February 2016, airing on Mondays at 10pm. All series are broadcast on Channel 4.

Series overview

Series Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Premiere Finale Region 2
1 8 21 September 2011 (2011-09-21) 16 November 2011 (2011-11-16) 8 October 2012 (2012-10-08)
2 8 9 October 2012 (2012-10-09) 27 November 2012 (2012-11-27) 11 November 2013 (2013-11-11)
3 8 4 November 2013 (2013-11-04) 23 December 2013 (2013-12-23) 26 December 2013 (2013-12-26)[1]
4 6[2] 22 February 2016 (2016-02-22)[3] 28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)[3] TBC

Episodes

Series 1 (2011)

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.K. viewers (millions)
11"Episode 1"David KerrJesse Armstrong & Sam Bain21 September 2011 (2011-09-21)2.09[4]
22"Episode 2"David KerrTony Roche28 September 2011 (2011-09-28)1.56[5]
33"Episode 3"David KerrPenelope Skinner5 October 2011 (2011-10-05)1.52[6]
44"Episode 4"Nick WoodKeith Akushie and Penelope Skinner12 October 2011 (2011-10-12)1.54[7]
55"Episode 5"Nick WoodRichard Pinto19 October 2011 (2011-10-19)1.56[8]
66"Episode 6"Nick WoodRose Heiney and Tony Roche26 October 2011 (2011-10-26)1.44[9]
77"Episode 7"Annie GriffinJon Brown9 November 2011 (2011-11-09)[10]1.45[11]
88"Episode 8"Annie GriffinTom Basden16 November 2011 (2011-11-16)1.55[12]

Series 2 (2012)

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.K. viewers (millions)
91"Episode 1"David KerrJesse Armstrong & Sam Bain9 October 2012 (2012-10-09)1.49[13]
102"Episode 2"David KerrTony Roche16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)1.43[14]
113"Episode 3"David KerrTom Basden23 October 2012 (2012-10-23)1.24[15]
124"Episode 4"David KerrRichard Pinto & Penelope Skinner30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)1.24[16]
135"Episode 5"Annie GriffinPenelope Skinner6 November 2012 (2012-11-06)1.26[15]
146"Episode 6"Annie GriffinAnnie Griffin and Tony Roche13 November 2012 (2012-11-13)1.28[17]
157"Episode 7"Annie GriffinJon Brown20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)1.36[18]
168"Episode 8"Annie GriffinTony Roche27 November 2012 (2012-11-27)1.27[19]

Series 3 (2013)

A third series was commissioned in November 2012 and premiered on 28 October 2013 via 4oD, before transmission on Channel 4 the following week, on 4 November.[20]

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.K. viewers (millions)
171"Episode 1"Gordon AndersonJesse Armstrong and Sam Bain4 November 2013 (2013-11-04)1.47[21]
182"Episode 2"Gordon AndersonD. C. Jackson and Tony Roche11 November 2013 (2013-11-11)1.40[22]
193"Episode 3"Gordon AndersonTom Basden, Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth18 November 2013 (2013-11-18)1.07[23]
204"Episode 4"Gordon AndersonTom Basden25 November 2013 (2013-11-25)1.04[24]
215"Episode 5"Jamie Jay JohnsonPenelope Skinner2 December 2013 (2013-12-02)1.12[25]
226"Episode 6"Jamie Jay JohnsonJon Brown9 December 2013 (2013-12-09)1.03[26]
237"Episode 7"Jamie Jay JohnsonTony Roche16 December 2013 (2013-12-16)1.15[27]
248"Episode 8"Jamie Jay JohnsonTony Roche23 December 2013 (2013-12-23)1.01[28]

Series 4 (2016)

№ # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.K. viewers (millions)
251"The Purge"Jamie Jay JohnsonJesse Armstrong & Sam Bain22 February 2016 (2016-02-22)TBA
262"Episode 2"Jamie Jay JohnsonUnknown29 February 2016 (2016-02-29)TBA
273"Episode 3"UnknownUnknown7 March 2016 (2016-03-07)TBA
284"Episode 4"UnknownUnknown14 March 2016 (2016-03-14)TBA
295"Episode 5"UnknownUnknown21 March 2016 (2016-03-21)TBA
306"Episode 6"UnknownUnknown28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)TBA

References

  1. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fresh-Meat-Series-3-DVD/dp/B00FMZDC6W/
  2. ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/000001648/fresh_meat_writers_confirm_series_4_bain_armstrong/
  3. ^ a b https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fresh_meat/episodes/4/
  4. ^ Millar, Paul. "'The Fades' begins brightly for BBC Three". Digital Spy.
  5. ^ "'The Only Way Is Essex' delights 830k in midweek". Digital Spy. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  6. ^ "'Pride of Britain Awards 2011' scoop 5.6m on ITV1". Digital Spy. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  7. ^ "'Midsomer Murders' returns with 5.4m on ITV1". Digital Spy. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Monty Python drama grabs 530k on BBC Four". Digital Spy. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  9. ^ "'Frozen Planet' premiere delights 6.8m". Digital Spy. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Fresh Meat Schedule Change". Entertainment Focus. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  11. ^ "'The Only Way Is Essex' series finale dazzles almost 1.4m". Digital Spy. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  12. ^ "'Pan Am' takes flight with 1.8m on BBC Two". Digital Spy. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Bake Off cooks up record audience". Broadcast. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  14. ^ "'Great British Bake Off' finale peaks with 7.2 million". Digital Spy. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  15. ^ a b BARB/MediaTel Overnight Programme Data
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  17. ^ "'Geordie Shore' still ratings hit for MTV". Digital Spy. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  18. ^ "Cheryl Cole's ITV2 show attracts more than 800,000 viewers". Digital Spy. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  19. ^ "'Fresh Meat' series two goes out with a ratings whimper". Digital Spy. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  20. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (2013-10-23). "'Fresh Meat' series 3 to premiere on 4oD this month". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  21. ^ "Fresh Meat S3E1 Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  22. ^ "Fresh Meat S3E2 Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  23. ^ "Fresh Meat S3E3 Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  24. ^ "Fresh Meat S3E4 Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  25. ^ "Fresh Meat S3E5 Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  26. ^ "Fresh Meat S3E6 Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  27. ^ "Fresh Meat S3E7 Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  28. ^ "Fresh Meat S3E8 Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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