The Wrong Mans
- TV sitcom / comedy drama
- BBC Two
- 2013 - 2014
- 8 episodes (2 series)
Comedy thriller about a pair of lowly office workers who become embroiled in a deadly criminal conspiracy. Stars Mathew Baynton, James Corden, Sarah Solemani, Tom Basden, Dawn French and more.
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Series 2, Episode 1 - X-Mans/White Mans
Further details
Having earned their status as hometown heroes in the first series, Sam and Phil are blasted back to zero again.
Now 4,000 miles from home, Phil is relishing the chance to reinvent himself but Sam pines for his old life. But some distressing news from back home forces them to make a difficult choice: hide in the shadows and be forgotten forever or brave it in a world that doesn't even know they are alive. First there's just the small issue of busting out of a high-security Texan jail.
After asking for help in all the wrong places, the boys soon discover that the road to Bracknell is longer and more perilous than they imagined, and it looks ever more unlikely they will get home in time for Christmas and reclaim their lives.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 22nd December 2014
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Mathew Baynton | Sam |
| James Corden | Phil |
| Sarah Solemani | Lizzie |
| Tom Basden | Noel |
| Dawn French | Linda |
| Rebecca Front | Cox |
| Stephen Campbell Moore | Smoke |
| Paul Cawley | Alan |
| Chandeep Uppal | Sabrina |
| John Ross Bowie | David Kinsmann |
| Elliot Levey | Sgt Hopwood |
| Daisy May Cooper | PC Garvey |
| Rosa Whitcher | Rosa |
| Alec Utgoff | Dmitri |
| Raoul Trujillo | Carlos Espinosa |
| James Alexander | Adrian |
| Samantha Spiro | Maria |
| Lamar Bonhomme | Raul |
| John Alastair | Guard |
| Heather Tobias | Jan |
| Dominika Jablonska | FSB Analyst |
| Ashleigh Harvey | Check-In Girl |
| Sean Redpath | Check-In Guy |
| Anastasia Griffith | Agent Miller |
| Anthony Peter | Deputy Sheriff |
| Trevor Cooper | Guard Harry |
| Neels Clasen | Prisoner |
| Irvine Van Der Merwe | Snake |
| Bongolethu Mbutuma | Prison Nurse |
| Bertie Carvel | Nathan Cross |
| Craig Wainwright | Supremacist |
| Justin Strydom | Biker 1 |
| Morne Du Toit | Biker 2 |
| James Corden | Writer |
| Mathew Baynton | Writer |
| Jeremy Dyson | Script Editor |
| Jim Field Smith | Director |
| Jim Field Smith | Producer |
| Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Myfanwy Moore | Executive Producer |
| David Webb | Editor |
| Julian Fullalove | Production Designer |
| Kevin Sargent | Composer |
Videos
Eat Your Beans
Sam suffers from unwanted attention in the prison mess hall.
Featuring: Mathew Baynton (Sam) & James Corden (Phil).
Doolally
Phil educates the other prisoners as to how dangerous and unstable Sam is.
Featuring: Mathew Baynton (Sam) & James Corden (Phil).
Behind the Scenes: Gopher Distribution
The stars reveal that they flew 12 hours to film in some rain.
Featuring: Mathew Baynton (Sam) & James Corden (Phil).
Behind the Scenes: Jailbirds
The creators reveal that they initially planned to set the whole second series in the jail.
Featuring: Mathew Baynton (Sam), James Corden (Phil), Trevor Cooper (Guard Harry), Bertie Carvel (Nathan Cross) & Jim Field Smith.