The Wrong Mans
The Wrong Mans
TV-MA | 24 September 2013 (USA)

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    Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
    Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
    Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict
    Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
    msbackstreet I loved this series. Engrossing and refreshingly different to anything else on TV at the moment, it has the perfect balance of action and comedy, accompanied by a pulsating soundtrack.With a distinguished cast including Dougray Scott, Rebecca Front and Emilia Fox, it is nonetheless the two leads who drive the show.James Corden is his usual entertaining self, playing the childlike, lovable oaf Phil with gusto, whilst Mathew Baynton - as thoughtful, sensitive Sam - is undoubtedly the star of the show, thoroughly deserving of his nomination as Radio Times "Breakthrough Actor" of 2013. Already known and beloved to millions as one of the principal performers in the smash-hit children's comedy series "Horrible Histories" (check out his turns as King Charles II and Charles Darwin as examples), this doe-eyed, uber-talented 'beautiful boy' (as aptly described in Wrong Mans by a smitten Russian gangster), Mr Baynton demonstrates his vast range with some terrific dramatic, and genuinely moving, scenes. This is a man whom we need to see more of on TV, especially as his career is surely about to go stratospheric. The only thing I didn't like about The Wrong Mans was the curious title (a nod to Hitchcock?), but then I'm a stickler for grammar! It has become less of a bugbear for me, though, because of my fondness for the series - so much so that I have now bought the DVD and eagerly await Series Two... (happily for us viewers the BBC and Hulu have had the good sense to recommission it).More Mat Baynton (and James Corden) soon please!
    pensman An amusing idea that has its moments. After a party, Sam (Mathew Bayton) goes for a walk and is almost run over by a car, but the car flips over and Sam calls the police as an ambulance is needed. As the police leave, Sam hears a phone ring and picks it up to hear if the money isn't delivered then we will kill your wife. Sam is conned by an associate at work, Phil (James Corden), into accepting the idea that they shouldn't tell the police but be heroes and save the wife. It would be a stretch if these two could safely help an old woman across the street. And there you have the premise of the show. Thus what might be a serious drama becomes a comedy as the two idiots bumble and bounce from one impossible situation to another. There are certainly some laughs along the way and the leads work well together so it's worth a watch. Currently on Hulu.
    ropumar Watched the first 3 episodes and left me wanting more.Is a series about 2 guys put in an outrageous situation after finding a phone. Full of funny moments and good action scenes. The comedy arrives from the situation they are put in and how naively and dumbfounded they manage these. The pace is extremely well done, no filler, just great script that rivals the best of action movies and also the funniest of comedy movies.The production is great, specially for a British show. Acting is fair, but characters are charismatic enough to get you caring.Worth watching. Is a top quality beginning of a show.I give 8/10.
    pauldcmt-1 This suffers from a no of issues: ludicrous plot; sloppy scripting; cartoon characterisations; weak punch lines; predictable developments; bad acting; adolescent humour.I have seen higher calibre school drama productions. It has absolutely no redeeming qualities.It makes Springtime for Hitler in The Producers look like Citizen Kane.To what depths can British TV comedy sink? Let's hope this is the ocean floor.Maybe they could find a use for it in Guantanamo Bay?Frankly, a little disappointing.
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