❮ The Wrong Mans
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Sep 24, 2013
Metascore
Generally Favorable
79
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Universal Acclaim
8.5
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
79
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Nov 20, 2013
83
Just as adept with suspense as slapstick humor, it's both a piss-take of action dramas and a strong action drama in its own right.
Nov 18, 2013
83
The many tones should produce whiplash, but the series works because it’s always able to go back to its central idea of a lower-level government employee living in a sleepy small town and getting wrapped up in something bigger than he would ever have anticipated.
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.5
92% Positive
34 Ratings
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5% Mixed
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Mar 7, 2014
10
This show caught me off guard because I saw by accident on Hulu. I find a lot programs that are "funny" not so funny at all. Humor is very personal and so I stumbled across this show I was so excited!! I understand it and it speaks my language of humor very well. Needless to say, as far as I am concerned this is a brilliantly, hilariously well written and acted show. I enjoyed every second of each episode and sincerely hungry for more after the last episode. Who would have thought the writers behind the show are the 2 main characters and they are actual friends?! This explains the incredible chemistry that is translated. Cannot wait for season 2.
Mar 5, 2014
10
Great british humor and comedy, along with a crazy scenario and nice acting, make this a TV must. .
Nov 18, 2013
83
I expected to be tired of the joke behind The Wrong Mans within an episode or two. Instead, I found myself engrossed enough in the story of who wanted Sam dead at any particular moment, and why, to keep watching until I made it all the way to the end and could appreciate just how well Baynton, Corden and company stuck the landing.
Nov 18, 2013
80
Corden and Baynton bring considerable charm to their broadly drawn roles, and have the natural rapport necessary for any odd couple pairing.... Production values are solid, and film and TV director Jim Field Smith opts for a classic style that foregrounds both the action and comedy without any stylistic fuss.
Nov 18, 2013
80
The goings-on feel fresh in the way that kids at play make spy or space stories their own, even as they repeat what TV and the movies have taught them. This is just that with a budget, some deeper experience and the help of Jennifer Saunders, Rebecca Front, Dougray Scott and David Harewood, among interesting others.
Nov 26, 2013
63
The ambitious series finds a nice balance of slapstick and suspense. You might feel cheated if you're expecting the usual setup and joke, setup and joke format of many American sitcoms, but there are plenty of surprises and laughs.
Nov 26, 2013
10
Love this series! The characters are likable and funny! It hasn't got the best story but it doesn't need to be because the characters are the best thing about this series! Love it 10/10!
Nov 18, 2013
10
One of the most flawless examples of comedy and action working seamlessly together. The humour is undeniably British, filled with sarcasm, sharp wit, and some really deep satirisation of mainstream media, governmental employees and the small town culture. It's hilarious though, right from the outset, and maintains it really carefully and cleverly, so that each individual episode feels full and funny of it's own accord, while slowly adding up to a fantastic finale. Renewed for a second season, this incredibly enjoyable 6 episodes of television couldn't been seen by enough people.
Nov 19, 2013
9
This show is really funny I like the two leading actors they are so perfect for their parts the story is promising and the writing is increadible! I 10 minutes into the pilot and you will find yourself hooked up. I recommend it to all.
Nov 20, 2021
8
Interesting series I did prefer this one to the second. I found the second to drag on a bit and be a bit confusing.
Sep 6, 2015
8
Having witnessed a car crash and answering a mobile phone left at the scene council worker Sam Pinkett, and his co-worker Phil Bourne, find themselves caught up in a complicated conspiracy that will turn their lives upside down. Written by and staring James Corden (The man behind the excellent Gavin & Stacey) and Mathew Baynton The Wrong Man brilliantly combines the humour of a situation comedy with the usual intricate plotting and storytelling of a spy drama and I was thoroughly entertained throughout the six half hour episodes on offer in this first season.
