ABC acquires FM, Boy Meets Girl from ITV

July 7, 2009  Filed Under News, 9 Comments » 

The ABC has picked up more than 40 hours of drama from ITV for broadcast on ABC 1 and ABC 2 later this year.

The deal includes the ITV Studios comedy-drama series Boy Meets Girl, starring Martin Freeman (The Office), as well as FM, which stars Chris O’Dowd (The IT Crowd) and comedian Kevin Bishop. The show features music from up and coming artists and also guest stars from the music industry.

It has also picked up season five of the crime drama Blue Murder , starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis, …