: Unlike many spoofs, the danger in The Wrong Mans feels real. The duo faces international conspiracies, rogue MI-5 agents, and Russian whistleblowers .
The result is a story that starts with a single, disastrous decision. (Baynton), a hungover council worker, witnesses a car crash and answers a ringing phone left at the scene. The voice on the other end says: "If you are not here by 5:00, we will kill your wife" . Enter Phil Bourne (Corden), an overeager mailroom guy who convinces Sam they should be the "heroes of the hour" instead of calling the police. Why It Worked The Wrong Mans(2013)
The show was born from a conversation between Corden and Baynton on the set of Gavin & Stacey . They noticed a gap in the market: why weren't there half-hour comedies with the high-stakes plotting of US "box set" dramas like 24 or Lost ? : Unlike many spoofs, the danger in The