Editing Jeremy Usborne (section)

== Biography ==
Jeremy had a turbulent upbringing. His father left when he was 10, and he harbors resentment towards his mother, Jackie, for frequently introducing new boyfriends into his life. Despite their rocky relationship, she continues to support him financially, even calling him "Pumpkin" and topping up his mobile phone. Mark, Jez's flatmate and best friend, has a relatively good rapport with Jackie despite Jez's disrespectful treatment of her.

Jez considers himself a musician, though he rarely practices or performs. Throughout the series, he relies heavily on Mark for financial support, receiving loans, free rent, and occasional money from Jackie. He has held a string of short-lived and often unmotivated jobs, including roles as a music studio receptionist, a call center worker, a legal secretary, a gym employee, and a handyman. He also briefly worked at JLB and with Super Hans in a removal service business. In Series 8, he becomes a self-proclaimed life coach after Mark gifts him a fake certification, claiming to have coached famous individuals, though the truth of these claims is questionable.

Jeremy occasionally attempts to find proper employment, often at the insistence of others, but typically fails interviews or loses the job quickly. His stagnant life is a source of frequent criticism from Mark, though Jez himself seems largely unconcerned.

Jeremy's musical pursuits are often in collaboration with his eccentric friend Super Hans, though Jez is habitually excommunicated from their bands. Despite being a multi-instrumentalist, their musical endeavors often involve more brainstorming of band names than actual rehearsals. Notable names he supported include ''Danny Dyer's Chocolate Homunculus'', ''Various Artists'', ''13 Bastards'', and ''Mama's Kumquat''.

In matters of relationships and sex, Jeremy is highly experimental and views intimacy as part of his artistic expression. While typically promiscuous, he occasionally develops deep emotional connections, particularly with partners like [[Big Suze]], [[Nancy (Peep Show)|Nancy]], and [[Elena (Peep Show)|Elena]]. His sentimental nature is evident in acts such as sculpting a bust of Elena's head and keeping mementos like Big Suze's personal items.

Jeremy's relationships are predominantly with women, but he has had several same-sex experiences, admitting to Sophie that he has slept with more men than she has (four). In Series 9, he has a romantic encounter with Megan's boyfriend, Joe, prompting him to question his sexuality. While Jeremy ultimately refuses to label himself strictly as gay or straight, his relationship with Joe emerges as one of his healthiest, marked by genuine commitment and mutual respect—qualities often missing in his relationships with women.

Jeremy has been diagnosed with chlamydia twice, once before Series 3 and again in Series 5, allegedly contracted from his partner Paula. He initially avoids informing Big Suze, his then-girlfriend, about the condition. Despite briefly qualifying as a nurse after attending the University of Dartmouth, Jeremy's medical knowledge is minimal. For instance, he is unaware of the side effects of chlamydia when diagnosed in Series 5.

Jeremy hails from Kent and is notably uncultured. His literary repertoire consists only of ''Mr. Nice'' and ''The Book of Bunny Suicides'', the latter being a cartoon compilation. He claims to have read ''Mr. Nice'' four times, though he admits in Series 9 that he was high each time, leading him to forget the book and repeatedly enjoy it as if it were new.