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Hitmen. Image shows from L to R: Fran (Sue Perkins), Jamie (Mel Giedroyc). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Hitmen

Hitmen

  • TV sitcom
  • Sky Comedy / Sky One
  • 2020 - 2021
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom starring Mel & Sue as professional assassins. Also features Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc, Katherine Parkinson, Asim Chaudhry and Tonya Cornelisse

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Series 2: Hitmen Reloaded, Episode 1

Hitmen. Image shows from L to R: Jamie (Mel Giedroyc), Fran (Sue Perkins). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Misfits, friends, and contract killers - Jamie and Fran are back and ready to put on their 80s gear for a school reunion, where a vengeful assassin lies in wait.

Further details

Having killed a drug dealer (dressed as a football mascot) at the start of the episode, our killer duo take the night off and get dressed up in 80s gear to go to a school reunion. It's been thirty-two years since they last saw their classmates, so they enter with mixed emotions. Sure, they are now doing well for themselves - just look at their box-fresh Mercedes van - and Fran is particularly keen to prove herself and get some closure on the bullying she had to endure. But much as she's tempted, she can't exactly tell people she kills people for a living - and memories of an embarrassing incident continue to haunt her.

Meanwhile, Jamie has a simpler ambition at the party; to get with her teenage crush Danny French - she just has to fight off the competition first. They bump into an old classmate Kat Gaitskill, who used to be good friends with Jamie until Fran arrived at the school, and is now a successful motivational lifestyle guru. Keen to reconnect with Jamie, Kat helps her pave the way for a smooch with Danny, while Fran is left upset by former classmates gossiping about her. She confides in who she believes to be old schoolmate Robin Sharma, but who actually turns out to be a hitman sent to get retribution for the football mascot they killed.

All the teenage angst disappears as Fran and Jamie realise they have a bigger problem on their hands - a lethal assassin at an 80s themed-party bent on revenge.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 29th September 2021
Time
9pm
Channel
Sky Comedy
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Sue Perkins Fran
Mel Giedroyc Jamie
Katherine Parkinson Kat
Guest cast
Chizzy Akudolu Tina Bartrum
Sanjeev Bhaskar Robin Sharma
Pandora Clifford Nat
Mika Hood Young Fran
Alex Lowe Danny Kemp
Sarah Mayhew Fay
Tania Rodrigues Lily
Alisdair Simpson Jim
Dan Tetsell Mascot
Writing team
Joe Parham Writer
Joe Markham Writer
Oriane Messina Script Editor
Fay Rusling Script Editor
Mel Giedroyc Script Consultant
Sue Perkins Script Consultant
Production team
David Sant Director
Ali Bryer Carron Producer
Siobhan Rhodes (as Siobhan Bachman) Executive Producer
Arnold Widdowson Executive Producer
Tilusha Ghelani Executive Producer
Mel Giedroyc Associate Producer
Joe Parham Associate Producer
Sue Perkins Associate Producer
Joe Markham Associate Producer
Anne Patterson Co-producer
Nick Ames Editor
Jim Holloway Production Designer
Tracey Gillham Casting Director
Nadine Hindi Costume Designer
Trevelyan Oliver Director of Photography
Nicola Coleman Make-up Designer
Micaela Ralph Graphics
Andy Stenning 1st Assistant Director

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