The Wrong Mans - Wrong time, wrong place
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Wrong Mans - Wrong time, wrong place |
| Original title | The Wrong Mans |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2013-2014 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 8 (UK), 10 (USA) in 2 seasons |
| genre | Drama , black humor |
| Director | Jim Field Smith |
| script | James Corden Mathew Baynton Tom Basden |
| production | Charlotte Koh Mark Freeland |
| First broadcast | September 24, 2013 on BBC Two |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 2, 2015 on Arte |
| occupation | |
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The Wrong Mans (Original title: The Wrong Mans ; intentionally wrong English for "The Wrong Men") is a British dramedy series with Mathew Baynton and James Corden in the lead roles. It was produced from 2013 to 2014 by the BBC in collaboration with the US online video portal Hulu . On the show, two mediocre clerks who work for the Bracknell local government suddenly get caught in an unbelievable - but terribly serious - web of crime, conspiracy and corruption .
In the United Kingdom , the series was shown on BBC Two from September 24, 2013 . In the US , the series has been available online on Hulu since November 11, 2013. In Germany, the first six episodes were broadcast on April 2, 2015 on Arte .
action
On the way to work, Sam Pinkett immediately witnessed a car overturning at excessive speed on the country road. Sam calls the police and the ambulance, who take the seriously injured driver to the hospital. After Sam remains alone on the country road, he hears the ringing of a cell phone, which he suspects belongs to the accident driver. When he picks up the call, the caller threatens to kill the cell phone owner's wife if he does not get his money immediately. Confused, Sam first goes to his place of work, but the call doesn't leave him alone. He confides in his cocky but not very intelligent colleague Phil and they decide to visit the cell phone owner at the hospital to hand over the phone and the problem associated with it. He denies that the cell phone belongs to him and so Sam goes to a meeting with Phil, which he had already arranged to meet with the kidnapper, because he wants to save the woman. When the two want to leave the hospital, they are kidnapped themselves. Unintentionally, the two of them get increasingly caught up in a web of crime and espionage.
backgrounds
The series is based on an idea of the leading actors James Corden and Mathew Baynton, who also contributed to the script. During a conversation during the filming of the series Gavin & Stacey , leading actor Corden and supporting actor Baynton were surprised that nobody realizes a "big" series like 24 or Lost with a humorous twist. Further inspiration was the movie Burn After Reading of the Coen brothers , easier with the motive of people who suddenly find themselves in a serious situation. Baynton: “You think of the action clichés that you are working towards, like jumping from a bridge onto a moving train. What does it take for the average person to make this extraordinary decision? ”“ That is the premise. Something has to be done, it's just the wrong person doing it. ”According to Corden, the wrong spelling was chosen to make it clear that it was a comedy series.
Episode list
season 1
| Number (total) |
Number (season) |
Title (Germany) |
First broadcast (Germany) |
Original title | First broadcast (UK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Wrong Mans | 2nd April 2015 | The Wrong Mans | September 24, 2013 |
| 2 | 2 | Bad mans | 2nd April 2015 | Bad mans | October 1, 2013 |
| 3 | 3 | Dead mans | 2nd April 2015 | Dead mans | October 8, 2013 |
| 4th | 4th | Inside mans | 2nd April 2015 | Inside mans | 15 October 2013 |
| 5 | 5 | Wanted mans | 2nd April 2015 | Wanted mans | 22nd October, 2013 |
| 6th | 6th | Running mans | 2nd April 2015 | Running mans | October 29, 2013 |
season 2
| Number (total) |
Number (season) |
Title (Germany) |
First broadcast (Germany) |
Original title | First broadcast (UK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | X mans | 22nd December 2014 | ||
| 8th | 2 | White Mans | 22nd December 2014 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Action mans | 23rd December 2014 | ||
| 10 | 4th | Wise Mans | 23rd December 2014 |
DVD release
In the UK , the first season was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on November 4, 2013.
The second season was released on January 26, 2015.
Reviews
“The miniseries shows the sometimes comical consequences without losing its storyline. This is mainly due to the fact that humor with Baynton and Cordon - the two actors also wrote the script - is not just a decorative accessory. They make their British carelessness an essential part of the story: Villains become fax makers and clues become running gags. "
Web links
- The Wrong Mans - Wrong time, wrong place at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of episodes on Fernsehserien.de , accessed on December 8, 2019
- ↑ TD: BBC Two announces new comedy, The Wrong Mans, starring James Corden and Mathew Baynton. In: bbc.co.uk. October 9, 2012, accessed June 27, 2015 .
- ↑ Jack Seale: Mathew Baynton on The Wrong Mans, Horrible Histories and Yonderland. In: radiotimes.com. June 7, 2013, accessed June 27, 2015 .
- ↑ It's like 24, but funny. In: standard.co.uk. September 12, 2013, accessed June 27, 2015 .
- ↑ Josa Mania-Schlegel: When Hitchcock is joking . SZ. April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.