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A British comedy series from the creators of ''[[Peep Show]]'' currently airing on Channel 4. The show centres around [[Six Student Clique|6 students]] attending university in Manchester who miss out on accommodation in halls and so are forced to share a house together.

A British comedy series from the creators of ''[[Peep Show]]'' currently airing on Channel 4. The show centres around [[Six-Student Clique|6 students]] attending university in Manchester who miss out on accommodation in halls and so are forced to share a house together.

[[Hilarity Ensues]].

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The main characters are: Kingsley, a [[Dogged Nice Guy]] with a crush on Josie, an upbeat and slightly naive girl who struggles to adapt to university life; Howard, a social recluse with only a slight grasp on normal human behaviour; Vod, [[Deadpan Snarker]] and self-proclaimed slut; Oregon, who [[Running Gag|copies everything Vod does]] and JP - [[Upperclass Twit|affluent but a bit of an idiot]], who tries far too hard to impress those around him.

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=== This show provides examples of: ===

* [[Actor Allusion]]: When JP is knocked over during a demo in London he mentions that he’s okay because he’s with BUPA, referencing an opening line used in some of Jack Whitehall's stand-up shows.

* [[Alpha Bitch]]: "King" Ralf is a male one, [[Girl Posse|Boy Posse]] and all.

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* [[Friendship Moment]]: The gang driving JP up to his Dad's funeral and sticking up for him at the party.

* [[Genre Savvy]]: JP: "Am I the posh one you all secretly hate?"

* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]: Dave.

* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: Dave.

* [[Head Tiltingly Kinky]]: The "Rafael Nadal backhand" in the secret camera footage the guys see of Paul's... [[A Date With Rosie Palms|private time]] gets a synchronised three-man head-tilt.

* [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]]: The "Rafael Nadal backhand" in the secret camera footage the guys see of Paul's... [[A Date With Rosie Palms|private time]] gets a synchronised three-man head-tilt.

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Guy]]:

* [[Hey It's That Guy]]:

** It's [[The Inbetweeners|Simon]]!

** ...and ''Gary:Tank Commander''!

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* [[Loners Are Freaks]]: Howard. Brian even more so.

* [[Long Distance Relationship]]: Josie and Dave. Dave is somewhat more committed to it than Josie is.

* [[May December Romance]]: Oregon and Tony Shales, her English professor.

* [[May-December Romance]]: Oregon and Tony Shales, her English professor.

* [[Mistaken for Racist]]: Vod for kissing Mark after spending all night trying to pull his friend Riz. When she tries to explain that this was only because they were both wearing identical jackets and ''definitely wasn't'' because [[All Asians Are Alike|they're both Asian]] she just ends up [[Digging Yourself Deeper|digging herself deeper]].

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: "King" Ralf, who among other things successfully manipulates JP out of several thousand pounds of his inheritance from his late father, and at a time when he's feeling particularly vulnerable.

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* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: Oregon, though she tries to hide her upbringing.

* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: Barry's pursuit of Howard definitely has shades of this.

* [[Teacher Student Romance]]: Oregon and Professor Tony Shales.

* [[Teacher-Student Romance]]: Oregon and Professor Tony Shales.

* [[The Ghost]]: Paul Lamb the invisible man - also the only housemate whose full name is given in the first episode.

** Deconstructed (albeit [[Played for Laughs|For Laughs]]) in the finale: apparently Paul's been around the whole time, but the housemates have just been completely oblivious to him. He moved out after ([[Fridge Horror|understandably]]) having a nervous breakdown, and no-one noticed.

* [[Will They or Won't They]] / [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Kingsley and Josie. {{spoiler|Wonderfully subverted in the final episode}}.

* [[Will They or Won't They?]] / [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Kingsley and Josie. {{spoiler|Wonderfully subverted in the final episode}}.

{{quote| '''Howard:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|I've seen enough romantic comedies to know that if you hate her, you must love her.]]}}

* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: Josie.