{"id":9097,"date":"2018-03-06T09:22:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T14:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-acquires-paul-abbotts-no-offence\/"},"modified":"2018-03-06T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T15:36:10","slug":"acorn-tv-acquires-paul-abbotts-no-offence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-acquires-paul-abbotts-no-offence\/","title":{"rendered":"Acorn TV Acquires Paul Abbott\u2019s No Offence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acorn TV has licensed the exclusive digital and home video rights in North America from FremantleMedia International for the first two seasons of the crime drama <em>No Offence<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>From award-winning screenwriter Paul Abbott (<em>Shameless<\/em>, <em>State of Play<\/em>), the eight-part first season of <em>No Offence<\/em> makes its exclusive North American debut on April 16. The police procedural is produced by AbbottVision for Channel 4 in the U.K. and is executive produced by Abbott and Martin Carr.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, from FremantleMedia International, Acorn TV acquired North American digital rights for several classic series, including the miniseries <em>Reilly<\/em>, <em>Ace of Spies<\/em> (12 episodes), the 1990s BBC sitcom <em>Goodnight Sweetheart<\/em> seasons one through six and the comedy <em>After Henry<\/em> season one through four.<\/p>\n<p>Don Klees, the VP of programming for Acorn brands at RLJ Entertainment, said, \u201cFremantleMedia International continues to be a valued partner for Acorn TV with the success of shows like Aussie medical dramedy <em>The Heart Guy<\/em>, so we\u2019re thrilled to partner with them again for several more high-quality programs our subscribers are sure to enjoy. Acorn TV continues to lead the way in curating the very best in new and contemporary British dramas and <em>No Offence<\/em> is another high-caliber addition with its fresh take on police procedurals mixed with cutting-edge humor. Additionally, we love to provide our subscribers classic, hidden gems, so <em>Reilly<\/em>, <em>Ace of Spies<\/em> and the U.S. debut of <em>Goodnight Sweetheart<\/em> will make excellent additions to our constantly growing catalog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Kusser, the senior VP of sales and distribution for FremantleMedia International in North America, said, \u201cUnconventional and captivating, <em>No Offence<\/em>\u2019s unique mix of drama and comedy is not your typical police procedural. With an incredible script by Paul Abbott, fantastic cast and excellent critical acclaim in the U.K., I have no doubt that the series will be well received by U.S. audiences. We are happy to be partnering with Acorn TV once again to bring this world-class British series to America.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acorn TV has licensed the exclusive digital and home video rights in North America from FremantleMedia International for the first two seasons of the crime drama No Offence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":9098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[179,252,2396],"class_list":["post-9097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-acorn-tv","tag-fremantlemedia-international","tag-no-offence","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Acorn TV Acquires Paul Abbott\u2019s No Offence - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-acquires-paul-abbotts-no-offence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Acorn TV Acquires Paul Abbott\u2019s No Offence - 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