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Gary Oldman won rave reviews for his portrayal of George Smiley in the 2011 film adaptation of John le Carrés iconic spy novel, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - and he's now returning to the world of espionage in new drama Slow Horses.
Based upon the first of Mick Herron's series of spy novels, the six-parter follows British intelligence agents who have been sidelined in an obscure department of MI5 - Slough House - due to their career-ending mistakes.
Oldman, who picked up an Oscar for his role as Winston Churchill in 2018 biopic Darkest Hour, stars as the brilliant but irascible team leader Jackson Lamb, a flatulent, foul outhed, chain-smoking alcoholic who seems to take pleasure from being disliked by his underlings.
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This story is from the March 26, 2022 edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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