Involving themselves in the drama, the slow horses soon realise that the machinations of The Park are even more twisted than they could ever have imagined. River overhears their plans and argues with them, stating that theyre going to kill thousands of innocent people. Oldman has had a long and storied career on the big screen, appearing in blockbusters such as the Harry Potter series and The Dark Knight trilogy, alongside awards darlings such as Mank and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Sid is a sharp MI5 agent who was also exiled to Slough House and shared an office with River. He tells them that they are useless and that working with them has been the lowest point in a disappointing career, telling River to follow him. This might explain his loyalty to his team when they are in peril, and makes his otherwise rude and bullying behaviour towards them forgivable. River is excited by the prospects of an undercover mission and cant hide the grin on his face. River Cartwright is a main character played by Jack Lowden in in Season 1 and Season 2 of Apple TV+'s Slow Horses. Sid gets a call, which she does not answer and goes to her office where River is cleaning up the trash. Webb taunts him saying he could not afford to go to a place like that one, but River says he only wants to know what was on Hobden's USB. Visit our Drama hub for more news, interviews and features, or find something to watch now with our TV Guide or Streaming Guide. Lamb, River, Louisa, and Min make it to the house, where Lamb loads a gun, which River finds strange. And like Ashley, most readers will rush a third . Roddy is the team's tech guy, who usually likes to keep himself to himself and stay out of the field. In Boardroom Politics, after Rivers discovery, he is tied up in the Flying Clubs office. Jackson is the leader of Slough House. Slough House has been compromised, and now a new team of killers is in the UK. Lamb asks if they could account for their movements and Louisa explains that they were in the pub across the road. Ho says that he did not know why Black had captured Ahmed as River tries to remember how he knew Alan Black. Nikolai and Alex wanted it to look like they were bombing the city, but it wasnt so, they wanted the city shut down for another reason. He books in at the local B&B under the guise of an investigative journalist, who is doing a piece on the culture clash between rural life and city life in Upshott. Louisa asks him what he is doing because he would get himself killed. No Slough House novel would be complete without a meeting between Lamb and Taverner on a Thames-side bench, where . Slow Horses is a spy thriller television series based on the Slough House series of novels by Mick Herron. The only clue he finds is an undelivered text Cicadas. He tells her not to call anyone and hands her the Fiasco file. Standish speaks with Victor Krymov, the intermediary who set up the meet between Paskhin and Webb. In season 1 she was shot in the head, with her fate later left uncertain. There is an explosion and River tries fighting the man, but is taken down. Lamb meets with Taverner and discusses Katinsky's story, and convinces her to fund a fake ID and cover package for River, who he then meets and instructs to investigate the airfield, and its owner Duncan Tropper, further. He calls it and Diana picks up, telling her that they need to talk. (Had to listen 4-5 times to audiobook last chapters of novel previous to this one. Richard said he was abducted by a Russian called Popov and interrogated, but they never believed him. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast. She says that he is the reason she was assigned to Slough House and they see movement outside as someone tries to get into Hobden's apartment. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 95% approval rating with an average rating of 7.7/10, based on 55 critic reviews. The Oxford Series and other Mick Herron novels, Barbican Station A Slough House Podcast. These are remarkably politically incorrect, but work because of Lambs unbreakable loyalty to his misfit crew. Lamb says that there were 1500 pounds, a passport and a key to a box which was in a bank in a small French town four hours away from Paris. Their conversation moves onto the subject of Dickie Bough, who David was aware of. Life in Slough House is defined by drudgery. Back at Slough House, River, Lamb, Min and Louisa see Ho and Ingrid watching the news. Ho shows River that there is no record of Sid having ever been at the hospital or in MI5, which means there would be no funeral or memorial service for Sid because she never existed. Driving out of London, Zeppo and Larry reveal that they never intended to go through with killing Ahmed and entertain the idea of releasing him, becoming increasingly concerned with Curly's erratic behaviour and rhetoric. Slough House is the one you want to find out about River. He soon gets to work on trying to escape, so he can warn the Park of this catastrophic terrorist attack. Chung . Diana walks into her office and hands Lamb his fake bomb, also saying that Duffy and his men were sweeping the building, thinking it is probably Cartwright who was smuggled in. Hes overweight, frequently drunk and appears dishevelled, but many enemies make the mistake of underestimating him. River walks up to Lamb's office, who says he meant to call Sid. River reaches his office and looks at Sid's desk. 