Channel 5 spotlights Stock, Aitken, Waterman

Left to right: Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman and Mike Stock

NEWS BRIEF: Paramount-owned UK terrestrial Channel 5 has commissioned a three-part documentary series focusing on the lives and careers of record producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman.

Stock Aitken Waterman: Step Back in Time (3×60’) is being produced by UK indie Lonesome Pine Productions and looks back at how the trio took on the music business and won during the 1980s and 90s. The trio sold millions of records and had more than 100 UK top 40 hits, launching the musical careers of Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Jason Donovan and many others.