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Deep in the credits under "Camera Trainees" can be seen Alfie Oldman, Gary Oldman’s son

Tale

Follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve as a dumping ground department of MI5 due to their career-ending mistakes..

He’s worked on several movies that Gary starred in

Featured in Graham Norton i gosti: Kristin Scott Thomas/George Takei/Claudia Winkleman/Jamie Oliver/First Aid Kit (2022).

This is stylized Cold War spy craft in a modern setting – and it’s a very satisfying watch

Gary Oldman plays the quintessential crusty old curmudgeon, an MI5 spy left over from the Cold War (and ostracised to Slough House), still parrying at shadows, and seeing real threats before anyone else.

Another well-realized show that creates its immediate world with details of environment, character (and subterfuge) – the indispensable building blocks of good story telling

If you’re just coming upon this show now that season 2 is released you should do yourself a favor and binge season 1 first – it's a good yarn and will offer a depth of character and situation that will add to your enjoyment Season 2 appears to have lifted the game in terms of production design and cinematography – it' s really paid off and elevated the show above the usual weekly episodic grind TV.

Highly recommended – Oldman and Kristin Scott-Thomas are terrific, as are Jack Lowden and Saskia Reeves