'Slow Horses' delves into the less glamorous side of espionage, following the secondary team of the British MI5 that is relegated to the rambling old Slough House branch.Agent River Cartwright, fresh off a spectacularly failed training exercise, finds himself under the cynical and sadistic Slough House head, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who gives the young agent the most menial of tasks. Lamb instead leaves Katinsky with one bullet left in his revolver, and Katinsky kills himself. Lamb blackmails Nick Duffy to get him into the records department at Regents Park. He is due to be accompanied by Nick Duffy, leader of 'The Dogs', for added security, but demands Taverner join him instead. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.Buy now on Amazon. [21], The second season also received critical acclaim. Slough House is an administrative purgatory for MI5 service rejects who have bungled their job but have not been sacked. Is River really dead? Blonde, handsome, smart, passionate, and the grandson of an MI5 legend (played by Jonathan Pryce), he is obviously meant to be the. Combined with his sense of humor, that's what . Published: Friday, 2nd December 2022 at 12:55 pm. "The Dogs" arrive but the group prevent them from killing Curly. Catherine goes and sees River with Roddy, telling him that Lamb wants everybody back at their desks. River then shakes hands with this Leo person. Duffy's team enters Webb's office and pin a man down. He tells them that whatever was happening would be assigned to real agents, not them since they are fuckups. He's a good agent, but he botched his training and failed miserably. Lamb thinks that Slough House is going to be blamed for whatever operation Regent's Park is running and be disowned if it fails. Failing at basic spy training, he became a slow horse, saying goodbye to a career at Park and hello to Slough House. Shes also a pilot and her father owns the local Flying Club. Ho notifies River that Chernitsky's destination is Tunbridge Wells, where his grandfather lives. Lamb meets with Nikolai Katinsky, an ex-KGB agent and defector. Andre Chernitsky is charming the dinner guests. River decides to give them some space and finds himself by the plane hangar. River goes undercover in France to try to find the source while the other slow horses try to work the angle from London. Belong anywhere with Airbnb. David discusses the "cicada" theory of Russian sleeper agents embedded in British society, which MI5 dismissed as a hoax after no sleepers were found and discovered that the programs alleged mastermind, Alexander Popov, did not exist. At the entrance, Sid struggles with the man. It is also revealed that Standish narrowly escaped a treason charge through her links with Partner and his death. Lamb hands River a gun and all of them except for Lamb move through the woods. He wonders if they wanted their suspect to know they were onto him, but Lamb tells him that there was no "we", but only him telling River what to do. Jackson Lamb investigates, finding Bough's hidden phone under the seat with the message "cicada", and gets the team to look deeper. There's also a new addition to Slough House in the form of Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Shirley Dander. However, when he finally reaches him, the man looks him straight in the eye as a train reaches him and he pulls a trigger to a bomb. River makes it to Sid's room, where she sees her lying unconscious, remembering their conversation in the car and thanking her for what she helped him remember. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. River supports Lamb, so Louisa agrees to try it out. Catherine Standish is Lambs assistant, and a recovering alcoholic. Where have I seen Christopher Chung before? Min is a member of Slough House who has a potential romance brewing with Louisa. In Lamb's car, River asks if the money he took from Moody was his flight fund in case he needed to make a run for it. THE SITE FOR DIE HARD CRIME & THRILLER FANS. Alexs husband and daughter are looking for her. River discovers the bomb left at the airfield and realizes the attack was a hoax, calling Taverner to have the Code September retracted. River tells Lamb that he remembers where he saw Black and Taverner together, saying that he had seen them talking at her gym caf when he followed Taverner secretly. River explains why Sid had been shot and asks why Moody was there. Larry arrives at a seaport in Harwich but is shot dead by "The Dogs" on the orders of Tierney, who plant a weapon on his corpse to justify the killing. River walks up to Lamb's office and tells him that he does not know what he is looking for in the trash, to which he is told that he