Lamb meets with Taverner and discusses Katinsky's story, and convinces her to fund a fake ID and cover package for River, who he then meets and instructs to investigate the airfield, and its owner Duncan Tropper, further. River explains the situation, but they arent buying it. Lamb asks River if he left the lights on, but he does not remember. Louisa and Longridge pursue and kill Pashkin when he attempts to escape the Glasshouse, having betrayed and killed Piotr to steal an extra stash of diamonds along the way. Taverner suggested she'd died, but Roddy later confirmed that her records had been wiped, meaning "she might still be alive somewhere". You will be rewarded at the end. Lamb thinks the whole cover up has been handled clumsily, as if on purpose. Jackson Lamb wasnt demoted to Slough House he was given the post, at his request, after Charles Partner died. She was in comms at The Park before she laid out a co-worker, and also has addiction issues. River makes it to where the group is and tells Ho that he is a dickhead. Realizing he has been outmaneuvered, Katinsky goads Lamb to kill him. In another shocking twist, River discovers that all the bomb-making materials are still in the hangar, untouched. Warning - Spoilers ahead for all books in the series! Books with River Cartwright Edwards is perhaps best known for her role as Esme in Peaky Blinders, while she has also starred in Keeping Faith, Inside No 9, Death in Paradise, Detectorists and Luther. However, when he finally reaches him, the man looks him straight in the eye as a train reaches him and he pulls a trigger to a bomb. Where have I seen Christopher Chung before? Shes a canny political operator with her eyes on First Desk. Lamb phones up River, who updates him on Min Harpers passing. Its Rivers Granddad, David Cartwright that answers the door as gunfire can be heard. The driver took the bald man to an airfield, Upshotts Flying Club and he takes the same journey again with River. However, Lamb is not listening since he is asleep. Former field agent Richard Bough, aka Dickie Bow, recognizes a man who tortured him during the Cold War, follows him, and dies on a rail replacement bus of an apparent heart attack. Min wasnt killed by her car, and she was not driving. The man is attacked by another man Lamb, who opens the door only to see River with a shoe in a bag and says he is embarrassed for him. This page was last edited on 26 April 2023, at 21:16. He books in at the local B&B under the guise of an investigative journalist, who is doing a piece on the culture clash between rural life and city life in Upshott. En route to Regent's Park, Standish is able to free herself and Lamb after pulling a Glock 17 from her handbag, the weapon having been taken from Moody and placed there by Lamb. Tierney returns from the US, ordering all loose ends be tied up after Taverner further lies to her about the operation. The rest of the team reconvene and River recalls he took a photo of Taverner covertly meeting with Alan Black whilst carrying out surveillance training. Duffy asks for orders, and Diana tells them to stand down. They discuss how Lamb knew the address and know about both him and Taverner. Duncan doesnt even know that his wife can fly planes. Lamb, Cartwright, Min and Louisa, with assistance from Roddy, are able to track them to the location. At the same time, Lamb is out in Oxford looking into the suspicious death of a retired agent. River makes it to baggage reclaim where the man is at, but he is walking straight out. River tells Ho to get him Alan Black's service record as he tells him that he is confused as to how he even knew where he lived. David dismisses River's theory that Bough's death was the work of the FSB or related to the conspiracy, but seems generally unsettled and warns River to be careful. River asks Lamb how he knew he was there, to which Lamb simply responds that he had gotten Ho to monitor the Park's alerts in case he did something as stupid as he did. As they are leaving, River slides his phone into Leos coat pocket, so that he can track the murderer. He tells them that they are useless and that working with them has been the lowest point in a disappointing career, telling River to follow him. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on 1 April 2022. Lamb asks why they would celebrate if they were useless. River asks about Hassan, but Ho says that there was no sign of him. Slough House is the one you want to find out about River. Lamb and his team flee the property before "The Dogs" arrive, knowing that since the operation has not gone to plan that Slough House will be blamed. River asks what was on Hobden's flashdrive, but Lamb tells them to get out of his office. River asks Roddy Ho for help, who traces the phone number and discovers that the bald-headed assassin is now in Estonia. River pukes while Lamb asks Louisa for her phone. Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Slow Horses season 2 on Apple TV+. Hes ineffectual, arrogant and completely unaware of his failings. Ho calls River, telling him that the Dogs had shredded a kidnapper, adding that Taverner was not taking any prisoners. However, River tells him to stop and says that he is part of MI5, so Hassan puts down the axe and tells Curly that he made him ashamed to be British. Leo is a large, bald fella with a distinct Eastern European accent. Sign up to Apple TV+ now. Humour is another a core ingredient of the series. River hands it to him and they all follow their boss, who tells them that they were going to Roupell Street, which was at the south of the river since they would be assisting in the rescue of Hassan Ahmed. River takes this note, containing the elusive phone number, and demands the driver takes him to the proper destination. The website's critics consensus reads, "Slow Horses refreshes the espionage genre by letting its band of snoops be bumbling, with Gary Oldman giving a masterclass in frumpy authority. In Last Stop, River is at an interview, and while his interview starts off well, it quickly deteriorates as soon as Slough House is mentioned. She and Min Harper had a brief but intense affair which ended in tragic circumstances. Lamb eats disgustingly as River explains the new CCTV footage. The group have links to a disgraced journalist that Slough House have been investigating. Tamsin Topolski as Kelly Tropper, a pub barmaid in Upshott and the daughter of Alex and Duncan. Is River really dead? The gun threat is a joke, and Piotr invites Min to drink vodka with him and Kyril. He thinks of the word "Fiasco " and finds a file. It is also revealed that Standish narrowly escaped a treason charge through her links with Partner and his death. Lamb orders them to get Ho and Loy, also telling Cartwright that he would see them later. Lamb tells him to count himself lucky, which River does not agree with at first, but Lamb says that when he was River's age, he had lost many partners and would not forget Sid because she was the only one of them who was not complete shit. Duffy's team enters Webb's office and pin a man down. In the dilapidated offices of Slough House, these files spooks spend their time on various pointless tasks, designed to break their will and bring about their resignations, avoiding the hassle, expense and bad publicity of employment tribunals. Ignoring the consequences, River calls up Diana and explains that the bomb is just a hoax. You can unsubscribe at any time. River is given a new identity, a cover story, funds, and a dossier on the killer. But David is the victor, gunning down Andre first. Pryce plays Prince Philip in the fifth season of Netflix's The Crown. Curly prepares to kill Hassan outside what he believes is a Norman castle, which Ahmed points out is actually a folly. Lamb asks if they could account for their movements and Louisa explains that they were in the pub across the road. Standish beats Krymov in a game of chess, and he reveals it was Katinsky, not Pashkin he met with to set up the Webb meeting. River binds Curly's hands together and looks as Hassan applies pressure on his wound. David Walmsley as Larry, a member of the Sons of Albion. She gives men old reports as she goes to another men and gives them more reports, which one finds unchallenging. River calls in a "Code September", prompting Taverner to evacuate Judd from his speech at The Royal Exchange and the immediate area around The Glasshouse. Chung has previously appeared in Waterloo Road and Neighbours amongst other roles. He warns his field agent to be careful. They all play dumb, stating that this is just a surprise party for Duncan, but River isnt fooled. "[22] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". These are remarkably politically incorrect, but work because of Lambs unbreakable loyalty to his misfit crew. Min and Louisa climb over a fence and walk through a cemetery, while Catherine and Lamb walk in as well. