In the UK version, Spy centres on Tim, played by Darren Boyd (Four Lions), a nice but dim father, who is in a custody battle with his ex-wife for their highly intelligent son. Tim quits his job and applies for a job as a civil servant doing data entry, but discovers during the interview that he has somehow been offered a job as a trainee spy for MI5. Simeon Goulden who wrote the original UK version has also written the U.S. pilot.
Corddry, who was once a correspondent on the popular satirical U.S news program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has gone on to create, executive produce and star in the TV show Children’s Hospital, and has featured in many popular film and television roles over the past couple of years, including the comedy film Hot Tub Time Machine and the TV shows Happy Endings and Ben & Kate.