Fresh Meat

Series three, episode two
Is it just us or has this new series of ‘Fresh Meat’ not quite got going yet? It couldn’t be boring if it tried, but with the Kingsley-Josie-Heather love triangle struggling to achieve comedy lift-off (haven't we been here before with these three, anyway?) and Vod subdued by Javier’s presence, it isn’t quite hitting the heights either.

It’s still full of cherishable moments, of course; mostly courtesy of JP (slightly too expertly portrayed by Jack Whitehall), but they aren’t quite coalescing into anything completely satisfying. Tonight, Vod announces a slightly counter-intuitive scheme for getting shot of Javier, there’s more romantic confusion for Howard and Josie continues to waver over her course before alighting on pharmacology – to Vod’s explosive delight.

With promising scenarios establishing themselves, we can see good times around the corner. But they’re not quite here yet.