is looking for the remnants of a once promising career. Sign up to Apple TV+ now. He was knighted in 2021. Kellys mother Alex enters the hangar to find River pointing a gun at the Russian spies. She says that it is his business, since she did not follow him today, but Taverner did. River takes them to the hospital, which confuses Ho since it was not Blake's grave. [3] Each season has been based on an individual book in the Slough House series. ps the casting in the series on screen is wonderful. This novel is a series highlight for me, and went on to win the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award as well as being shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award, The British Book Awards and The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.Buy now on Amazon, A North Korean hit squad is conducting a terror operation on British soil, and one particular fly in the ointment is that the plan they are working to is one of the Parks own. Rebecca recounts that Min was attacked and run over by Pitor and Kyril, and finished off by Chernitsky before his death was staged. Episodes 1 and 2 of Slow Horses season 2 are available now on Apple TV+, with further episodes airing weekly. In Drinking Games, River sports his new secret identity, with some rather fancy, designer glasses. He walks to the front door, which opens and the three agents go after him. In a car, River looks towards Peter's house, wondering what the others were up to. Lamb says that if his men were as good as hers, they would be hers. Where have I seen Saskia Reeves before? Lamb, already aware of this, had notified David Cartwright that he was another potential target due to his complicity in Partner's death. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on 1 April 2022. The Russian spy kills himself in the end. Judd is annoyed by the whole debacle and wants to pin it all on River. Herron's Slough House is a discard group for MI5 spies who've messed up and now get tedious assignments sorting through social media or phone books or worse. They are looking for Andre Chernitsky, who may have an association with Alexander Popov. Thats not to say there isnt heartbreak. Lamb admits that he is right. Everyone enjoys an underdog story of course, but on top of that, the novels are about friendships forged from the common bond of disappointment but tested in life-and-death situations. Theyre not allowed anywhere near MI5 HQ, which is referred to as Regents Park although the organisation is no longer based there. Thus, River believes he has been injected with a deadly concoction. He was raised by his grandfather, David, a service legend, and grew up hearing stories of his time in the service. Peter is awoken, told that Diana Taverner is downstairs waiting for him. He wants a tame intelligence service ready to do the PMs bidding and leaks rumours that a government advisor has been subject to extraordinary rendition by an MI5 gone rogue. So the secret agent is instantly suspicious of this man and speaks with Lamb about his concerns later that day. Read the book and then laugh at my incorrect guesses! Later. Catherine tells them that Ho had worked out a way to track the kidnappers, so Min and Louisa had gone to look for them, which Lamb does not agree with, saying that he hopes they only get themselves killed and do not set an orphanage on fire. It brings to a close several series plots and leads to at last one emotional farewell to a series character. She is one of the most competent agents and appears in every book. Proposing the notion that he is trying to get Lambs attention for some reason. River asks Sid if she believed that Roddy could find out why Lamb is in Slough House, but she says that he would already have done so. Min runs over to Curly and gives Duffy the finger, saying that the murderer is now unarmed. Lucas had seen something he shouldnt have whilst working a holiday job and his attempt at exploiting the situation is having profound consequences. River tells Roddy that he knows why he is in MI5, which scares him. Duncan doesnt even know that his wife can fly planes. Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Slow Horses season 2 on Apple TV+. Hes a serious young man, and of all the slow horses the most upset at his demotion. A handful of engaging spy thrillers followed before the author paused his novels to focus on journalism, although its also worth noting that he has freelanced. One of the first things to appreciate is that each novel is an underdog story a group of individuals, under-qualified and under-resourced, who have to beat their better-off cousins at The Park to save the day. River drives and meets with his grandfather, who asks him what he expected. He was raised by his grandfather, David, a service legend, and grew up hearing stories of his time in the service. This season is based on the second of the best-selling Slough House novels by Mick Herron, Dead Lions, and once again stars the dynamic duo of Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden as Jackson Lamb and River Cartwright