The series isn’t great, but it’s just fine. I’m breaking from my normal review word count here because when it comes to the lo-fi UK comedy series,It stars Mel Gierdroyc and Sue Perkins from.That’s really it. They are hitmen, as the title suggests. Now it’s time we in the States, get to see them in action in NBC’s streaming service Peacock’s new show Hitmen.
Hitmen review – Mel and Sue are contract killers in this slight sitcom contract dispute. With Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Asim Chaudhry, Tonya Cornelisse. Press Esc to cancel.Megan Sunday is a writer, archivist, and cohost of Let’s Get Weirding: A Dune Podcast.
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A rule of television and film that I’ve just made up states that there’s never a bad time for any amount of montage set to Plastic Bertrand’s,A Sky One sitcom airing in the U.S. on Peacock, Hitmen reunites comedy team.Working for the mysterious Mr. K. (Stephen Boxer), each episode revolves around a particular hit and the comical mishaps that befall Fran and Jamie as they try to carry it out. Fran is the brains of the operation, and the one actually employed by Mr. K., while Jamie is really just along for the ride and to support her friend.

3. HITMEN — “Birthday” Episode 101 — Pictured: (l-r) Sue Perkins as Fran, Mel Giedroyc as Jamie — (Photo By: Sky UK Limited) The only other recurring characters are Liz (Tonya Cornelisse) and Charles (Asim Chaudhry), Mr. K.’s other killers-on-retainer, and the ones who … Hitmen isn't groundbreaking by any means, but it's a solid, cozy binge-watch, particularly for fans of Mel and Sue, and anyone who enjoys a good musical montage. Fran and Jamie are best friends and business partners - they just happen to kill people for a living. Take a second to support The Spool on Patreon!© 2020 The Spool.

The ongoing competition between the two teams is used just enough–a later episode when they are forced to work together maybe leans too heavily on the “or CAN they trust them? !” plot elements, but still works as a pleasant change from just Fran and Jamie in their van.More a series of vignettes than a cohesive season.For the most part, the six brief episodes are well-paced and wrap up nicely, though there are a couple flops in the mix. It coasts entirely on the charm of these two, and whether or not you are watching specifically for them. There are many recognizable British TV actors who pop in here and there (including the creator and star of another mediocre UK comedy on Peacock,© 2020 Paste Media Group. Hitmen is a good idea in a package too slight to make much use of it, and while Mel and Sue are charming as ever, the show never becomes much beyond a new setting for their patter.