From the very first frame of this clever Hitchcockian comedy/thriller you will be glued to the screen wondering how the two leads are going to escape the situations they find themselves in. Time after time, inventive, funny and dangerous escape plans are hatched and executed with a cleverness we haven't seen on TV for a long time. There are so many moments in the series were it delves into the cliché and tired tropes of thrillers, yet takes them and twists them in clever and unexpected ways which makes it so much fun to watch. Episodes three and five are stand outs and it's one of those series where you just want to watch the next episode immediately. The production values are great and the acting in general is good. My only complaints are: 1. I'd like to have seen the love interest developed a little smoother and 2. The last episode does fall into those tired and cliché tropes of movies in general. It feels lazy in comparison to all the cleverness that has led up to the ending, but the journey as a whole is still extremely satisfying and ultimately a blast to watch. Totally recommended.

There are so many comedy dramas out there today, with the USA taking up most of the market which is not necessarily a bad thing as there are some pretty funny shows with high production values featuring (at it's best) some silly slapstick moments combined with laugh-out-loud one liners. Contrast this with British comedy, a more subdued experience with cheaper sets and intelligent witty humour which plays on your mind despite not necessarily giving you the most laughs. That's how I would compare to two. What we have here is a show written by and starring James Corden and Matthew Baynton (I hope that's right) as two 'everymans' who, through coincidence, get caught up in a huge conspiracy involving murders, secret agents and gangsters. The basic plot has been seen before but this show does not attempt to reinvent any genres, instead it gives us a tightly written comedy full of self-awareness and hilarious situations. This, I believe, is what we get when we combine British and American comedy. There are so many escalating situations that these two find themselves in that never cease to surprise and I often found myself laughing out loud at specific moments (such as the briefcase in episode 2). Despite this, the show has some more subdued moments more akin to a British comedy drama and here the writing is sharp and the delivery spot on. These moments didn't make me laugh out loud but I enjoyed them and they made the moments of hilarity stand out even more and continuously surprise me.I usually find it difficult to review a comedy as one can only gauge how good it is by how funny they found it. But this show is so easy to get into I'll just say give it a go, if you enjoy witty well-written comedy dramas with moments of side-splitting hilarity then you can't go too far wrong with The Wrong Mans

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.

James Corden and Mathew Baynton star and also co-wrote what can be best be described as a comedy action series.They play in The Wrong Mans, Phil Bourne and Sam Pinkett, office workers for Berkshire County Council although Corden is not a council employee he just wakes in the mail room. Their lives are turned upside- down when Sam (Baynton) answers a mobile phone left lying around after a car accident.It might be case of mistaken identity but soon they are mixed up in a kidnapping, there are people out to kill them, corruption, nefarious spies; whilst all the time our hapless duo try to escape from increasingly bizarre situations against the odds.It would be wrong to call this series a sit com as this is far away from a sofa in a living room you can get, explosions, people being chased through country roads, dropping from the higher floors of car parks this is a topsy turvy show.Baynton is perfect in the lead role an innocent goaded at work by office politics who just wants to do the right thing and has bitten off a bit too much. Corden who is a fine dramatic thespian in my opinion can be overbearing when it comes to comedy, but tones his performance down enough as the more adrenaline fuelled one who is prone to taking risks.The first series was successful enough and seemed to have tied up its plot lines nicely but a second series has been commissioned by the BBC.