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Scenario
Follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve as MI5’s trash department due to career-ending mistakes. Deep in the credits of “Camera Trainees”; Alfie Oldman, son of Gary Oldman, can be seen.
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Gary Oldman has already proven himself a master of the political thriller and espionage subgenres with his powerful performance in the Oscar-winning film “The Darkest Hour (2017)”; as well as the more underrated of the equally effective ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)’. He portrayed gravitas, charisma, composure under pressure, as well as constant efficiency on screen very well, but the new offering from Apple TV+ presents an entirely different dimension to the British veteran, one full of dry British wit and wry humour, while what about never letting go of the emotional elements of espionage.
Lamb seems perfectly happy running routine operations and surveillance gigs when his team is inadvertently involved in a kidnapping of a young Muslim man, presumably executed by right-wing fundamentalists
We follow the story of MI5 agent ‘Jackson Lamb’; (Oldman) who leads a sub-group within the intelligence agency called “Slow Horses”; because it’s primarily made up of underachieving underachievers that no one else seems to want. Starring Jonathan Pryce, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Saskia Reeves, Jack Lowden and a host of fine British actors, Slow Horses takes care to paint vivid character sketches of its motley crew of temperamental agents, all with a point to prove given their past their sordid Director James Hawes builds his narrative slowly but surely over six healthy episodes, which are full of unexpected twists and turns as the stakes get progressively higher and the conspiracy more complicated as the team pursues one lead after another.
the most unexpected circumstances
cast yourself as a caustic, trash-talking master spy who seems to use mockery and contempt as weapons to get his team to perform, and the supporting cast provides a deft bar for the old master, creating a living world that intrigues and makes you chuckle at him. Writing from Morwenna Banks; Will Smith; Jonny Stockwood; Mark Denton deserves special praise for finding the right balance of character development, suspense, twists and humor.
Highly recommended and can’t wait for season 2!
Apple TV+ has another winner on its hands with “Slow Horses” alongside “Severance”; clearly highlighting one of the best new series of 2022.
