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Slow Horses Season Six Raises Stakes With Darker Humor
Slow Horses is a spy show about agents who have been pushed aside by MI5.
In season six, someone begins attacking the Slough House team.
One former team member is killed, and the agents are erased from official records.
Jackson Lamb tries to protect his colleagues while using his usual sharp sarcasm.
River Cartwright discovers that Sid Baker, who was thought to be dead, is alive.
Russian assassins then attack River and Sid.
River’s mercenary father also returns and causes more trouble.
The reviewer says the new season is faster, darker and more emotional than before.
New viewers may find it difficult because the story depends on earlier seasons.
Season six follows Slough House agents after their existence is erased from MI5 records and they are removed from the payroll.
Struan Loy is killed, prompting Jackson Lamb’s team to investigate who is targeting them.
Lamb sends several former and current agents to a safe house while River Cartwright faces attacks at home.
River encounters the presumed-dead Sid Baker as Russian assassins pursue members of Slough House.
The review praises the season’s faster pacing, darker tone, emotional depth and Gary Oldman’s performance as Jackson Lamb.
- Who
- Jackson Lamb and the current and former members of Slough House, including River Cartwright, Catherine Standish, Roddy Ho and Shirley Dander.
- What
- Slough House agents are targeted after their existence is erased from MI5 records, leading to killings, attacks and a flight to safety.
- Where
- The events include Slough House, River Cartwright’s house and a safe house.
- When
- Season six of Slow Horses; the article does not give a specific release date.
- Why
- Someone is targeting members of Slough House, although the article does not identify the motive.
Key facts
- Series
- Slow Horses
- Season
- Six
- Lead actor
- Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb
- Source material
- Mick Herron’s spy novels
- Main plot sources
- Joe Country and Slough House
- Director
- Adam Randall
- Platform
- Apple TV





