Slow Horses (2022)

I read a review that subtitled this ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Failure’, which is a hilariously accurate depiction of what I think is a great spy show. It is flat out amazing, and in my memory at least, better than the original, a series that is written by Nick Herron. It is a smart, witty, cleverly plotted show that has at core a group of sidelined spies who are not quite fired but no longer part of the main show due to varying degrees of failings who end up being essential to MI5’s headline-grabbing operation that is unfolding behind the scenes in a very different way than the public is privy to on the evening news. Gary Oldman demonstrates yet again that he is a consummate actor who can take on any role with the gusto that it deserves, and he clearly revels in the material that the Jackson Lamb character offers up for him. There are two seasons available and you are definitely left wanting more, and we watched them one at a time because we found them so adrenaline pumping, but they should also be savored rather than binged