Name: The Wrong Mans
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2013-09-24
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Mathew Baynton, James Corden

What if The Office had a baby with Jason Bourne and that baby was an idiot?

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Panic-induced chaosBritish cringe comedyAccidental espionage

Latest Episode

6.030 min

Season 2 • Episode 2

Latest

Dec 23, 2014

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

Overview

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

Ordinary mediocrity vs. extraordinary circumstancesMale friendship under pressureConspiracy paranoia

Writing

Baynton & Corden's script stacks coincidences like Jenga until collapse.

Acting

Corden's frantic desperation meets Baynton's deadpan resignation perfectly.

Best for:Binge·Friends

Creators

James Corden, Mathew Baynton

First AiredSep 24, 2013

StatusEnded

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feellight

Seasons2·Episodes8

Mathew Baynton

Sam Pinkett

James Corden

Phil Bourne

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Baynton and Corden wrote the pilot during their sketch show days, filming the car chase on a £50 budget before BBC greenlit the series.

Cultural

The show predicted the 'comedy-thriller' boom years before Killing Eve, proving British TV could do violence and laughs without being smug about it.

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