Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Jackson Booth-Millard The trailer for this show was appealing because it had the star and creator of Gavin & Stacey, I knew he was part of the driving force behind it, and it did look like it could be both funny and gripping. Basically Sam Pinkett (BAFTA nominated Mathew Baynton, also writing) and Phil Bourne (BAFTA nominated James Corden, also writing) are ordinary office workers for Berkshire, Bracknell County Council. Their undistinguished, menial lives are turned upside-down when Sam answers a mobile phone they find after a country road car accident, the message he listened to was clearly not meant for him: "If you are not here by 5 o'clock, we will kill your wife". With encouragement from mail-room delivery boy Phil that they can be heroes, this incident turns into a bad case of mistaken identity as the duo are plunged into a deadly kidnap plot. Later unexpected international conspiracy and intrigue becomes involved, and mysterious Scarlett (Dorian Gray's Emilia Fox) and Stevens (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' Nick Moran) and the enigmatic secret agent Walker (Dougray Scott) are at the heart of all the chaos. Sam and Phil must dodge bullets and escape explosions in their quest to save not just themselves, but the ones they love and ultimately their whole town, there is a point when the duo get separated across the world and forced to use different identities, but it all works in the end and Sam and Phil return to some kind of normality. Also starring Bad Education's Sarah Solemani as Lizzie Green, Dawn French as Linda Bourne, Star Stories' Tom Basden as Noel, Humans' Rebecca Front as Cox, The World Is Not Enough's David Calder as Mr. Reid, EastEnders' Ray Panthaki as Khalil, Cucumber's Vincent Franklin as Sergeant Ince, Homeland's David Harewood as Surgeon and Being Human's Jason Watkins as Anaesthesist. Both acting and writing Corden and Baynton have comic timing and make a great double act, it is fair to say this is not the most hilarious programme I have ever seen, but it makes you laugh in just about the right places, the episode with a body being dragged out the council office really made me laugh though, it was almost more dramatic most of the time and you got hooked by the chases and explosive sequences, also done in a comic way, all in all it is a fun enough and worthwhile black comedy drama series. It was nominated the BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy. Good!

recline69 From the very first frame of this clever Hitchcockian comedy/thriller you will be glued to the screen wondering how the two leads are going to escape the situations they find themselves in. Time after time, inventive, funny and dangerous escape plans are hatched and executed with a cleverness we haven't seen on TV for a long time. There are so many moments in the series were it delves into the cliché and tired tropes of thrillers, yet takes them and twists them in clever and unexpected ways which makes it so much fun to watch. Episodes three and five are stand outs and it's one of those series where you just want to watch the next episode immediately. The production values are great and the acting in general is good. My only complaints are: 1. I'd like to have seen the love interest developed a little smoother and 2. The last episode does fall into those tired and cliché tropes of movies in general. It feels lazy in comparison to all the cleverness that has led up to the ending, but the journey as a whole is still extremely satisfying and ultimately a blast to watch. Totally recommended.

Tweekums Sam Pinkett is an employee of Berkshire County Council working in a fairly low level position… however his life is changed when he witnesses a spectacular car crash and finds a ringing mobile phone by the roadside. He answers it and the man at the other end demands money or he will kill the phone's owner's kidnapped wife! Sam has no idea what he is letting himself in for when he, along with friend Phil Bourne, decide to help the woman as they find themselves up against Chinese gangsters, the Russian Mafia and a corrupt MI5 officer!When I saw the trailers for this I thought I'd give it ago although to be honest I thought it would be a case of a poor show where they put the best stuff in the trailer… after all it isn't easy to make a good thriller that is also funny. Thankfully I was wrong; there are plenty of laughs to be had but more importantly the drama was gripping, I cared about the characters and as each episode finished I wanted to know what would happen next. Mat Baynton and James Corden were great in the lead roles and they were supported by a fine cast that included plenty of well-known actors such as Emelia Fox, Dawn French and Dougray Scott. The story is nicely paced with each episode setting things up nicely for the next; there is also a bit of a cliff-hanger ending although whether that is setting things up for a second series or just letting the viewer choose what they think will happen one can only guess.

ropumar Watched the first 3 episodes and left me wanting more.Is a series about 2 guys put in an outrageous situation after finding a phone. Full of funny moments and good action scenes. The comedy arrives from the situation they are put in and how naively and dumbfounded they manage these. The pace is extremely well done, no filler, just great script that rivals the best of action movies and also the funniest of comedy movies.The production is great, specially for a British show. Acting is fair, but characters are charismatic enough to get you caring.Worth watching. Is a top quality beginning of a show.I give 8/10.