Series synopsis
Hitmen is a British comedy action & adventure crime television series that premiered on Sky One on March 25, 2020. It ended on October 13, 2021. It was created by Joe Markham, Joe Parham. It stars Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc, Asim Chaudhry and Tonya Cornelisse.
Having stumbled into a career in contract killing, misfits Fran and Jamie are not your typical killers for hire. Working out of their scruffy van, each episode follows the hapless duo as they try to carry out their latest hit, inevitably derailed by incompetence, bickering, and inane antics. As each hit goes south, our (anti)heroes are thrown into one bizarre misadventure after another, each full of oddball characters and unexpected dilemmas.
Premise
Having stumbled into a career in contract killing, misfits Fran and Jamie are not your typical killers for hire. Working out of their scruffy van, each episode follows the hapless duo as they try to carry out their latest hit, inevitably derailed by incompetence, bickering, and inane antics. As each hit goes south, our (anti)heroes are thrown into one bizarre misadventure after another, each full of oddball characters and unexpected dilemmas.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sue Perkins as Fran
- Mel Giedroyc as Jamie Koslowski
- Asim Chaudhry as Charles
- Tonya Cornelisse as Liz
Guest cast
- Alice Lowe as Kirsty (voice)
- Jason Maza as The Dealer
- Nick Mohammed as The Human Spider
- Jason Watkins as The Lawyer
- Liam Williams as Drive-Through Voice (voice)
- Sian Clifford as The Accountant
- Sheldon Frett as Colin
- Maddie Rice as Linda (voice)
- Anthony Adjekum as The Bouncer
- Sienna Sayer as Beth
- Leo Bill as The DJ
- Anti as Elton
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | March 25, 2020 | March 25, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 6 | September 29, 2021 | October 13, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Birthday It's Fran's birthday, and Jamie wants to celebrate, but it seems none of their friends are available to come to dinner. To make matters worse they're stuck in the van holding a corrupt lawyer hostage. |
March 25, 2020 |
| 2 |
Money Fran and Jamie capture an embezzling accountant, only to discover that their client wants them to extract information from her, by torture if necessary. Fran tries some psychological warfare, but is reduced to tears within seconds as their hostage dishes out life advice, while Jamie tries her luck only to be completely outwitted |
March 25, 2020 |
| 3 |
Woods Fran and Jamie are preparing a fresh grave in front of their latest hapless victim, but a personal argument between the pair allows the captive to escape. |
March 25, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reunion 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. |
September 29, 2021 |
| 2 |
Sniper Fran and Jamie stake out an arms dealer, Rear Window style, with a sniper rifle. But the hit gets derailed when Jamie gets distracted by goings-on next door. |
September 29, 2021 |
| 3 |
Impersonator After killing a drug lord prematurely, Fran and Jamie hire a bit-part actor to impersonate him - but the thespian has too much gusto for his own good. |
October 6, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Sky One |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 25, 2020 |
| Last aired | October 13, 2021 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday |