"TV isn’t that hard, is it? You just need to take an old genre and breathe some life into it by casting acting royalty..." Yeah, yeah. The fucking WRITING is credited nowhere in this piece: Will Smith's adaptation of Mick Herron's books. Vexing.
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Slow Horses: it’s wild how good Gary Oldman’s spy thriller is
From its cast of acting royalty – Kristin Scott Thomas! – to the excellent dialogue, this drama just whizzes by. It’s a hugely fun, totally charming watch that gets everything right