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MI5 boss declares himself a Slow Horses fan
Key takeaways
- Apple Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, a series which follows a team of dysfunctional MI5 agents.
- The Apple TV+ show, described by some critics as the anti-James Bond, stars Sir Gary Oldman as the crude boss of a team of failed or disgraced MI5 agents who have been banished to a building called Slough House.
- In a video post on MI5's official Instagram account, Sir Ken McCallum was asked "what do you really think about your friends over the river at MI6?"
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Apple Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, a series which follows a team of dysfunctional MI5 agents. The director general of MI5 has described himself as a "Slow Horses man", saying he is a fan of the spy thriller TV series.
The Apple TV+ show, described by some critics as the anti-James Bond, stars Sir Gary Oldman as the crude boss of a team of failed or disgraced MI5 agents who have been banished to a building called Slough House.
In a video post on MI5's official Instagram account, Sir Ken McCallum was asked "what do you really think about your friends over the river at MI6?"
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