The Wrong Mans (2013–2014)

TV ShowEndedComedy, Crime, Thriller2 seasons, 8 episodes
The Wrong Mans posterReview score: 77%

Plot

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

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Wrong Mans S01E02Bad MansS01E02 · 7.5Sam and Phil are sent to rescue a hostage but end up with an angry hostage of their own.
  2. 02The Wrong Mans S01E03Dead MansS01E03 · 7.5Sam and Phil fall deeper into a sinister world of agents and double agents.
  3. 03The Wrong Mans S01E04Inside MansS01E04 · 7.5Sam and Phil gatecrash a party and interrupt an assassination plot.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2013Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S01E01The Wrong Mans S01E01The Wrong MansSeptember 24, 2013 7.1A case of mistaken identity catapults two council employees into a conspiracy.
  2. S01E02The Wrong Mans S01E02Season's bestBad MansOctober 1, 2013 7.5Sam and Phil are sent to rescue a hostage but end up with an angry hostage of their own.
  3. S01E03The Wrong Mans S01E03Dead MansOctober 8, 2013 7.5Sam and Phil fall deeper into a sinister world of agents and double agents.
  4. S01E04The Wrong Mans S01E04Inside MansOctober 15, 2013 7.5Sam and Phil gatecrash a party and interrupt an assassination plot.
  5. S01E05The Wrong Mans S01E05Wanted MansOctober 22, 2013 7.5Sam and Phil bring the dangerous plot right to their doorsteps and nowhere is safe.
  6. S01E06The Wrong Mans S01E06Running MansOctober 29, 2013 7.5Sam and Phil are now on the run, on the edge and on each other's nerves.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season022Episodes2014Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S02E01The Wrong Mans S02E01X-Mans/White MansDecember 22, 2014—Sam and Phil embark on an international quest to prove once again they are The Wrong Mans.
  2. S02E02The Wrong Mans S02E02Action Mans/Wise MansDecember 23, 2014 6.0With enemies amassing, Sam and Phil must risk everything to make it back home.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Mathew BayntonMathew BayntonSam PinkettJames CordenJames CordenPhil Bourne

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TrailerThe Wrong Mans: Episode 1 Trailer - BBC Two

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