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Culture Chat: Is ‘Slow Horses’ losing speed?

Culture Chat: Is ‘Slow Horses’ losing speed?

Update: 2024-09-20
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The Apple TV+ show Slow Horses is a critical darling; it has received rave reviews since it first came out in 2022, and with season four in full swing, some critics are begging you to watch. But does this season deserve the hype? Or has the show’s premise run its course? The series, an anti-James Bond drama starring an unkempt Gary Oldman as the head of MI5’s flunky spy department, is based on the Mick Herron spy novel series, Slough House. Lilah is joined by a diehard fan of the novels, FT columnist and executive editor Robert Shrimsley, and the FT’s chief features writer Henry Mance.

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Want to stay in touch? Lilah is on Instagram @lilahrap, and email at lilahrap@ft.com. And we’re grateful for reviews on Apple and Spotify!

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Links (all FT links get you past the paywall): 

– Dan Einav’s review of this season of Slow Horses: https://on.ft.com/4dhrPfM

– Henry interviewed one of the show’s stars, Kristin Scott Thomas, for our Lunch with the FT series: https://on.ft.com/4dbTCyj.

– Robert is on X @robertshrimsley. Henry is @henrymance, though he’d like you to quit the platform and meet him on BlueSky at @henrymance.bsky.social

– Here’s Henry’s round-up of great Lunches: https://on.ft.com/3TAEzXP 

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Culture Chat: Is ‘Slow Horses’ losing speed?

Culture Chat: Is ‘Slow Horses’ losing speed?