Chris Connor on a new wave of espionage adaptations… Espionage fiction on the page is truly thriving both in the UK and the US, spearheaded by Mick Herron’s Slough House series. There is a wealth of other writers, old and new, riding the wave of interest. A string of ex-spies are putting their experience on […]
Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 2 Review – ‘Incommunicado’
Chris Connor reviews the second episode of Slow Horses season 5… Slow Horses returned for its fifth season with an explosive opener with the Abbotsfield shooting and aftermath its clear the Slough House crew will once again have their work cut out and with Roddy Ho implicated, the case is closer to Aldersgate than they […]
Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson go Down Cemetery Road in trailer for Apple TV+ mystery series
Apple TV+ has released a trailer for Down Cemetery Road, the upcoming adaptation of Mick Herron’s (Slow Horses) novel of the same name from his “Zöe Boehm” book series. The series stars Emma Thompson as Zoe, a private investigator who is enlisted by Sarah (Ruth Wilson), a woman who becomes obsessed with disappearance of her […]
Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 1 Review – ‘Bad Dates’
Chris Connor reviews the season 5 premiere of Slow Horses… Slow Horses’ fourth season brought in the largest audience for the show to date. The explosive plot featuring a plot to destabilise the park and a storyline close to River and David Cartwright, upped the action and set anticipation high. The show returns with its […]
Slow Horses renewed for seventh season by Apple TV+
Ahead if its fifth season premiere in September, Apple TV+ has already given the spy series Slow Horses the greenlight for a seventh season. Apple already renewed the series for a sixth season last year, but has now doubled down on the series’ future. Slow Horses sees Gary Oldman leading the cast which features Jack Lowden, Kristin […]
Apple TV+ renews Slow Horses for fifth season
Following the conclusion of its third season, Apple TV+ has announced that its BAFTA-nominated espionage drama Slow Horses for a fifth season, which will adapt author Mick Herron’s fifth Slough House book London Rules. In season five of Slow Horses, “everyone is suspicious when resident tech nerd Roddy Ho has a glamorous new girlfriend, but […]
Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘Footprints’
Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Slow Horses season 3… Slow Horses’ third season concludes with a hugely satisfying, action-packed finale. We pick up in the aftermath of the shootout at the MI5 storage facility where Louisa, River, Sean, Shirley, and Marcus are squaring off with The Dogs. Full of tight action sequences that […]
Slow Horses Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ‘Old Scores’
Chris Connor reviews the season two finale of Slow Horses… Slow Horses’ second season has more than matched the hype generated by its first. The question for the finale ‘Old Scores’ was could it go out on a high note with seasons 3 and 4 on the way? Safe to say this is a thrilling […]
Slow Horses Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Boardroom Politics’
Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Slow Horses season 2… Slow Horses’ second season has continued to build on the work of the first, skilfully adapting Mick Herron’s Dead Lions while subtly changing the narrative for the small screen. The series continues to be a relentless thrill ride but not losing the pitch-black exquisitely […]
Slow Horses Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘Cicada’
Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Slow Horses season 2… After the bombshell of last week and Min Harper’s death, Slow Horses ups the ante with ‘Cicada’ as the long game of the Russians begins to get clearer and we find out what connects Min and Dickie Bow’s deaths. The opening sequence plays out […]
