For the most part, the new Peacock comedy Hitmen is exactly what it sounds like. A pair of hired guns, working for a seldom-seen crime boss named Mr.
K, pass their days kidnapping and killing their targets, then disposing of their bodies. Most of their waking hours are spent in a grimy van, which is equipped with all manner of murder-facilitating doohickeys.
The twist: These assassins are played by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, better known stateside as Mel and Sue, the presenters of The Great British Bake Off.
Friends and comedy partners for over three decades, Perkins and Giedroyc surprised GBBO fans when they — along with judge Mary Berry — abruptly quit the hit reality competition in 2016 after disagreeing with producers about changes.
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