The Hitman and Her was a British television programme hosted by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan from August 1988 until 1992, produced for Granada Television at first by Music Box Productions, and later by Clear Idea TV through to the very last edition. It was a late night clubbing show shown in the early hours of Sunday mornings. The second half of the Saturday/Sunday version was repeated during the following night. British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ... Pete on the cover of his autobiography I Wish I Was Me Peter Alan Waterman, OBE (born in Coventry on January 15, 1947) is an English record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. ... Michaela Strachan Michaela Strachan (born in Surrey, April 7, 1966) is a British television presenter. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The show featured many artists from that era, particularly from the Stock Aitken Waterman portfolio, including Sonia and Sinitta, with regular clubbers being invited to partake in the evening's atmospheric dancing and party games. Later editions of the show featured acts signed to Pete's international label PWL Continental for UK releases, such as 2Unlimited and Cappella. (From left to right) Pete Waterman, Matt Aitken and Mike Stock in 1987. ... Sonia Evans on the cover of her album, Sonia (1991) Sonia Evans (born February 13, 1971), better known as just Sonia, is an English pop singer from Liverpool, who was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Sinitta Renet Malone was born on the 19th of October, 1966 in Washington DC/USA. She is the daughter of singer Miquel Brown. ... 2 Unlimited was a Eurodance group formed in 1991. ...

Jason Orange was a regular dancer on the show, and thus was invited to later join famous boy band Take That. Another Boyband , 911 , included former Hitman dancers Jimmy Constable and Simon Dawbarn Jason Orange, bottom right, with the other members of Take That Jason Orange (born Jason Thomas Orange on July 10, 1970 in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England) is one fifth of the hugely successful 1990s English boyband Take That. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... For other uses, see Take That (disambiguation). ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Simon Spike Dawbarn (born 14 August 1974 in Warrington, England) is a British dancer and pop singer. ...

The theme tune was called "Cocoon" and it was performed by Timerider. The track also appeared in the film The Fruit Machine, and Pete also used it as the signature tune for his Saturday morning Radio City show. Radio City 96. ...

Famously, Pete Waterman said that the idea for The Hitman and Her came to him when he turned on the TV late one night. The only TV station still on-air was featuring guest Elvis Costello talking about Irish politics. Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954, in London), better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is an English musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish ancestry. ... The Republic of Ireland is a sovereign, independent state. ...

Also featured the musical talents of Liverpool’s phattest "DJ" Mark Simon. Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ...

See also

Other late night clubbing programmes:

• bpm - a semi-successor to The Hitman and Her
• Hypnosis - a reaction to The Hitman and Her on Channel 4.

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External links

• The Hitman and Her at the Internet Movie Database
• Pete Waterman Ltd Q and A about Media (TV/Radio/Web)