Fresh Meat

Series three, episode three
There’s a lack of cohesion about this series of ‘Fresh Meat’. The elements of comedy and drama aren’t quite gelling with the same effectiveness, while it’s telling that the series highlight so far – the orgy that never was – threw everyone together in a room. That collective dynamic has been much missed so far, with Hartnell Avenue’s finest largely paired off and in danger of retreading familiar turf (Oregon and Shales, again?).

Still, the incidental pleasures are there courtesy of Vod’s continued efforts to shake off Javier (this week: a Rochdale shopping centre) and JP discovering that girls – specifically Sam – can be both cool and funny. A little underwhelming so far, but probably only because standards have been set so high.