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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 Worst Episode
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    Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    5.2/10(333 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    Public schoolboy JP, insecure Kingsley, wide-eyed Josie, socially awkward know-it-all Howard, hard-living Vod and desperate-to-be-cool Oregon embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far.

    Director:David Kerr
    Writers:Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain

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  2. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.5/10(175 votes)

    #2 - Episode 6

    S2:E6

    Spurred on by a righteous sense of getting-his-money's-worth, Kingsley makes an official complaint, but when a field trip goes awry, things come to a head for him and JP.

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Annie Griffin

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  3. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    6.5/10(166 votes)

    #3 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    At an open mic gig at the Student Union, Kingsley performs a song written by Blur's Graham Coxon. And Vod gatecrashes a poetry seminar by the renowned poet John Frobisher.

    Director:Annie Griffin
    Writer:Jon Brown

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  4. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    6.5/10(193 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.5/10(149 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    6.7/10(256 votes)

    #6 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    The housemates are in social Siberia so they decide to throw a party, spearheaded by Josie in the hope that she and Kingsley will get together, but her plans are scuppered by her boyfriend!

    Director:David Kerr
    Writers:Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Tony Roche

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  7. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    6.7/10(230 votes)

    #7 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Oregon and Prof Shales's flirtation reaches bizarre new levels when he pays her to clean his oven. And enticed by Ruth the alluring drama queen, Kingsley rashly switches courses to drama.

    Director:David Kerr
    Writer:Penelope Skinner

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  8. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    6.7/10(190 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.0/10(218 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.0/10(209 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.0/10(166 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.0/10(198 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.0/10(168 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.0/10(164 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Fresh Meat Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.0/10(138 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Fresh Meat Season 4 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.0/10(128 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.3/10(153 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.3/10(152 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    7.3/10(148 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.5/10(203 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(207 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Fresh Meat Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(215 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(180 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Fresh Meat Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(164 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Fresh Meat Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(152 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Fresh Meat". It scored 5.2/10 based on 333 votes. Directed by David Kerr and written by Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, it aired on 9/21/2011. This episode scored 1.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 6".