respectively. Lamb calls Katinsky, deducing that he is the supposedly fictional Russian spymaster "Alexander Popov". [2] In June 2022, the series was renewed for third and fourth seasons. Leaving her house the two are apprehended by James Webb and head of security Nick Duffy, who force them into a car after searching Lamb. Alongside that are running gags, observational humour and the vulgar insults Jackson Lamb regularly spits at his team. Chung has previously appeared in Waterloo Road and Neighbours amongst other roles. The central conceit of the books is that MI5, like any large organisation, needs somewhere to place its most hopeless employees, and this place is Slough House, a building just around the corner from the Barbican Centre. David then completely downplays Richards story and the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death to his grandson. Curly forces Larry and Hassan to a secluded woodland at gunpoint to carry out the beheading. They discuss cicadas, which are sleeper agents embedded into British Society. Min, Louisa, and River ride in Min's car, talking about Alan Black, who they all knew. David wonders if anyone knows about his stunt, but his grandson says that nobody found out. He hands Roddy a flashdrive and wants to know what he is looking at. Ho calls River, telling him that the Dogs had shredded a kidnapper, adding that Taverner was not taking any prisoners. At its center is the selfsame Slough House, a decrepit building and moribund home to a collection of losers, screwups and scapegoats unfondly referred . Where have I seen Freddie Fox before? Louisa asks about Hassan, who Lamb says would be dead soon. River asks what was on Hobden's flashdrive, but Lamb tells them to get out of his office. Catherine Standish calls River to warn him about what they found, but it is too late. The website's critical consensus says, "Slow Horses says nay to the sophomore jinx with a second season that might be even better than its supremely addictive predecessor. River Cartwright is the has-been spy that never was. The cicadas might have been reactivated, which could lead to lots more deaths. i read the first 2 books then saw the series then dove back inseeing it enhances if have already read some of the books- how you imagine the environment will change once you see it and LAMB, but no matter. Slough House is his reward for taking care of Charles Partner for MI5. In Slough House, it's fully River's story as he faces a ghost from his past. Duffy confirms the kill order, which Hassan says is wrong because he should go on trial. The agent follows the driver back to his car, where he phones up the killer almost instantaneously. History Season 1 At an airport, River Cartwright gets ready to board his flight while waiting for someone. Nikolai asks for a quick death of his own, but Lamb refuses to shoot him. But who else stars in the series and who do they play? Keep up to date with all the dramas - from period to crime to comedy. Alex takes off in the plane, and Katinsky tells River they plan to fly it into The Glasshouse skyscraper before leaving. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Katinsky specifically requested Lamb's team to be involved. Eventually, they untie River, and he calls MI5, stating Code September. Diana Taverner is informed of the terrorist threat and is placed in contact with River immediately. Curly tells him he is a good shot and says that the next shot would go towards his balls, but River shoots at him. Slow Horses Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Sid Baker - One of the most shocking reveals in Slow Horses was the fate of Sid Baker who a fellow agent sent to spy on Slough House but who River slowly got to know throughout the course of the book. Beyond the individual storylines exist a set of meta-plots, developing over the series as a whole, which again must be read in order. Outside of Slough House there is Diana Taverner Lady Di behind her back the ultra-ambitious Second Desk in charge of Ops. Lamb says that is better for their case and adds that he had shot Sid earlier as well. The subject matter allows for some sophisticated satire and some notable current politicians are lampooned pseudonymously. The Gist: River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) is an MI5 agent, and he's at that airport gate to track a target who is supposed to receive a backpack bomb during a handoff. Andre then knocks on a door, ready with his weapon. Lamb tells him to get used to death because he would see a lot more of it. As they are leaving, River slides his phone into Leos coat pocket, so that he can track the murderer. At Slough House, Roddy Ho is called by River whilst the latter is chasing after Leos car. The driver recounts the night in question, the bald man ordered a trip back to Oxford Parkway, but then set a new destination as soon as he stepped foot inside the taxi; now to Upshott. En route to Regent's Park, Standish is able to free herself and Lamb after pulling a Glock 17 from her handbag, the weapon having been taken from Moody and