UK Comedy: FM - Series Info

Information on the radio station comedy FM, shown in the UK on ITV2

FM is a comedy series that started its run in the UK on ITV2 in February 2009. FM is set in a hip London radio station called Skin FM.

The series follows a group of fame-hungry friends who run a daily indie-inspired show as they attempt to pull together a daily show. They come face to face with demanding managers, pushy new bands, unreliable recording artists, Dom's relentless partying and boyband past, Jane's shambolic love life, as well as Lindsay's constant failure to pull, be cool or look hot in skinny jeans.

Two of the Radio and Telly team come from a local commercial radio background, and many of the real-life goings on at a small station are pretty comical, perhaps that's why setting a comedy in a radio station's such a good idea.

There have been a couple of other radio station-based comedies, notably The Kit Curran Radio Show, and the long-running US series WKRP in Cincinnati. There have also been a number of comedy movies, such as Good Morning Vietnam, FM, and new for 2009, The Boat That Rocked.

The latest radio-based comedy, FM, stars Chris O'Dowd from The IT Crowd, Kevin Bishop (Star Stories) and Nina Sosanya (Teachers). The series is written by Oliver Lansley and Ian Curtis and produced by ITV Studios.

Show host Lindsay Carol bumbles his way passionately through each show regaling his loyal listeners with a mixture of cutting edge tunes and stories of his totally misguided personal life. Sharp and witty on-air, off-air he's all at sea in the world of hip bands and celebrity and constantly upstaged by fellow radio host and cool urban DJ, Topher Kiefer.

Lindsay's dipsy yet too-cool-for-rock school co-host Dom Cox manages to annoy their music guests on a daily basis, usually through excessive partying, his tardy antics and his general inability to take his job seriously. FM's Producer, Jane Edwards is suppose to keep the hosts under control and running to schedules, but she very rarely achieves this herself. Like Lindsay and Dom, Jane is an eternal singleton and they all revel in each others dating disasters. Together they make for a very motley radio crew.

Each episode features a performance from a top band "live" in the FM studio. These include The Charlatans, The Wombats, Guillemots, Ladyhawke, The Subways and Sway. There are also guest appearances from Justin Hawkins, Marianne Faithfull, Toyah Wilcox, Jamie Theakston, Konnie Huq and Tim Westwood.

FM - The Cast:

• Lindsay Carol - Chris O'Dowd (IT Crowd, The Boat That Rocked)
• Dom Cox - Kevin Bishop (Star Stories)
• Jane Edwards - Nina Sosanya (Teachers)
• Topher Kiepher - O-T Fagbenle (Little Miss Jocelyn)
• Daisy the Receptionist - Ophelia Lovibond
• Neil the Engineer - Oliver Lansley
• Ades the Runner - Daniel Kaluuya

FM News:

• Series 1 start: Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 10:30pm on ITV2.
  
  
• Series 1 DVD: The DVD of the first series of FM is available from the 13th April 2009.
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