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6.4/10 FilmAffinity Genre Situation comedy Composer(s) Tim Laws First episode date 25 February 2009 Network ITV2 | 7.7/10 IMDb 4.5/10 TV Directed by Elliot Hegarty Country of origin United Kingdom Final episode date 1 April 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Ian Curtis
Oliver Lansley Starring Chris O'Dowd
Kevin Bishop
Nina Sosanya
Daniel Kaluuya
O-T Fagbenle Cast Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Bishop, Ophelia Lovibond, Nina Sosanya, Daniel Kaluuya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FM is a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya. The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio programme, "Skin 86.5 FM". The show also featured music from real-life artists and guest stars from the music industry.
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The first episode aired on 25 February 2009 and the series ran for 6 episodes. It broadcast on Wednesdays at 22:30. The series launched with 213,000 viewers. The whole series was re-run on Friday 3 April from 22:00 until 01:00. On 13 April 2009 the series was released on DVD with a BBFC rating of 15.
ITV Studios began searching for funding from record companies and radio stations to produce a second series for the show, but to no avail as only one season was made.
Cast and characters
Episodes
In addition to the title being a theme for each episode, they are also all names of songs; continuing the shows music related subject matter. The songs from each title are "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" by Indeep, "System Addict" by Five Star, "Return to Sender" by Elvis Presley, "Golden Lady" by Stevie Wonder, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles, and "Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.