placed there by Lamb. Nobody Walks is even set in the same espionage world as a retired spy digs in to his sons mysterious death. They cant believe Alex did this and then flew off in a plane. He is reminded of the gravity of the bombing at the train station, which he says is a daily occurrence and Lamb says he would do it on the weekends as well if he did not hate him as much. While being shot at by River, Curly gets behind a wall. Catherine congratulates the Slow Horses and herself as Min says that he has a bottle of wine if anyone wanted to celebrate. Catherine asks about Charles' death, but Lamb tells her that it was not the best time to talk about it. Once Andre arrives on a sleepy countryside track, River exits a plane and legs it across a field. Local time in Krivoy Rog city is April 7, 9:35 pm (+2 UTC). Curly is put in an ambulance as Hassan is taken away in another one. Joe Country, then Slough House, if you want them in the right order. They walk back into the Slough House, where Lamb tells River to walk in alone and tell him if Dogs were there. Where have I seen Jack Lowden before? Part of the popularity of the series lies in the fact these books simply make you feel good. River follows him throughout the city until Hobden makes it onto a bus and another one after that, sensing that he was being followed. Katinsky reveals that outside of his part in the Glasshouse plot, he also intended to kill Lamb in retribution for Charles Partner, his own "Joe" who acted as his informant while he was First Desk at MI5. He says that they could either take him out, or he could use the last bullet on himself. Who is Min Harper? The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now subscribe now. River hears a gunshot and rushes to the door, where he finds Sid had been shot in the head. And so the poor unfortunates banished there are known as Slow Horses. As they leave, the Dogs make it to the house. Cartwright has to take down police as he chases the man. The doctor will see you now Victoria Selman, Fans of realistic spy fiction will enjoy David McCloskeys debut thriller Damascus Station, newly available in paperback in the UK. He confronts her, and she confesses she was paid off. tabindex="0" title=Explore this page aria . Hobden calls Nick Drew, asking to be put on whoever was on the news desk, but gets no answer. David Cartwright. The spy mentions being on a bus, dropping a hint about his involvement with Dickie Bow. But David is the victor, gunning down Andre first. River makes it to the Slough House, wanting Roddy to check something for him. Cartwright finally has a visual on him and runs towards him as an alarm starts sounding and telling people to evacuate the airport. Duncan and Kelly find and untie River, and he is eventually able to convince them of Alexs true identity. Louisa Guy was sent to Slough House after she lost a tail involved in gun smuggling. River follows Lamb to the kitchen, where they see blood everywhere and Moe's head on the table. Min wasnt killed by her car, and she was not driving. For River Cartwright, however, all of this plays second fiddle to the fact that not only is Sidonie 'Sid' Baker still alive, but she's turned up at his dead grandfather's house in Kent because she needs his help. This page was last edited on 26 April 2023, at 21:16. Chung's Ho, an obnoxious computer hacker, has died his hair blond, as has Eleazar's Guy, who is dealing with the loss of her boyfriend Min, played by Demri-Burns, who dies in Season 2. River is one of the latest recruits to Slough House, after he botched a mission for MI5 at the start of season 1. Those consigned there are known as "Slow Horses". River makes his way to a safe, where he makes a copy of the files to his computer before finally going to deliver the package. He asks where River is however, but he was already gone. You will be rewarded at the end. When he reaches the front desk, he says that he is part of MI5, but the secretary tells him that he is not showing up on their database, so he clarifies that he comes from the Slough House. She's perhaps best known for her BAFTA role in Four Weddings and a Funeral, but has also won plaudits for roles in The English Patient, Nowhere Boy and Gosford Park, amongst others. However, River tells him to stop and says that he is part of MI5, so Hassan puts down the axe and tells Curly that he made him ashamed to be British. Theyre looking to pick off the slow horses one by one.Buy now on Amazon, Bad Actors takes a look at Brexit and the government advisor who engineered it. When Diana leaves Peter's house, Lamb tells her that they are headed to Harwich, knowing this thanks to Ho. She says that the decision to go to Slough House came out of nowhere and is none of his business. River cartwright is contacted by the kidnappers and sent into The Park to retrieve secret documents in exchange for her release. River calls in a "Code September", prompting Taverner to evacuate Judd from his speech at The Royal Exchange and the immediate area around The Glasshouse. Herron builds his characters and reveals