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‘Fresh Meat’ films final series at Manchester’s The Sharp Project

‘Fresh Meat’ the channel four university-based comedy will begin filming its final series this week at Manchester’s The Sharp Project.

The series is created by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong and produced by Rhonda Smith for Objective Productions.

It stars Jack Whitehall, Zawe Ashton, Charlotte Ritchie, Greg McHugh, Kimberley Nixon and Joe Thomas.

The Sharp Project is home to over 50 digital entrepreneurs and production companies specialising in digital content production, digital media and TV and film production.

The £16.5million profit-for-purpose development is owned by Manchester City Council.

Founder of The Sharp Project, Sue Woodward, said: “This final series will mark the end of an era for us too as we focus TV drama production at The Space Project, our new purpose-built facility in West Gorton. Fresh Meat has played an important part in our journey and we will always remember it for that.”

Objective Productions’ Head of Drama and Film, Judy Counihan, said: “It’s been a pleasure to work with, and at The Sharp Project over the course of Fresh Meat.

“The facilities are great and the team have been fantastic, supportive and flexible. We have felt very at home there and are so pleased that we got to start and end our university days with them.”

Executive producers are Counihan, Bain, Armstrong and Andrew Newman.

The fourth and final series of Fresh Meat will be broadcast on Channel 4 later this year.

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