Dawn French is to play funnyman James Corden's mother in his new comedy-thriller TV series.
The 'Vicar Of Dibley' actress has been added to the cast of new BBC2 show 'The Wrong Mans', which Corden has co-written with friend Mathew Baynton.
Also appearing in the six-part series are 'Silent Witness' star Emilia Fox and Dan Renton Skinner, who is best known to TV audiences as comic character Angelos Epithemiou.
Dawn French
In the tale of mistaken identity - currently being filmed - office workers Sam (Baynton) and Phil (Corden) are caught up in a criminal conspiracy after stumbling across a ringing phone at the scene of a horrific car crash.
The half-hour episodes feature a mysterious duo - 'Fox' and 'Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels' star Nick Moran - at the heart of the chaos.
Rebecca Front, from 'The Thick Of It', will play the head of MI5, which is investigating the plot.
James Corden
French - whose most recent success has been in 'Roger & Val Have Just Got In' - will play Phil's resourceful mother, Linda.
Also appearing are Sarah Solemani from BBC3's 'Him And Her' and Benedict Wong from 'Sunshine' and 'Prometheus'.
Baynton is a familiar face from children's show 'Horrible Histories'. He and Corden dreamt up 'The Wrong Mans' when they worked together in hit comedy drama 'Gavin & Stacey'.
Executive producer Mark Freeland said: "We are trying to do a comedy with explosions, a lot of running about, murder, extortion, friendship and love."
