The Wrong Mans

The Wrong Mans

2013
The Wrong Mans
The Wrong Mans

The Wrong Mans

7.7 | TV-MA | en | Comedy

Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP2  Action Mans/Wise Mans
Dec. 23,2014
Action Mans/Wise Mans

With enemies amassing, Sam and Phil must risk everything to make it back home.

EP1  X-Mans/White Mans
Dec. 22,2014
X-Mans/White Mans

Sam and Phil embark on an international quest to prove once again they are The Wrong Mans.

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7.7 | TV-MA | en | Comedy | More Info
Released: 2013-09-24 | Released Producted By: BBC , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02bhkmm
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Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.

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Mathew Baynton , James Corden

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pfurman-58426 I couldn't stop watching about these two ordinary men's lives turn into intrigue. This is a great show and I would love to see more but there isn't more. Watched this entire show in two days time. The show was well written by these two gentlemen and was surprised to see Corden playing in it as I have watched his show where he sings with stars in the car. There is humor in the show which makes it different than other shows about kidnapping, bombs, nerve gas, etc. I would like to recommend this show to other viewers and to keep watching as it just gets better and better. I would like to know if they are going to be doing any more seasons or episodes. They could become spies and keep the show going.
Alex Elliott There are so many comedy dramas out there today, with the USA taking up most of the market which is not necessarily a bad thing as there are some pretty funny shows with high production values featuring (at it's best) some silly slapstick moments combined with laugh-out-loud one liners. Contrast this with British comedy, a more subdued experience with cheaper sets and intelligent witty humour which plays on your mind despite not necessarily giving you the most laughs. That's how I would compare to two. What we have here is a show written by and starring James Corden and Matthew Baynton (I hope that's right) as two 'everymans' who, through coincidence, get caught up in a huge conspiracy involving murders, secret agents and gangsters. The basic plot has been seen before but this show does not attempt to reinvent any genres, instead it gives us a tightly written comedy full of self-awareness and hilarious situations. This, I believe, is what we get when we combine British and American comedy. There are so many escalating situations that these two find themselves in that never cease to surprise and I often found myself laughing out loud at specific moments (such as the briefcase in episode 2). Despite this, the show has some more subdued moments more akin to a British comedy drama and here the writing is sharp and the delivery spot on. These moments didn't make me laugh out loud but I enjoyed them and they made the moments of hilarity stand out even more and continuously surprise me.I usually find it difficult to review a comedy as one can only gauge how good it is by how funny they found it. But this show is so easy to get into I'll just say give it a go, if you enjoy witty well-written comedy dramas with moments of side-splitting hilarity then you can't go too far wrong with The Wrong Mans
maddie pinee The show written and acted out by James Corden and Mathew Baynton is ingeniously scripted. A thirty one years old letter deliverer and an office worker find themselves in the midst of the British intelligence, a gay Russian millionaire, numerous dark deaths, a Chinese (canto?) mafia, and double-agents upon picking up a cellphone. Featuring a classic kidnapping with twists after twists, The Wrong Mans is filled with subtle and clever humor that will keep the audience grinning throughout each episode.Strangely enough, the show reminds me of Shawn of the Dead, another one of my favorite British comedy thrillers. While the latter has more slapstick humor, the former is all about intentionally incorporating clichés into verbal and situation "funnies" Basically, props to James and Mathew for their masterpiece. I'm hoping for a season II!
tr91 The Wrong Mans is a TV series that I didn't hear anything about until I saw it advertised a week or so before it aired. It looked like a decent show and I liked James Corden in Gavin & Stacey so I decided to give it a go. As the weeks went on the series just got better and better and it turned out to be very good.Sam (Matthew Baynton) and Phil (James Corden) are the case of a mistaken identity following a phone call that was not intended for them. They are thrown into some quite bizarre situations. They are always on the run for one thing or another and they are just two innocent guys. The action is quite fast paced and each episode ended on a cliff hanger and you just wanted to see what would happen next.The action was all sorts such as car chases and being taken hostage. When one thing is sorted out, something worse happens. The drama is really good and you really feel for the main characters. The acting all round is impressive. Then there was also the humour side of things, each episode had its moments. It wasn't the funniest series I've ever seen but it had just enough to give the series a different side. Silly humour in a completely serious situation, like debating how Ginsters is pronounced while there is somebody chasing you who wants to kill you.The way it ended made me think it was all over but since it has already been confirmed that there will be a 2nd series I am really looking forward to seeing what will happen next. Hopefully it won't go downhill from here because the 1st series was extremely impressive.9/10.