BAFTA TV AWARDS® 1X nominee in 2015

The Wrong Mans

Ordinary office workers Sam and Phil find themselves unwittingly caught up in a deadly criminal conspiracy when Sam answers an abandoned mobile phone after witnessing a horrific car crash. Just by trying to do the right thing, Sam and Phil end up being kidnapped, framed for murder and dodging bullets while on the run from both the good and the bad guys.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Wrong Mans
    September 24, 2013
    29min
    TV-14
    Lowly council employee Sam Pinkett is the sole witness to a shocking car accident. Answering a ringing cell phone which he finds at the crash site, he suddenly finds himself mixed up in a deadly kidnap plot.
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  2. S1 E2 - Bad Mans
    October 1, 2013
    29min
    TV-14
    Nick Stevens is heavily in debt to Mr. Lau, a local underground casino boss, who has now kidnapped his wife Scarlett. With no money, no skills and no idea, Phil and Sam are sent to rescue her by the cowardly Stevens.
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  3. S1 E3 - Dead Mans
    October 8, 2013
    29min
    TV-14
    When Lau shows up at the council offices, Sam successfully negotiates the safe handover of Scarlett in exchange for Lau's nephew Jason. But Phil has his own ideas and nearly scuppers the plan. Narrowly escaping, they pay a visit to Phil's mum Linda before taking Scarlett back to her husband.
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  4. S1 E4 - Inside Mans
    October 15, 2013
    29min
    TV-14
    The devious Scarlett sends Sam and Phil on a mission to retrieve a music box, which has fallen into the hands of eccentric Russian exile Marat Milankovic. Armed only with the ransom money they found in the back of Walker's car, our heroes set off to buy it back.
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  5. S1 E5 - Wanted Mans
    October 22, 2013
    29min
    TV-14
    Having agreed to take care of the hunted and wounded Marat, Sam and Phil return back to Phil's house where mum Linda proves surprisingly resourceful. But with spies shadowing their every move, our heroes inadvertently bring the dangerous plot right to their doorsteps, and ultimately to the council offices.
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  6. S1 E6 - Running Mans
    October 29, 2013
    30min
    TV-14
    Somehow managing a daring escape from their would-be captors, Sam and Phil are now on the run, on the edge, and on each other's nerves. It's gonna take a huge leap of faith for Sam and Phil to turn back and face the very people that are threatening them, their loved ones and their town.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Jim Field Smith
Producers
Mark FreelandCharlotte Koh
Starring
James CordenMathew BayntonDougray ScottEmilia FoxNick MoranBenedict Wong
Studio
BBC America
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