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. In Cicada, still at Upshott, Leo aka. Catherine asks him if he believes Sid would be happy with him dumping the trash on the floor. Lamb tells him to get used to death because he would see a lot more of it. Believing he was targeted also, Lamb investigates Rebecca, the driver, and discovers she has connections to Russia and previously lived in Vladivostok. Where have I seen Kristin Scott Thomas before? Catherine tells them that Ho had worked out a way to track the kidnappers, so Min and Louisa had gone to look for them, which Lamb does not agree with, saying that he hopes they only get themselves killed and do not set an orphanage on fire. It was all a con, one big distraction. River demands they head straight to the Flying Club immediately. At the entrance, Sid struggles with the man. Who is River Cartwright? River supports Lamb, so Louisa agrees to try it out. Taverner confronts Judd at his home, revealing that calls he made to his far-right contacts after Hobden visited resulted in the mission being compromised and Black's death. Lowden had a leading role in the BBC's War and Peace, and has since appeared in Small Axe, Mary Queen of Scots and Stephen Merchant's Fighting with My Family. Lamb discovers Katinskys involvement as a triple agent; he agreed to assist the Russians and distract Lamb in exchange for facing no repercussions for his defection decades earlier. She says that they did not get the chance to ask, but tells Lamb that he had been in his office. River Cartwright is a main character played by Jack Lowden in in Season 1 and Season 2 of Apple TV+'s Slow Horses. It is announced that the young man's head would be cut off the next day, but Lamb tells that that changes nothing. River overhears the bar lady Kelly chatting with her father on that first night. Standish speaks with Victor Krymov, the intermediary who set up the meet between Paskhin and Webb. History Season 1 At an airport, River Cartwright gets ready to board his flight while waiting for someone. [1] Season two premiered on 2 December 2022. Katinsky reveals that outside of his part in the Glasshouse plot, he also intended to kill Lamb in retribution for Charles Partner, his own "Joe" who acted as his informant while he was First Desk at MI5. As Slough House's tech guy, he does his best to isolate himself from the complexities the team faces, though he fails at it. The agent follows the driver back to his car, where he phones up the killer almost instantaneously. Lamb walks into Sid and River's office, saying that if people did not leave the building by 5 then he was not doing his job properly. Theyre not allowed anywhere near MI5 HQ, which is referred to as Regents Park although the organisation is no longer based there. He is asked if there is a handover and he sees the target move. Told anyone else who asked that he worked for the Ministry of Transport. Slow Horses. Nikolai says they are fighting capitalism, The Glass House is their main target. However, he tells River to deliver the package to Regent's Park, which he found strange, since he could not believe it had been passed to them. Strangely, they dont kill off River but leave him tied up and conscious after explaining their plans. But who else stars in the series and who do they play? He is assigned by his superior Jackson Lamb to carry out surveillance on Robert Hobden, a journalist associated with far-right politicians Peter Judd MP and Roger Simmonds. He says that in order to get Ho to help, he would tell him why he was in Slough House. River asks Sid why she is there, since Lamb and he could see that she is not like the others. Jackson is the leader of Slough House. The London setting, cast of memorable characters and espionage storylines have made the series ripe for adaptation, and its no surprise Apple pulled all the stops, casting such famous names as Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jonathan Pryce and Sophie Okonedo with the production of Slow Horses, which you can now watch on Apple TV+. She also tells him that she is not watching Hobden, she is watching him. Diana tells Lamb that there were three cars they were targeting, and they had lost all three. Min gives it to him, as Lamb tells them all that they need to disappear. River makes his way to a safe, where he makes a copy of the files to his computer before finally going to deliver the package. He's a "brilliant but irascible" leader, who has a particularly terse, barbed relationship with River and has a dark past. Lamb says that she could do more, since it turns out that Hobden had called someone when it all went to shit, so he tells her to pay that person a visit. Soho Crime. River Cartwright is ousted from MI5 and finds himself in a place worse than purgatory: Slough House, dumping ground for failed spies. Kellys mother Alex enters the hangar to find River pointing a gun at the Russian spies. It also lays the ground for the events of Joe Country, and at the same time introduces a series villain, ex-CIA operative Frank Harkness. She says that the decision to go to Slough House came out of nowhere and is none of his business. Local time in Krivoy Rog city is April 7, 9:35 pm (+2 UTC). River laughs but finds out she is serious. Except as noted, each character has appeared in all seasons so far shown. Still in