The central gag of Slough House, the organization, is that the worst spies in London have been thrown together in one building and punished with terrible, useless jobs.
For viewers of a certain age, the show can sometimes resemble a kind of nature preserve for the beloved British actors of our youths.
There are a lot of reasons to love Slow Horses - its gimcrack plotting, its mix of action and comedy, its willingness to kill characters off - but I love it most because...my favorite performers are clearly having the times of their lives.
Chief among the stellar cast is, of course, Gary Oldman, playing Jackson Lamb, head of Slough House, once the bright young hope of British film.
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