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The Wrong Mans (2013)

The Wrong Mans poster
Directed by
Jim Field Smith
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 8 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 105 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two office workers get caught up in a dangerous conspiracy after answering a ringing phone in an abandoned car. They try to navigate a series of escalating threats while pretending to be something they are not.

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What happens

The Wrong Mans is a British comedy drama television series, produced by BBC Television and Hulu. It premiered on BBC Two on 24 September 2013 and in the United States on 11 November 2013. Considered a critical and ratings success, it was co-created and written by Gavin & Stacey alumni James Corden and Mathew Baynton as an attempt to combine the situation comedy format with the intricate plotting and storytelling tropes of an action-adventure series. A two-part sequel series aired on BBC Two in the runup to Christmas 2014, with Hulu broadcasting the same series in four parts on Christmas Eve. In 2018, it was announced that an American remake of the show was being produced for Showtime by J. J. Abrams's Bad Robot and BBC Studios. However, the pilot was later cancelled by Showtime. In 2022, a French remake of the show called "The French Mans" was released on Disney+. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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