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* OutOfTheInferno: Parodied in the trailer for Series 1, which depicts them strolling out of a burning building in glorious slo-mo, only to abruptly stop when one of them realises he left his phone behind. The trailer ends with them running back ''into'' the inferno to retrieve it.

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A second season has been ordered by BBC Two; [[http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/000001587/the_wrong_mans_series_2_on_bbc2/ Filming]] began in August, 2014, as James Corden [[Series/TheLateLateShow has a new job]] in America starting early next year, and both episodes aired in December 2014.

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A second season has been ordered by BBC Two; [[http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/000001587/the_wrong_mans_series_2_on_bbc2/ Filming]] began in August, 2014, as James Corden [[Series/TheLateLateShow has a new job]] in America starting early next year, second season was ordered]] by BBC Two and both the episodes aired on 22nd and 23rd December, 2014. Both series can be streamed [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p02bhkmm/the-wrong-mans?seriesId=p02bhlq2 on BBC iPlayer]] (UK only).

A French adaptation called ''Series/TheFrenchMans'' also exists, and can be streamed via Creator/DisneyPlus
in December 2014.most regions.
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* CallBack: In the first series Sam tries to get people at the office that he works to go go-karting with him. Everyone except Sam ignores the announcement or regard him with disdain. [[spoiler: At the start of series 2 he is in witness protection in America, and he does it again except with a rodeo instead of go-karting. Contrasting last time all of his new coworkers are interested in doing so, but Sam, who is with him in witness protection, is not.]]

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* CallBack: In the first series Sam Phil tries to get people at the office that he works to go go-karting with him. Everyone except Sam ignores the announcement or regard him with disdain. [[spoiler: At the start of series 2 he is in witness protection in America, and he does it again except with a rodeo instead of go-karting. Contrasting last time all of his new coworkers are interested in doing so, but Sam, who is with him in witness protection, is not.]]
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** The second season implies this will happen again with Lizzie. [[spoiler:Subverted when he spots Sam and Phil, and realizes he doesn't need to kidnap Lizzie to lure them out]].

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** The second season implies this will happen again with Lizzie. [[spoiler:Subverted when he the prospective kidnapper spots Sam and Phil, and realizes he doesn't need to kidnap Lizzie to lure them out]].

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** The second season implies this will happen again with Lizzie. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out the unnamed Russian mook was simply using the bus to travel, and gets off without doing any kidnapping]].

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** The second season implies this will happen again with Lizzie. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out the unnamed Russian mook was simply using the bus to travel, he spots Sam and gets off without doing any kidnapping]].Phil, and realizes he doesn't need to kidnap Lizzie to lure them out]].
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* CallBack: In the first series Sam tries to get people at the office at he works to go go-karting with him. Everyone except Sam ignore the announcement or regard him with disdain. [[spoiler: At the start of series 2 he is in witness protection in America, he does it again except with a rodeo instead of go-karting. Contrasting last time all of his new coworkers are interested in doing so, but Sam, who is with him in witness protection, is not.]]

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* CallBack: In the first series Sam tries to get people at the office at that he works to go go-karting with him. Everyone except Sam ignore ignores the announcement or regard him with disdain. [[spoiler: At the start of series 2 he is in witness protection in America, and he does it again except with a rodeo instead of go-karting. Contrasting last time all of his new coworkers are interested in doing so, but Sam, who is with him in witness protection, is not.]]



** Subverted. [[spoiler:Scarlett is set up as one when she is kidnapped]] until [[spoiler:she jumps across freverom one building to another with relative ease]] and [[spoiler:kills her husband to frame Sam and Phil]].

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** Subverted. [[spoiler:Scarlett is set up as one when she is kidnapped]] until [[spoiler:she jumps across freverom from one building to another with relative ease]] and [[spoiler:kills her husband to frame Sam and Phil]].

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* CallBack: In the first series Sam tries to get people at the office at he works to go go-karting with him. Everyone except Sam ignore the announcement or regard him with disdain. [[spoiler: At the start of series 2 he is in witness protection in America, he does it again except with a rodeo instead of go-karting. Contrasting last time all of his new coworkers are interested in doing so, but Sam, who is with him in witness protection, is not.]]



** Subverted. [[spoiler:Scarlett is set up as one when she is kidnapped]] until [[spoiler:she jumps across from one building to another with relative ease]] and [[spoiler:kills her husband to frame Sam and Phil]].

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** Subverted. [[spoiler:Scarlett is set up as one when she is kidnapped]] until [[spoiler:she jumps across from freverom one building to another with relative ease]] and [[spoiler:kills her husband to frame Sam and Phil]].

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Villainous Legacy not Bigger Bad since he's dead and can't affect the plot


* BiggerBad: Paul Smoke becomes this in Series Two. [[spoiler:He dies fairly early on, but his murder of a random mook under his command cause said mook's brother to try AvengingTheVillain, putting the duo at risk from beyond the grave]].


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* VillainousLegacy: Paul Smoke becomes this in Series Two. [[spoiler:He dies fairly early on, but his murder of a random mook under his command cause said mook's brother to try AvengingTheVillain, putting the duo at risk from beyond the grave]].

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