disbelief.) Here, Herron introduces a new slow horse, Ashley Khan, and further develops his subplot of Russian interference in the British establishment.Buy now on Amazon. Catherine Standish is Lambs assistant, and a recovering alcoholic. She tells him there are better ways to spend his free time, saying that she had only come for her charger after getting drinks. Ho says he does not want to be involved in whatever is happening, but River says he already is. tabindex="0" title=Explore this page aria . Fox has previously appeared in series such as The Crown, The Great, Toast of Tinseltown, McDonald & Dodds and White House Farm, as well as films including Pride and Mrs Harris Goes to Paris. He tells them that if he finds out they are taking part in extracurricular that activities that could ruin the balance of the Slough House, then he would make it so they wished they were in a Siberian gulag. Love Herons London, his wit, capability with language and how skillfully characters and plots are crafted. Herron won the prestigious CWA Gold Dagger for this novel, though for my money his debut is a better book.Buy now on Amazon, Catherine Standish is abducted by a disgraced soldier with service connections in his past. When Lamb asks who shot Sid, River says that the man had a balaclava on and tactical gear, so he was not able to see who it was. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.Buy now on Amazon. Where have I seen Olivia Cooke before? Nikolai realizes that Lambs one step ahead of him. The Gist: River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) is an MI5 agent, and he's at that airport gate to track a target who is supposed to receive a backpack bomb during a handoff. "The Dogs" arrive but the group prevent them from killing Curly. At an airport, River Cartwright gets ready to board his flight while waiting for someone. . He soon gets to work on trying to escape, so he can warn the Park of this catastrophic terrorist attack. At a hospital, River is followed by a man, who make sure he is secure. Notable other characters appearing in more than one season include: Notable other characters appearing in Season 1 - Slow Horses include: Notable other characters appearing in Season 2 - Dead Lions include: Sope Dirisu,[5] Hugo Weaving, Joanna Scanlan, Ruth Bradley, Tom Brooke and James Callis will join the series for the third and fourth seasons.[6]. At the hospital, River asks to see Sid, which makes him get caught by MI5 immediately and the Dogs go after him. Where have I seen Gary Oldman before? River then shakes hands with this Leo person. River hits him in the face and knocks him out, starting to look for the photograph himself. After that, River reaches Hassan and tells him that he needed to stop the bleeding on his arm, so he wraps a belt around his arm. After saving the hostage Hassan Ahmed, River expected his slate to be wiped clean, but he is still labeled as a failed agent. maybe it will. River takes them to the hospital, which confuses Ho since it was not Blake's grave. Slough House is an administrative purgatory for MI5 service rejects who have bungled their job but have not been sacked. They are looking for Andre Chernitsky, who may have an association with Alexander Popov. The bald man is seen touching Richard on the shoulder. In From Upshott with Love, while at the Cotswolds, River tracks down the taxi driver who last saw the bald gent theyre after. This might explain his loyalty to his team when they are in peril, and makes his otherwise rude and bullying behaviour towards them forgivable. River sarcastically says that he loves their team talks and Lamb tells them to get back to work, only to tell them to piss off instead when he learns it is Saturday. When Diana leaves Peter's house, Lamb tells her that they are headed to Harwich, knowing this thanks to Ho. David wonders if River had heard from his mother, which he says he had, but only from a post card. He sees a Dog chase after him, so he starts running and manages to knock the man down. His deft and sympathetic characterisation affords the reader a connection with the slow horses (the Parks nickname for their castoffs) which grows with every triumph, every obstacle overcome, and their losses are felt keenly. Back at Slough House, River, Lamb, Min and Louisa see Ho and Ingrid watching the news. Thus, River believes he has been injected with a deadly concoction. He walks to the front door, which opens and the three agents go after him. It brings to a close several series plots and leads to at last one emotional farewell to a series character. Where have I seen Freddie Fox before? Character profile for River Cartwright from Slow Horses (Slough House, #1) (page 1) River Cartwright aliases River Cartwright MI-5 agent in London, in