Slow Horses
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
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River Cartwright is ousted from MI5 and finds himself in a place worse than purgatory: Slough House, dumping ground for failed spies.
River and Sid join forces. A misfired gun has dire consequences.
Slough House is the unlikely venue for a secret romance, but events take a dark turn when a dangerous encounter becomes deadly.
Taverner sends the Dogs to hunt down Lamb and the Slow Horses. River holds the secret to saving the gang.
The Slow Horses must disappear to avoid capture by MI5. Lamb and River head to The Park to outwit Taverner.
Taverner and the Slow Horses attempt different approaches to locate the kidnappers and Hassan. Ho makes a shocking discovery about Sid.
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Chandler Danier
TMDB2 years ago
Source material seems great. Oldman is a wonderful piece of work. Twisty spy craft with good humour. Bureaucratic nonsense and secret dealings.
misubisu
TMDB8 months ago
Slow Horses: A Gloriously Grubby Masterclass in Spycraft
Forget the slick, high-tech world of James Bond. In the shadowy corners of London, there’s a crumbling, foul-smelling building on Slough House where failed MI5 agents are sent to rot. They are the "Slow Horses," and their story is the best spy thriller on television. A potent cocktail of whip-smart writing, flawless performances, and unapologetic grit, Slow Horses is a near-perfect series that consistently exceeds expectations.
The Misfits and the Misanthrop
The show’s engine, and its greatest triumph, is the dynamic between the disgraced agents and their gloriously offensive boss, Jackson Lamb. Played with sublime, slovenly brilliance by Gary Oldman, Lamb is a masterpiece of character creation. He’s a tactical genius hiding behind a facade of laziness, flatulence, and relentless verbal abuse. Oldman chews the scenery, delivering insults with the precision of a sniper, yet somehow, through the cynicism, you never doubt his razor-sharp intellect or his deeply buried, almost accidental, sense of duty.
Opposite him is River Cartwright, the promising agent whose one big mistake landed him in purgatory. Jack Lowden is the show's emotional anchor, perfectly capturing the frantic energy of a racehorse trapped in a stable, all simmering frustration and desperate ambition to prove himself. The surrounding ensemble—from the brilliant but troubled Sidonie (Olivia Cooke) to the shambolic tech wiz Roddy (Christopher Chung)—is equally superb. Each Slow Horse is given room to breathe and develop, making you deeply invested in this band of losers.
A Relentless, Twisting Plot
Where many thrillers stretch a thin premise over a season, Slow Horses operates with the pace and density of a great novel (because it is based on Mick Herron's superb book series). The plots are fiendishly clever, layering espionage, political conspiracy, and dry British humour into a relentlessly engaging narrative....
4 months ago
A little late to this site, and certainly wish I knew about it sooner.
This is a fantastic show with a awesome cast with each filling their role incredibly. Gary Oldman is by far a most underrated actor. The plots, dialog, settingsare wonderful. Do not ignore this show.
