DRAMA SLOW HORSES

MISFIT SPOOKS

Like Ian Fleming and John le Carré, Mick Herron brings a very specific point of view to the spy genre, and Apple’s adaptation of his Slough House series captures that well. Herron’s characters are all misfits — out-of-favour spooks looking for a way out of purgatory — and it’s a lot of fun to cheer them on, even as they sabotage themselves, over and over again. There’s clearly a lot of money behind it — the spies’ decrepit leader, Jackson Lamb, is played by Gary Oldman (above, centre), the opening sequence is reminiscent of a Bond movie and the show’s theme tune is written and performed by Mick Jagger.