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The Best Episodes of Fresh Meat

Every episode of Fresh Meat ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fresh Meat!

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Six students — Vod Nordstrom, Oregon Shawcross, Josie Jones, Kingsley Owen, JP Pembersley, and Howard McGregor — are freshmen (save for second year Howard) at Manchester Medlock University. Having applied late to accommodation, they live

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

    Josie embarks on a 'girl power' booze and sex fest with help from Vod. JP helps Ralph organise the Love Cloud club night but it clashes with his dad's funeral.

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Tom Basden

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  2. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    Having been rejected by Sam for cheating in the quiz, JP makes it his mission to win her back.

    Director:Gordon Anderson
    Writer:Tom Basden

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  3. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writer:Rose Heiney

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  4. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    Oregon resolves to break off her affair with Professor Shales, but he wrong-foots her by leaving his wife and turning up on her doorstep. Brian begs Howard to resume their friendship.

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Jon Brown

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  5. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    A spate of muggings on campus leave the gang concerned about their safety, while JP is confined to his bed with mumps. Kingsley makes an announcement that leaves Josie reeling.

    Director:David Kerr
    Writer:Tony Roche

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  6. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Episode 8

    S2:E8

    The end of the academic year is coming close and with it is the need for the housemates to make some huge decisions. Josie has to decide what to do with her life. Kingsley finds himself moving in to a one-bedroom flat with Heather, before some old feelings re-emerge just when he least expects them. Sabine manages to blow Howard's mind with her news. Oregon's relationship with Dylan comes to a head at Jean Shales' book launch.

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Tony Roche

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  7. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Episode 1

    S3:E1

    Howard and JP try to coax some female freshers to join their dry-slope skiing society, while Vod's summer fling turns up unexpectedly. And the gang go to visit Josie in Southampton where she's now studying. But her traffic-light party creates a few problems for Kingsley.

    Director:Gordon Anderson
    Writers:Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain

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  8. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    Vod comes up with a plan to get rid of her holiday romance. Howard likes a girl but JP thinks she's out of his league, so he tries to poach her in order to restore the natural order of things.

    Director:Gordon Anderson
    Writers:Tony Roche, D.C. Jackson

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  9. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    Realising how serious Javier has become since their wedding, Vod tries to dump him, but it's not that simple...

    Director:Gordon Anderson
    Writers:Tom Basden, Jessica Ashworth, Henrietta Ashworth

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  10. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Episode 5

    S3:E5

    Vod announces that her mum is coming to stay and, when she arrives, she is not what anybody expected.

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writer:Penelope Skinner

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  11. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Episode 7

    S3:E7

    Word gets out that it's Howard's birthday, and Candice insists they throw him a party. Unfortunately, not everyone sees the gathering in quite the same terms.

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writer:Tony Roche

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  12. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Episode 8

    S3:E8

    Following last week's party some relationships and friendships are on the rocks. Oregon battles it out against Vod in the Student Union elections. Josie and Kingsley reach an unusual arrangement to overcome their relationship issues. Howard realises that it's now or never with Candice.

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writer:Tony Roche

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  13. Fresh Meat Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Episode 1

    S4:E1

    The housemates are nearing the end of their university lives, but before they face some hard-core studying, JP plans one last big blowout.

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writers:Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain

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  14. Fresh Meat Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

    Vod gets a job in a pub, and the others expect her to give them free drinks. Oregon creates a poetry prize in her own honour, and Kingsley discovers Rosa has an 18-year-old son.

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writer:Tom Basden

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  15. Fresh Meat Season 4 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Episode 5

    S4:E5

    The finals are fast approaching and things are falling apart.Tickets for the alternative grad ball Vodstock are selling well, but Vod may be promising things she can't deliver.

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writer:Jon Brown

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  16. Fresh Meat Season 4 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Episode 6

    S4:E6

    The finals are over and the results are in, but not everyone's happy. Will the housemates host the best grad ball of all time or will they have to flee Manchester in the night?

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writer:Tony Roche

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  17. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    It's a new term. Kingsley has a new image. Josie turns over a new leaf. JP's friend Giles has transferred from Exeter. Vod's skint and it's time to find a replacement for invisible flatmate Paul Lamb.

    Director:David Kerr
    Writers:Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain

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  18. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    Kingsley is forced to confess to Josie that he is a virgin, and she offers to 'cure' him. But the deal is undercut when Kingsley unexpectedly winds up having sex with drama queen Ruth.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writer:Keith Akushie

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  19. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    Vod finds out about Oregon's affair with Shales, while Kingsley is pursuing Ruth at a student demo when they get kettled with Josie, and Kingsley's two-timing is exposed.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

    A geology careers fair sets the boys against each other as they battle for lucrative internships. Oregon is thrown together with Tony again, as she attempts to secure funding for her new magazine.

    Director:David Kerr
    Writer:Tom Basden

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  21. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    It's the Easter break and JP invites the gang to stay at his country house, but it's not as idyllic as it seems...

    Director:David Kerr
    Writers:Penelope Skinner, Richard Pinto

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  22. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

    Things go from bad to worse when Josie makes a catastrophic error of judgement. A chance encounter leads Oregon to fall for a sexy librarian, JP makes a 'local' friend, Vod falls in love and Howard turns detective in a bid to catch an intruder.

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Penelope Skinner

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  23. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    The housemates get radical as they participate in a university sit-in which Oregon has organized to demonstrate against the forced deportation of a hot Tunisian guy.

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writer:Jon Brown

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  24. Fresh Meat Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Episode 3

    S4:E3

    It's dissertation time, and while Vod is having a last-minute wobble about her abilities, Oregon has other 'presidency' things on her mind and Josie is having an identity crisis.

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writer:Penelope Skinner

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  25. Fresh Meat Season 4 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Episode 4

    S4:E4

    Oregon's glittering future looks seriously under threat, and things aren't going well for Josie either. Howard is working on his CV, and Kingsley and Vod take over the grad ball.

    Director:Jamie Jay Johnson
    Writer:Jon Brown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 8" is the best rated episode of "Fresh Meat". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Annie Griffin and written by Tom Basden, it aired on 11/16/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 4".