his early 30s; grandson of MI-5 legend David Cartwright. He is still desperate to get back into action.. Its not universally true no-one likes the character Roddy Ho, for example but River Cartwright and Catherine Standish form a bond, as do Louisa Guy and Min Harper, and Shirley Dander and Marcus Longridge. Duncan and Kelly find and untie River, and he is eventually able to convince them of Alexs true identity. [2] In June 2022, the series was renewed for third and fourth seasons. He orders him to tell him where the photo was at because he knew that Taverner wanted him out because she knew that he had taken a photograph of her and Alan Black. Lamb, already aware of this, had notified David Cartwright that he was another potential target due to his complicity in Partner's death. River Cartwright is a main character played by Jack Lowden in in Season 1 and Season 2 of Apple TV+ 's Slow Horses . Louisa tells Lamb that the Dogs got to Loy before they did. Who is Sid Baker? He tells River that in East Berlin Bough went AWOL and was assumed to have defected, but returned drunk. This season is based on the second of the best-selling Slough House novels by Mick Herron, Dead Lions, and once again stars the dynamic duo of Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden as Jackson Lamb and River Cartwright respectively. Lamb, River, Louisa, and Min make it to the house, where Lamb loads a gun, which River finds strange. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! They cant believe Alex did this and then flew off in a plane. River walks in and hears struggling. Jack Lowden as River Cartwright Image via Apple TV+ One could say that Cartwright is the reason why there's been a sudden stir in the otherwise uneventful Slough House. Diana walks into her office and hands Lamb his fake bomb, also saying that Duffy and his men were sweeping the building, thinking it is probably Cartwright who was smuggled in. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 95% approval rating with an average rating of 7.7/10, based on 55 critic reviews. David pours River a drink and they talk about the box he had tried to open. Oldman has had a long and storied career on the big screen, appearing in blockbusters such as the Harry Potter series and The Dark Knight trilogy, alongside awards darlings such as Mank and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Ho asks for something in return after letting River know that Sid might still be alive somewhere and River tells him that the reason he is in Slough House because he is too good after having made everybody look bad, which Ho says make sense because you cannot cage a dragon. It is the biggest city of Ukraine, which is not a regional center, a large industrial and cultural center. In Boardroom Politics, after Rivers discovery, he is tied up in the Flying Clubs office. His description of the man Popov was speaking to, Andrei Chernitsky, matches Boughs killer. A masked man with a gun is holding Hobden, so River tells him that there would be reinforces in minutes and if they saw him with a gun, they would just kill him. Lamb blackmails Nick Duffy to get him into the records department at Regents Park. The countryside meal is rather awkward, with Kellys dad Duncan being visibly antagonistic toward River. His kidnapping and intended rescue is an unsanctioned false flag operation masterminded by herself to potentially increase cooperation with Pakistan as well as neutralise and intimidate the far-right. Louisa Guy was sent to Slough House after she lost a tail involved in gun smuggling. Spy thriller series Slow Horses has now returned to Apple TV+ for its second season, with the first two episodes available to stream now. There are several novellas that introduce new characters and expand the Slough House world. Filming of the first season began on 30 November 2020, in England, and continued into February 2021, with Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas spotted on set in Westminster, London. She's perhaps best known for her BAFTA role in Four Weddings and a Funeral, but has also won plaudits for roles in The English Patient, Nowhere Boy and Gosford Park, amongst others. River walks up to Lamb's office and tells him that he does not know what he is looking for in the trash, to which he is told that he is looking for the remnants of a once promising career. Lamb says that is better for their case and adds that he had shot Sid earlier as well. After locating the photo and evading security, he and Lamb threaten to reveal Taverner's operation to the Director General of MI5 and the press. Shirley Dander and Marcus Longridge are the odd couple, though theyre not even a couple. She offers to have him sign the confession while he asks who she