more about them perhaps as the series unfolds. His grandfather, who was his strongest family connection and gave his life direction is gone. Louisa Guy goes to Pembrokeshire to find him; after all she had been in a relationship with Min, another slow horse and Lucas father. She tells him there are better ways to spend his free time, saying that she had only come for her charger after getting drinks. The driver took the bald man to an airfield, Upshotts Flying Club and he takes the same journey again with River. And will Herron reveal this fact early in the book or leave us hanging throughout? The driver subsequently drops River off at the Flying Club, which is locked up and abandoned. River falls to the ground as the Russians communicate with each other in their mother tongue. "Slough House" is the latest installment. River says that Hobden was calling many journalists. River tells her that he wanted to find out if the USB stick had what the Park was looking for, but it was not. Set in 1950s Finland, during the Cold War, the books tell the story of a young police woman and budding detective who cuts against the grain when, John Fullertons powerful 1996 debut The Monkey House was set in war-torn Sarajevo and was right in the moment. It's not in Slough. At the hospital, River asks to see Sid, which makes him get caught by MI5 immediately and the Dogs go after him. Lamb tells him to take all the time he needs as they walk towards reception and River asks for Sid. Frank Harkness, renegade ex-CIA spook, has been brought in to clean up, triggering a confrontation with River at David Cartwrights funeral. Webb tells him that is classified, but River thanks him for letting him know that there was nothing important in it, leaving afterwards. Thus, as River is used as bait, the other Slow Horses continue their investigation. River walks down the street and into Webb's barber shop. However, one of the business men behind the deal, looking to make contacts in Russia, passes on sensitive information to the GRU who are looking to escalate matters. When Lamb asks where the van had last stopped, Roddy tells him that that had happened five miles behind him. River says that Stansted had not been him and they had rescued Hassan, so a clean slate at the Park did not feel like too much of a stretch. River asks Lamb how he knew he was there, to which Lamb simply responds that he had gotten Ho to monitor the Park's alerts in case he did something as stupid as he did. River Cartwright is a main character played by Jack Lowden in in Season 1 and Season 2 of Apple TV+ 's Slow Horses . The cast shifts over the course of the novels, but the introductory character is River Cartwright, a young man literally bred to become a spy. Sparrows ambition doesnt end there though. He talks to a team which guides him, telling him to look for an Asian male. His colleague Sidonie 'Sid' Baker has also been assigned to Hobden, discreetly copying the contents of his USB flash drive in a cafe. After being left behind, River runs across the street fast as Cho is captured. Where have I seen Kristin Scott Thomas before? Roddy says that he is looking at the number Pi, which makes Sid realize he had copied the files and Hobden had been expecting a snatch. Who is Shirley Dander? He's a serious young man, and of all the slow horses the most upset at his demotion. After saving the hostage Hassan Ahmed, River expected his slate to be wiped clean, but he is still labeled as a failed agent. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. River makes it to baggage reclaim where the man is at, but he is walking straight out. HE says that what he was doing could get him kicked out for good, but he has one lead which could possibly be bullshit. Lamb walks into Sid and River's office, saying that if people did not leave the building by 5 then he was not doing his job properly. She had further leading roles in Spielberg's Ready Player One and Oscar winner Sound of Metal, and this year she had a starring role as Alicent Hightower in Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon. In Spook Street, the fifth novel in the series, five of the original cast soldier on: Jackson Lamb, the obnoxious old spook who runs the place with a heavy hand; River Cartwright, grandson of the legendary spymaster David "Old Bastard (the O.B. Based on the Seas o n 2 trailer that ran after Season 1 Episode 6 on Apple TV+, most of the key cast will be back, including Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, Jack Lowden as River Cartwright, Kristin . Lamb wonders if it seemed like Moody was going to use the gun, saying that it would be better for their case to say that it did seem that way. As usual, River plays at James Bond, trying to be the lone wolf savior, but there's starting to be a glimmer of recognition that his life is rather empty. River, Lamb, Min and Louisa drive away as news vans fill the location. Lamb asks why they would celebrate if they were useless. Love Herons London, his wit, capability with language and how skillfully characters and plots are crafted.