had sent to the basement as River walks into the office. He's a good agent, but he botched . River Cartwright - Played by Jack Lowden, Cartwright is a newcomer to the Slough House. He's a good agent, but he botched his training and failed miserably. When he reaches the front desk, he says that he is part of MI5, but the secretary tells him that he is not showing up on their database, so he clarifies that he comes from the Slough House. [14][12], In June 2022, ahead of the second season premiere, the series was renewed for third and fourth seasons, which will be based on the next novels in the series, Real Tigers and Spook Street. Later, Shirley and River look over the footage together and discuss how she ended up at Slough House. At the Slough House, Lamb and River see Min and Louisa, with Jed Moody on the floor - dead. Lamb "returns" Duffy's car to Regent's Park Headquarters and demands to speak with Taverner. Lamb says that he is not sure that the murder could be considered defense, but Min explains that he had a gun. She asks him to break it to her because she knows that Ho is only there because he is an insufferable prick. But the name stuck. River wonders if he was ever going to admit that he had made a mistake in the training exercise. They walk back into the Slough House, where Lamb tells River to walk in alone and tell him if Dogs were there. River wants to know how Sid is, but Lamb grabs his phone and throws it to the back of the car, telling him that he needs to hear from him that Sid is gone. Peter is awoken, told that Diana Taverner is downstairs waiting for him. The only clue he finds is an undelivered text Cicadas. River goes undercover in France to try to find the source while the other slow horses try to work the angle from London. Warning Spoilers ahead for all books in the series! Slow Horses is a spy thriller television series based on the Slough House series of novels by Mick Herron. Taverner meets with Lamb and reveals Ahmed is the nephew of the second in command of Pakistani Military Intelligence. Yet the Slow Horses somehow get involved investigating schemes endangering Britain. Lamb wonders why he is telling him all that and River figures it is in case he needs an excuse to kill him, which Lamb says is probably correct. He says that he might have a copy, but Min says that that is hopeless. He asks where River is however, but he was already gone. He is due to be accompanied by Nick Duffy, leader of 'The Dogs', for added security, but demands Taverner join him instead. The driver subsequently drops River off at the Flying Club, which is locked up and abandoned. yes reading in order is key and just stack them up next to your bed and dont expect to move for 10 days. He has noticed that the guest bedroom is taken. Lamb retains all of his old skills and is a fearsome operator. He does this many times until he leaves the restaurant, followed by River, who picks up a cellphone that he threw away. It happens to be a very quick tour, but she suggests giving him an aerial one as well. Newcomer Marcus Longridge replaces Min on the Pashkin assignment, and confesses to Louisa he has a gambling addiction. Later. You have to read the 2022 novella standing by the wall to find out what happened to River. Thus compromised, Lady Di is forced to go on the run, and has to reach out to the one person she would least like to ask for help Jackson Lamb. Jackson Lamb is the head of Slough House and a former Joe, or field agent in Slough House slang. Judd is delivering a speech in the City of London on the day of the anti-capitalist protest. Taverner is dealing with intelligence and now Home Secretary Peter Judd MP regarding a large upcoming anti-capitalist protest in London. Guess I will have to wait for Joe Country (suspecting that is the needed volume) to become available. On being discovered, the driver attempts to swallow the note in his hand, but River chokes him until he regurgitates the paper. While River is presented with a delicious three-course meal, his fellow teammates make some stark discoveries. [3][15] Saul Metzstein has been announced as the director of season 3. River says that Hobden was calling many journalists. River asks Sid if she believed that Roddy could find out why Lamb is in Slough House, but she says that he would already have done so. Duffy inspects the car Jackson had brought back in, seeing the bomb is a fake, but realizes that there is an intruder as River walks into the building. While they are up in the air performing nauseating loops, her father inspects Rivers wallet and phone that were left in a locker on terra firma. Before we discuss the books in more detail, lets have a look at some of the main characters. 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